BLACK KNIGHTS RE-SIGN COACHES MUTIC ANS ISAACSON The Örebro Black Knights have extended their HC Branko Mutic throughout the 2026 season. Last year’s Coach of the Year is coming off the back of a stellar campaign that saw the Black Knights compete for the #1 seed up until the final week of the season, where they lost to the eventual champion Carlstad Crusaders. Mutic, who is also the Offensive Line Coach for the swedish national team and a former Offensive Lineman himself,

Out of the ashes of the ELF, the European Football Alliance (EFA) is beginning to rise but not without problems. The new organization aims to become the face of professional American football in Europe following five seasons of the European League of Football (ELF). Has Anyone Heard from the ELF? The European League of Football seems to be fading quietly into an unceremonious end. Rumors suggest the league has accumulated more than €5 million in debt and hasn’t paid reve

In this fourth installment of updates related to Italian football, the focus is on the European Championship which saw the Blue Team among the participants in the Final Four and the first rumors about the 2026 season. As we are getting closer and closer to the start of the season, here’s some more about the tricolore movement, and so much has happened all around Italian Football during this month, so let’s get into it with a little bit of tomato sauce on top...

The landscape of British University American Football is one in constant flux, as players come and go through graduation or moving universities, teams rise and fall, and there is always a story to be told about every team that takes part in what we call Uniball. My name is Chris Tebbutt, or if you know me from the British American Football world, Tebbs, and I have been covering the glorious sport of Uniball for half a decade now, and these are the top narratives to follow co

Division One: Redemption’s Roar? When it comes to the Southern Division One leagues, the South stands out as the one that will be the most hotly contested, with the Hertfordshire Hurricanes and Oxford Lancers both gunning for glory in the Division that has been their home for a while but the additions of Oxford Brookes fresh off their Division 2 Southern Championship last year and former Premiership side in the University of East Anglia (UEA) Pirates making the move from th

So much has happened in Italian Football during the last month, as the Italian Football League has started its Silly Season and the Blue Team, both in Tackle and in Flag Football, has achieved great successes and points of departure at both youth and senior level. There's as much meat on the fire in this issue as an Easter Monday or August 15th barbecue, so let's not waste any time and get into the third summary of Italian football brought to you by First Down Mag. ...

OSLO VIKINGS RETURN … TO NORWAY! After two years in Sweden, the former norwegian serial champions have announced their return to their home country.In their first year in Superserien, the Vikings (surprinsingly) reached the Semis where they lost to the later champion Carlstad Crusaders and fielded the Leagues MVP in Linebacker Will Sewell Jr. Though after the departure of former HC Derek Mann they couldn’t replicate the success of their inaugural season in 2025! Now they wi

Here are our Power Rankings for Week 3 in the ELF: The Vienna Vikings take the top spot after a big defensive win over Rhein Fire, who drop to third. Nordic Storm stay unbeaten at #2, while Stuttgart Surge and Frankfurt Galaxy gain ground. Teams like the Musketeers continue to show both promise and concern, while others like Cologne and Fehérvár struggle to stay afloat. With every game counting more, the playoff picture is already starting to take shape.

From August 1st to 4th, the town of Emsdetten, Germany, hosted an elite American football camp organized by Euro Elite 11. Founded in 2021.