With well known names from European football such as AJ Wentland and Reece Horn moving to the XLeague in 2026, many on the old continent have been asking for information about football in Japan. So, here are some facts about Japanese gridiron - including several to show how it differs from the game in Europe. Football started at the university level in Japan in 1934, and within a year USC came to the Land of the Rising Sun to play games against Japanese colleges - starting

The Italian Football League has officially reached the semifinals, the penultimate stage of a short but highly intense season. Four teams are vying for two spots in the Italian Bowl, scheduled for July 4th in Ferrara; Guelfi Firenze, Panthers Parma, Giaguari Torino, and Dolphins Ancona will battle it out over a weekend that promises to be hot in every sense of the word. Which two teams will compete for the Gionni Colombo Trophy in the grand final taking place in less than t

There were few surprises across this weekend’s AFLE and EFA action (arguably none at all). The favourites mostly won, the struggling sides kept struggling, and the supposed contenders either confirmed their strength or exposed their limitations. Still, beneath the predictable results, there were warning signs: Rhein Fire look less convincing than expected, Vienna Vikings were involved in exactly the kind of blowout AFLE said it wanted to avoid, and Frankfurt Galaxy still seem