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IFAF 2020 European Championships: Group/qualification rounds heading into final stages
By AFI on 10/23/2019
The opening rounds of the IFAF 2020 European Championships Group/Qualification stages are behind us with most of the 17 countries still with games left. In...
Key matchups in IFAF 2020 European Championships this weekend
By AFI on 10/17/2019
This weekend, the IFAF 2020 European Championship qualification/group stage continues with three key Group A matchups. The Dutch Lions will travel to Denmark to face...
IFAF 2020 European Championships: Group/qualification rounds underway
By AFI on 10/15/2019
The first round of the IFAF 2020 European Championships Group/Qualification stage is in the books and the 17 nations are getting set for Round 2....
Team Holland hosts Finland in opening round of IFAF 2020 Men’s European Championships
By AFI on 10/12/2019
The Dutch national team, the Dutch Lions play hosts Saturday, October 12 when they welcome Team Finland, European bronze medalists in 2018, to Arnhem in...
New head coach in place for the Dutch Lions?
By AFI on 09/18/2019
According to Gridiron.nl, the American Football Federation of the Netherlands, AFBN, may have solved their head coaching problem. Apparently, the AFBN have signed former national...
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Dutch Lions coaching staff quit en masse
By AFI on 09/12/2019
According to Gridiron.nl,with only a month to go before the start of the IFAF European Championship qualifying tournament, the coaching staff of the Dutch Lions,...
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Europe’s Top 22 National Teams ranked with European Championship qualifiers around corner
By AFI on 09/05/2019
With the European Championship Group A and Group B tournaments set to start and the first international friendly game of the season scheduled for this...
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IFAF Men’s 2020 European Championship Group A schedule now set
By AFI on 08/08/2019
It is shaping up to be the busiest fall for European national teams ever. IFAF Europe has announced the full fall schedule of games for...
LIVESTREAM: Eurobowl XXXIII – Potsdam Royals vs Amsterdam Crusaders, Sat. June 8, 6p CEDT (12p EDT)
By AFI on 06/08/2019
The Potsdam Royals, currently in fourth place in the German Football League North will face Holland’s Amsterdam Crusaders, runaway leaders in the Dutch league, in...
Final matchups for 2019 IFAF European U19 Championships set
By AFI on 05/22/2019
The International Federation of American Football has announced the final matchups for the IFAF 2019 Men’s U19 European Championships to be held in Bologna, Italy from July 29 to...
Pro Football Hall of Fame Academy teams up with Dutch Federation
By AFI on 05/17/2019
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Academy and the Dutch Football Federation (AFBN) teamed up this past weekend to promote the game of football for...
Holland: Amsterdam Crusaders dominate stats after 2 weeks
By Roger Kelly on 03/15/2019
After the first two weeks of play in the Eredivisie, the top league in Holland, the 2-0 Amsterdam Crusaders have taken a firm grip atop...
Holland: Amsterdam Crusaders return to Dutch American Football League
By AFI on 02/22/2019
After a year away from Holland’s top American Football League (AFBN Eredivisie), the Amsterdam Crusaders have returned and open their 2019 season this Sunday against...
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IFAF U19 European Championship qualifiers set
By AFI on 01/07/2019
The International Federation of American Football has announced the qualifier matchups for the IFAF 2019 Men’s U19 European Championships to be held in Bologna, Italy from July...
Pro Football Hall of Fame Academy led by NFL legend Rod Woodson headed to Holland, France
By AFI on 08/15/2018
After training the best football athletes from the United States for the past several years, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Academy is heading to the...
An important message from Holland: AFBN Academy, raising the bar in the Netherlands
By AFI on 08/07/2018
My name is Sebastian Serrano, I am the new head coach of the AFBN Academy in the Netherlands. AFBN stands for the American Football Bond Nederland...
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Holland’s Amsterdam Crusaders in bench clearing brawl
By AFI on 06/26/2018
The Amsterdam Crusaders showed off their frustration this past weekend. Apparently in response to racist taunts and what they perceived to be unfair refereeing, a...
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Germany’s Cologne Crocodiles ruin home opener of Holland’s Amsterdam Crusaders
By AFI on 04/04/2018
The Cologne Crocodiles spoiled the home debut of Holland’s Amsterdam Crusaders at Sportpark Sloten in Amsterdam this past weekend, by downing them 38-22. Cologne quarterback Jan Weinreich threw...
Amsterdam Crusaders notch first win of international schedule
By AFI on 03/28/2018
The Amsterdam Crusaders have recorded their first win in their historic international season, beating Germany’s Dusseldorf Panther 20-7 in Dusseldorf. This was the first game...
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Dutch Lions, Holland’s national team, name Michael Williams as new head coach
By AFI on 02/20/2018
The American Football Federation of the Netherlands (AFBN) has announced that Michael Williams is the new head coach of Holland’s Dutch Lions, the national team of...
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Holland’s Amsterdam Crusaders set 2018 international-only schedule
By Roger Kelly on 02/11/2018
The Amsterdam Crusaders have finally released their 2018 schedule and this was no easy task. The minefield called the IFAF situation which still remains unresolved,...
Holland’s Amsterdam Crusaders sign Deleware State QB Gilbert Rivera
By AFI on 12/17/2017
The Amsterdam Crusaders have signed quarterback Gilbert Rivera from the Delaware State University Hornets for the 2018 season. The Crusaders have decided to play only against...
Dutch Lions, Holland’s national team, cancel Belgium game, revamp for 2018
By AFI on 08/01/2017
The Dutch Lions, the national team of Holland, has put the rest of 2017 on hold and cancelled an international friendly against Belgium. The Lions program...
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Amsterdam Crusaders win Tulip Bowl XXXIII, capture 19th Dutch title
By AFI on 07/03/2017
The Amsterdam Crusaders found themselves in the shocking position of trailing in Tulip Bowl XXXIII against the 010 Trojans from Rotterdam in a game that...
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Amsterdam Crusaders aim for 19th Dutch title as they face the 010 Trojans
By AFI on 07/01/2017
Holland’s top team, the Amsterdam Crusaders are aiming to make Tulip Bowl XXXIII, the championship final for the Netherlands, their 19th title Saturday as they get...