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Carlstad Crusaders Win 6th Consecutive Swedish Title
It took the Carlstad Crusaders one half of football to get warmed up but once they were warm they overwhelmed the Örebro Black Knights 42-17 in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Studenternas IP...
View ArticleEurope’s Top 20 – Sweden’s Carlstad Crusaders Back in Form, Serbian Teams...
We know, we know. It had been a couple of weeks without a Top 20 and there have been some discrepancies. We intend to fix that. Only three leagues remain in play. The German regular season finished...
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Tyler Varga’s International Roots Have Carried Him To the NFL
He was born in Sweden, holds a Canadian and Finnish passport, speaks English, French and Swedish and has deep Croatian roots and now he is playing in the NFL. Tyler Varga is the first...
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LIVE STREAM & PREVIEW: Stockholm Mean Machines Aiming For 4th straight...
The reigning and three time champion Stockholm Mean Machines take on the upstart Örebro Black Knights in the Swedish Women’s American Football championship game Saturday, September 19, at Zinkensdamm...
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LIVE STREAM & PREVIEW: Sweden takes on Finland in Annual International Clash
Every year Team Sweden and Team Finland play an international friendly game rotating the game between Sweden and Finland in what may be the oldest international rivalry in American football in the...
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Finland Defeats Sweden in Defensive Battle
All photos: Pål Stålnacke Apparently an overnight ferry ride is the best way to prepare for an international football game. Team Finland rode the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm and then handed their...
View ArticleAFI’s World Rankings Creating a Stir
American Football International has compiled a world rankings list for national teams based on results that have come in over the past six months. It has garnered some attention of late and we have now...
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Remembering Aki Jones: 1982 – 2014
A year ago this week we heard the tragic news of the passing of Aki Jones. This is what we posted. He touched so many people both inside of football and outside that we felt compelled to republish our...
View ArticleAFI’s Final Europe Top 20 of 2015!
We know, we know. We have waited more than a month since our last Top 20. Not much was changing and you will notice that not much has changed now as we present this, our Final Top 20 of 2015 although...
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Coach Offers Blueprint For Improving American Football in Sweden
Although the views presented by Coach Jon Walker in this article pertain to Sweden, they can be generally applied to anywhere American football is played throughout the world. My Hopes for American...
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IFAF Europe 2016 Qualifying Tournaments Now Set
With the conclusion of the IFAF Europe Group B qualifying rounds, the IFAF Europe Competition Committee has announced the structure of the European Championship 2016 Qualifying Tournaments system. The...
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Sweden’s Top Two Teams Replace Head Coaches; Plan Long Term
The defending Swedish champion Carlstad Crusaders and three time runner ups, the Örebro Black Knights, have signed new head coaches for the 2016 season and for many years forward. With three and four...
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Jim Criner and the AFCTA Holding Coaching Clinics Throughout Europe
This weekend, Jim Criner and his American Football Coaching and Teaching Academy (AFCTA) coaches have landed in Vienna, Austria for two coaching clinics, Saturday and Sunday, continuing their journey...
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GRAPHIC: IFAF Europe 2016 Euro Qualifying Tournament
With the 2015 legs of the IFAF Europe national Euro-Group B qualifying now complete, we can take a peek at next summer’s Group B 2016 Qualifying Tournament, the international seedings, and competition...
View ArticleIFAF Europe Champions League Teams Announced For 2016
IFAF Europe has released the European American football clubs that will participate in the 2016 IFAF Europe Champions League tournament. Thirteen teams will participate in the 2016 edition, ideally in...
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Sweden’s Carlstad Crusaders Sign Top Rival Juhlin As New Quarterback
One of the top two quarterbacks in Sweden is changing addresses as Philip Juhlin has signed a three year deal with Swedish and IFAF Europe Champions League champions the Carlstad Crusaders. “I am...
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IFAF Europe Releases Champions League Schedule
The IFAF Europe Champions League enters its third season and due to demand has expanded to 13 teams including defending champions, Sweden’s Carlstad Crusaders. The Crusaders rolled through the 2015...
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Sweden’s Sebastian Johansson Earns All Star Award for Marshall Thundering Herd
Sebastian Johansson’s Long Road Paved with Effort, Opportunity When Alex Mirabal arrived at Marshall as offensive line coach in February 2013, he heard a lot about two Herd youngsters who had no...
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IFAF Europe Announces Sites for 2016 Tournaments
IFAF Europe has announced the sites and stadiums for the 2016 Qualifying tournaments. Divided up into two tournaments of four teams each as announced in November 2015 the eight teams are battling for a...
View ArticleSweden’s Uppsala 86ers Sign New HC Tom Cudney
A veteran of the Canadian Football League, Tom Cudney has signed as the new head coach of the Uppsala 86ers in Sweden in 2016. Cudney takes over from Mike Mitchell who guided the 86ers to the playoffs...
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