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Austria’s leading rusher Herbert Gamboa has signed to play for IBM Big Blue in Japan
The leading rusher in the Austrian Football League in 2019, by a wide margin, running back Herbert Gamboa, has signed to play for the IBM Big...
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Japanese RB Taku Lee set aside dreams of flying to play football
Japanese running back Taku Lee, one of the two players selected from the two CFL Global Combines that were held in Japan in February this...
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AFI Live: Special Japan Edition – Sunday, June 28, 3p CET (9a ET)
Don’t miss this special edition of AFI Live on Japan covering everything from race relations to the growth of the game in that country. Japan...
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What’s it like to play football in Japan? Check out the Inside Sport Japan survey
Japan’s X League is arguably the top club team league in the world outside of the United States and Canada. And yet, to the outsider,...
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Japan’s X League postponed until October – for now
The Japanese American Football Association, NFA has announced that the X League has postponed the start of the season until October at the earliest. Normally,...
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The most popular sports to watch in Japan
For many years, Japan remained isolated from the world, a factor that inhibited the growth of its sports industry. With more people taking an interest...
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Japan: All Mitsubishi Lions sign former Denver Broncos DL Paul Boyette
The All Mitisubishi Lions of Japan’s X League have signed former Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders and Texas Longhorns defensive tackle, Paul Boyette Jr. The 6-1″,...
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Michigan players find pro football opportunities in a new frontier: Japan
By Rod Beard, The Detroit News For the past three years, Joshua Cox has been on a football odyssey. It’s a journey that’s taken him...
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Japan’s X League Spring tournaments canceled
Not surprisingly, Japan’s X League has canceled the full schedule for the spring tournaments, including the Green Bowl and the Pearl Bowl. These tournaments typically...
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Japan’s Tomoya Machino embarks on a journey of a lifetime
For a Japanese country boy who didn’t start playing football until college, Tomoya Machino cut an impressive figure at the CFL Global Combine held in...
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Japan’s Taku Lee and Tomoya Machino advance to CFL Combine
Running back Taku Lee and offensive lineman Tomoya Machino have become the first Japanese players to be extended invitations to showcase their skills for Canadian...
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CFL Global Combine lands in Tokyo, Japan
As the Canadian Football League continues its global adventure, the crew led by CFL Director of Global Scouting Greg Quick and CFO and Director of Football...
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Scammer operating in Japan
A person purporting to represent a team or teams from Japan’s X League is trying to scam players out of their money and identities. If...
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AFI & Inside Sport Japan present a World Top 225 ranking
American Football International and Inside Sport Japan have teamed up to produce a ranking of the Top 225 American football teams outside of the United...
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Fujitsu Frontiers put unbeaten record on the line against college football’s historic Kwansei Gakuin Fighters
For the second straight year and third time in four years, Japan’s X League champions, the Fujitsu Frontiers (9-0) will face the top college team...
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Ranking World’s Top 200 teams – we need your help
Together with Inside Sport Japan, American Football International is selecting the Top 200 football teams outside the United States and Canada. For the past couple...
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Fujitsu Frontiers stage second half rally to win 5th Japanese title
Trailing in the second half, the Fujitsu Frontiers scored two touchdowns and then held on to defeat the Panasonic Impulse 28-26 to win X Bowl...
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Japan’s X Bowl pits Fujitsu Frontiers and Panasonic Impulse in classic matchup
The last two teams to win the X Bowl in Japan, the Fujitsu Frontiers and Panasonic Impulse, square off Monday, December 16 at the Tokyo...
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Fujitsu QB Ready To Shine in X Bowl After Being Thrust Into Starting Role
By Ken Marantz Tsubasa Takagi might seem to have been preparing for this moment for four years. In reality however, the dream began way back...
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Road to X Bowl XXXIII: Al Rilwan Adeyemi on a journey of faith and committment
The call finally came. After all that time Al-Rilwan Adeyemi had spent keeping in shape over the two years since finishing college, never giving up...
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Will the Fujitsu Frontiers add another championship ring to collection?
When the Fujitsu Frontiers take the field Monday, December 16 at the Tokyo Dome against the Panasonic Impulse in X Bowl XXXIII, they will be...
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Victor Mitchell Jr. relishing football life in Japan as he prepares for title game
Panasonic Impulse running back Victor Mitchell Jr. is making the most of his football talents – on the other side of the world, in Japan....
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Panasonic Impulse upset Obic Seagulls, punch ticket to Japan’s X Bowl
The Panasonic Impulse return to Japan’s X Bowl for the first time since 2015 after defeating the favored Obic Seagulls 24-14 this past weekend in...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan X League Semifinal – Panasonic Impulse v. Obic Seagulls, Sat. Nov. 30, 1p (5a CET, 11p Nov. 29 ET)
The 5-2 Panasonic Impulse face the 6-1 Obic Seagulls in the X League semifinals Saturday November 30. The Impulse pushed the Seagulls in late October losing 14-7 but...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan X League Semifinal – Fujitsu Frontiers v. Elecom Kobe Finies. Sat. Nov. 30, 1p (5a CET, 11p Nov. 29 ET)
The Fujitsu Frontiers (7-0) take on the Elecom Kobe Finies (3-4) Saturday, November 30 in the first of two semifinal matchups in Japan’s X League. The defending champion Frontiers waltzed...
