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Fujitsu Frontiers down Panasonic Impulse to capture 75th Rice Bowl
The Fujitsu Frontiers captured their sixth Japanese title since 2013 in downing the previously unbeaten Panasonic Impulse 24-18 in the 75th Rice Bowl this past...
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Japan: 75th Rice Bowl pits fierce rivals as Panasonic Impulse face the Fujitsu Frontiers
The Japanese championship game, formerly the X Bowl but now the Rice Bowl, set for Monday, January 3 at the Tokyo Dome, pits the unbeaten...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers edge Obic Seagulls to advance to Rice Bowl
The Fujitsu Frontiers got a measure of revenge for last year’s championship game loss to the Obic Seagulls Sunday at Yokohama Stadium after beating the...
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Japan: Panasonic Impulse down IBM Big Blue in playoff shootout to earn Rice Bowl berth
For the sixth time in eight years, the Panasonic Impulse have earned their place in Japan’s Rice Bowl championship game. After an undefeated regular season,...
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Germany to host 2023 IFAF World Championships
The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) has announced that Germany has been awarded hosting rights for the 2023 IFAF World Championship for men’s tackle....
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IFAF elections usher in new era
For the first time since 2016, the International Federation of American Football, IFAF, will have new leadership. In a vote conducted via a Zoom call,...
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Japan: XLeague playoffs set to start
The Japanese XLeague heads into the semifinals this Sunday with the Panasonic Impulse as slight favorites to win their first title since 2015. The Impulse...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers down Obic in final regular season game to secure 2nd place heading into playoffs
The Fujitsu Frontiers finished Japan’s XLeague regular season with a much-needed come-from-behind win after beating the Obic Seagulls 14-13 on their home field, Fujitsu Stadium...
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Playoff picture taking shape in Japan’s XLeague
With five of seven games wrapped up in Japan’s XLeague, the post-season push is in full force. Familiar names sit at the top of the...
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Yoshito Omi returns to Japan’s IBM Big Blue
After two years of playing outside of his home country, Japanese receiver Yoshito Omi will return to the XLeague. Omi has signed to be re-join...
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Japan’s Yoshihito Omi chases NFL dream to London NFL International Combine
Yoshihito Omi took the field this week in front of a stadium full of scouts at the NFL International Combine in London, hoping to take...
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NFL International London Combine Invites: Offensive Players
Earlier this month, the NFL announced 44 invited athletes to its October 12th International Combine at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. These players, among...
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AFI Recaps the weekend of international football
With many leagues winding down or finished, there was still plenty of football being played around the world. The German Football League quarterfinals took place...
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Japan: Catching up with the XLeague through its first two weeks
After two exciting weeks of play in Japan, three familiar teams sit atop the standings. The Fujitsu Frontiers, Obic Seagulls, and Panasonic impulse all remain...
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Japanese running back Taku Lee makes CFL debut with Montreal Alouettes
Global running back Taku Lee from Japan made his CFL debut Saturday night with the Montreal Alouettes as they took on the B.C Lions. After spending...
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CFL: Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign Global Draft selection LB Les Maruo
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League have announced that they have signed their first round 2021 CFL Global Draft selection, linebacker Les...
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Japan’s XLeague cancels all spring/preseason football
In response to the State of Emergency just declared in Japan, the XLeague – Japan’s top level American football organization – has canceled all games...
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Maruo ready to bring aggressive, violent game to CFL
By Chris O’Leary Les Maruo has had one of the most complete football experiences of any player in this year’s CFL Global Draft. Born in...
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End of an era in Japan – no more college teams in the Rice Bowl
It has been an event unique in football throughout the world. Japan’s annual Rice Bowl. There is no other game like it. Played on January...
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NFL International Pathway Program picks 11 new candidates
The NFL has announced the names of 11 athletes from nine countries who will compete for a spot in the 2021 International Player Pathway Program....
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AFI’s All-Pandemic Team: LB – Satoru Takahashi, Obic Seagulls
The key to picking an all star squad is to look for consistency and the highest level of play and to try to ignore the...
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AFI’s All-Pandemic Team: DB – Bronson Beatty, Obic Seagulls
When the Obic Seagulls staged the biggest upset in the Japanese X Bowl since 2015, beating the reigning and five-time champion Fujitsu Frontiers 13-7 with...
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Brison Burris: covering receivers from Louisiana to Amagaski
Brison Burris definitely took the road less traveled and found a football haven far from home and in the most unlikeliest of spots, Amagaski, Japan,...
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AFI’s All-Pandemic Team: DL – Cardell Rawlings, Elecom Kobe Finies
The AFI All Pandemic Team is down to the last few selections and it has been getting harder and harder to make our final decisions,...
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Obic Seagulls stage last-play goal line stand to upset the Fujitsu Frontiers, capture first X Bowl since 2013
After a seven-year title drought, the Obic Seagulls finally recaptured Japan’s Xleague championship title by beating the previously undefeated Fujitsu Frontiers 13-7 in a fierce...
