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CEFL: La Courneuve Flash survive 2nd half collapse to sneak by Stockholm Mean Machines and advance to semifinals
It was definitely a game of two halves.
The La Courneuve Flash built what seemed like an insurmountable 28-0 halftime lead against Swedish title holders, the Stockholm Mean Machines, only to watch as Stockholm stormed back in the second half outscoring the home team 33-6. It was not enough though as La Courneuve escaped with a 34-33 victory.
This is the second straight year that the Mean Machines…
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Germany: Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns outlast Allgäu Comets in opening week thriller
The first week of the German Football League gave us a game that might be the best game of the entire season by the time it’s complete, as the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns took down the Allgäu Comets in a 58-57 thriller.
The visiting Comets got the ball first and quickly found the end zone on a 39 yard pass from quarterback Xeavier Bullock to receiver Ahsan Moore, but the Unicorns responded with a 26…
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49ers, Chiefs have best Super Bowl LIX odds before schedule release
By Sanjesh Singh
Before the 2024 NFL preseason begins, first comes the highly anticipated regular-season schedule release.
Some games have already been revealed by the league — such as the Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens in the season opener — but the full slate will be revealed Wednesday, May 15.
The season will end with the Super Bowl in 2025, which will be played at the Caesars…
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Toronto Argonauts have released British LB Emmanuel Falola
The Toronto Argonauts have released British and Global linebacker Emmanuel Falola.
The 6 ‘2, 230-pound, 25 year old linebacker from the United Kingdom signed with the Prague Lions (ELF) in 2023. The Argonauts drafted Falola in the second round (18th pick) of the 2023 CFL Global Draft.
In 2022, Falola played for the Bristol Aztecs in the Premiership of the British league helping the team make a…
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Calgary Stampeders release German LB Lino Schröter
The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League have announced they have released Global linebacker Lino Schröter from Germany prior to training camp.
The team had recently re-signed Schröter.
The 6’1″, 230 pound native of Troisdorf, Germany was a second-round selection by the Stampeders in the 2023 Global Draft. He attended Calgary’s training camp a year ago and saw action in one…
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2024 NFL schedule release: Here are the games we know before Wednesday's full announcement
The NFL’s full regular-season schedule will be announced Wednesday and it will get full, over-the-top coverage from broadcasters, including the league’s network and ESPN. Before Wednesday arrives, football fans got some appetizers as some games were formally announced. Here’s a rundown of the early glimpse of the 2024 NFL regular-season schedule.
Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns, Sept.…
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ELF: 2024 Frankfurt Galaxy - A Roster Breakdown
By Michael Voitek
The Frankfurt Galaxy had a great regular season with a 10-2 record, but the season ended with a disappointing playoff run. The 2021 ELF Champions will look to return to glory in 2024 and have made some great additions to do so.
Let’s break down their roster.
They have 63 players on the roster, with four American import and six European imports.
Offense
Quarterback
The biggest…
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ELF: 2024 Vienna Vikings – A Roster Breakdown
By Michael Voitek
The Vienna Vikings finished the 2023 European League of Football regular season with a perfect record but faltered in the playoffs with a second-round loss to the Stuttgart Surge. Coach Chris Calaycay is back and is looking for revenge after that early exit in the playoffs last year.
Let’s breakdown the team he has around him.
Offense
Quarterback
Last year, the Vikings had Chris…
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Ottawa REDBLACKS release Austrian DL Thomas Schaffer
The Ottawa REDBLACKS have released Global defensive lineman Thomas Schaffer from Austria.
The 6’7″, 300 pound defensive lineman played six games for the team in 2023, recording two defensive tackles. His biggest play came in Week 9 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, when he forced a fumble on a short-yardage stop that was scooped up by teammate Douglas Coleman for a score.
Prior to arriving in…
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LIVESTREAM Poland: Warsaw Eagles @ Silesia Rebels, May 12, 15:00 CET (3 pm, 9 am EDT)
The Silesia Rebels (2-1) will play host to the Warsaw Eagles (2-1) in a key Polish Football League matchup as the 2024 regular season reaches the midpoint.
