Sweden: Örebro Black Knights add Italian flair, sign WR Alan Orsetti
The Örebro Black Knights continue to add to their roster with the signing of Italian/Swiss wide receiver Alan Orsetti. The 21-year-old, 5’9″, 176 pound native of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, who has an...
View ArticleEuropean American football leagues still in suspension, cancellations have...
With the coronavirus holding Europe in a firm grip, the list of American football leagues that have postponed all activity is long but more and more are canceling the season. The most recent is France...
View ArticleSweden postpones until August 15
The Swedish American Football Federation, SAFF, (Svenska Amerikansk Fotbollförbundet), has announced that all football, which has been on hold since early March due to the rapid spread of the...
View ArticleSweden: Örebro Black Knights and head coach Timothy Speckman part ways – for now
It’s a scenario being played out all over Europe. Teams losing coaches and players with no one knowing for how long. Sweden’s Örebro Black Knights along with their players and coaches are in the same...
View ArticleBuilding muscle mass for football players
Editor’s Note: Johan Stål is a well known name in Swedish American football. He played his last and 19th season two years ago for his hometown Örebro Black Knights and has also played for Swedish...
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Sweden sets preliminary fall schedule for 2020
The Swedish American Football Federation, SAFF, has drawn up a preliminary schedule for a potential fall season depending on the situation. SAFF had originally announced that the season would be...
View ArticleEuropean coronavirus update, country by country
Gradually, as governments across Europe gradually lift coronavirus lockdowns, American football federations are slowly easing restrictions preventing practice and play. This is not an easy task as each...
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NY native Jake Sisson ‘stranded’ in Sweden during coronavirus pandemic
When Jake Sisson landed in Sweden earlier this year to play for the Örebro Black Knights, he was looking forward to his second year of playing football in Europe. The 23-year-old Sisson, 6’0″, 220...
View ArticleCFL ‘looking closely’ at the NHL plan for return to play in 2020
The Canadian Football League is watching and learning from the National Hockey League. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie has been paying close attention to the NHL leadership as Gary Bettman and the...
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Swedish American Football Federation president Minette Rogner truly...
Passion can be a fascinating thing. It fulfills us, drives us to succeed, and can often be found in the most unique of places. This was the case with Minette Rogner. No one could have ever guessed that...
View ArticleSweden officially set to kick off August 15 – unless COVID-19 situation changes
The Swedish American Football Federation, SAFF, has announced that it will officially allow all football games in all divisions including the four-team Superserien, the top division in Sweden, to...
View ArticleAFI Live: Special Europe Coaches Edition – Sunday, July 5, 4p CET (10a ET)
This week’s special edition of AFI Live on Europe will cover the situation of games in Europe – to play or not to play. Four head coaches – Juha Hakala from Finland’s defending champion Helsinki...
View ArticleQB Danny Farley joins Sweden’s Carlstad Crusaders; eager to hit the field
The Carlstad Crusaders took another step closer to playing football this year with the signing of quarterback Danny Farley. The 6’2″, 210 pound native of Boonton, New Jersey spent the past two seasons...
View ArticleSweden and Finland will square off in annual “grudge” games
The American Football Association of Finland, SAJL and the Swedish American Football Federation, SAFF, have agreed to hold their annual “grudge” games this year as well. Since 1992 these two nations...
View ArticleÖrebro Black Knights welcome back RB Kasper Wedberg
The Örebro Black Knights have brought back one of their keys to reaching the 2017 Swedish Super Series final in 2017, Team Sweden running back Kasper Wedberg. Wedberg had been signed by Europe’s top...
View ArticleStockholm Mean Machines sign QB Timothy Morovick for shortened season
The Stockholm Mean Machines have signed Timothy Morovick as their quarterback for the “COVID-19 shortened” Swedish Superserien 2020 season. Morovick had signed to play for the Curitiba Brown Spiders in...
View ArticleAFI reaches livestreaming agreement with Sweden’s Örebro Black Knights
American Football International, AFI, and Sweden’s Örebro Black Knights have signed an agreement for the exclusive digital distribution of all Örebro’s home games in the Swedish Superserien on AFI.tv...
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Örebro Black Knights ready to return to Sweden’s elite
After a couple of less than normal seasons, the Örebro Black Knights have positioned themselves as challengers for the throne as the Swedish Superserien gets set for its ‘post COVID-19 lockdown’...
View ArticleStockholm Mean Machines looking to three-peat as Swedish champions
The reigning Swedish champions, the Stockholm Mean Machines are poised to defend the Swedish Superserien title they have won for the past two seasons as the league prepares for a “post COVID-19...
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Carlstad Crusaders looking for a return to top in Sweden
It’s been three years since the Carlstad Crusaders hoisted the Swedish championship trophy after “owning” the title for eight straight seasons. Is this the year they take it back? The title quest for...
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