This is the first meeting between the two teams this season. Silesia defeated the Eagles in 2023 in the only game these two teams faced each other, beating Warsaw 40-34.
The Rebels kicked off their 2024 campaign by defeating their 2023 Polish…
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LIVESTREAM Poland: Bialystok Lowlanders @ Warsaw Mets, May 12, 13:00 CET (1 pm, 7 am EDT)
The defending champion Bialystok Lowlanders (0-3) will still be looking for their first win of the 2024 Polish Football League season when they travel to Warsaw to face the Warsaw Mets (2-1).
This is the first meeting between the two teams this season. Last year, Bialystok took both games, 21-6 and 55-25.
The Mets started the season off with a 27-22 win, on the road, over the Katy Wroclawskie…
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Lions made OT Giovanni Manu of Tonga the 1st NFL draft pick from University of British Columbia
By Larry Lage
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions offensive tackle Giovanni Manu woke up at 4 a.m. Friday and couldn’t fall back asleep.
On the rookie’s ride to work, he was overcome by tears of joy.
Manu’s excitement and emotions were triggered by a long and lonely path, leaving his parents on the south Pacific island of Tonga at age 11 to live with his aunt and two older siblings in…
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France gets by Italy in opening round of IFAF U19 European Championships
A stunning 99-yard kickoff return by Timothé Labarriere paved the way for a 32-21 France victory over Italy in the opening game of Group A of the IFAF U19 European Championships.
Over in Group B, Germany’s campaign began with a dominant 48-6 road win that condemned Denmark to a second successive loss.
Italy snatched defeat from the jaws of victory at the Beltrametti Stadium in Piacenza after a…
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#American Football#IFAF U19 European Championships#International Federation of American Football#News#team france#Team Italy
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Mark Jackson grew up playing Gaelic football. He’s taking a shot at the American kind in Pittsburgh
By Will Graves
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mark Jackson does not look out of place.
Standing inside the Pittsburgh Steelers practice facility on Friday, Jackson’s yellow No. 2 blends in with the other 42 players trying to catch head coach Mike Tomlin’s attention during the team’s rookie minicamp. At 6-foot-1 and a solid 214 pounds, Jackson practically towers over Caleb Shudak, the other kicker brought in…
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LIVESTREAM Germany: Allgäu Comets @ Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns, May 11, 17:00 CET (5 pm, 11 am EDT)
The 2024 German Football League season kicks off on Saturday, and perhaps the best matchup of the weekend is the contest between the host Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns and the Allgäu Comets.
Last season, these teams finished at the top of the GFL South standings with each team finishing at 9-3. They faced off one time, on July 9th, when the Unicorns secured a 24-21 victory on the road and handed…
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German Football League North returns to 8 teams for 2024 season
The German Football League kicks off the 2024 season this weekend and this year the GFL North will consist of eight teams again.
After 11 years without regular season games between the North and South, last year the GFL had each team play an opponent from the opposing conference twice. The experiment was a success and continues this year with the highlight being a 2023 German Bowl rematch between…
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#American Football#Berlin Adler#Berlin Rebels#Braunschweig New Yorker Lions#Dresden Monarchs#German Football League#GFL#GFL North#Hildesheim Invaders#Kiel Baltic Hurricanes#News#Paderborn Dolphins#Potsdam Royals
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German Football League South kicks off 2024 season
The German Football League kicks off the 2024 season this weekend after a long eventful off-season. This year the GFL South will consist of seven teams with the Kirchdorf Wildcats returning after a four-year absence.
After 11 years without regular season games between the North and South, last year the GFL had each team play an opponent from the opposing conference twice. The experiment was a…
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#Allgäu Comets#American Football#German Football League#GFL#Kirchdorf Wildcats#Munich Cowboys#News#Ravensburg Razorbacks#Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns#Straubing Spiders
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