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Spanish Bowl 2025: Black Demons and Dracs Collide in Championship Showdown
The stage is set for an epic battle as Badalona Municipal Stadium prepares to host the LNFA Championship Game this Saturday, May 3rd. Defending champions LG OLED Las Rozas Black Demons will face Spain's most decorated franchise, Badalona Dracs, in what promises to be a historic Spanish Bowl clash. This heavyweight matchup - streaming live on FEFA's YouTube channel - features two contrasting football philosophies battling for national supremacy.
May 2
Badalona Dracs Return to Spanish Bowl After Dominating Osos Rivas in the second Semi-Final
The most decorated team in LNFA history secured their spot in the championship with a commanding 33-13 victory and now aims to reclaim supremacy against LG OLED Black Demons.
Badalona, June 13, 2025 – The Badalona Dracs left no room for doubt. With precise execution and a relentless defense, the Catalan squad defeated Osos Rivas 33-13 in the Spanish National Football League (LNFA) semifinals, booking their ticket to their 19th championship appearance—their first since 2021
Apr 16
Las Rozas Black Demons on their way to three-peat in Spain
The team from northwest Madrid made a statement after rolling over the Terrassa Reds, who you may remember as the surprise team of the year. The Black Demons won easily at home 35-0 to continue their quest to achieve a three-peat.
Apr 15
Final power ranking of the 2025 LNFA: the stage is set
With the matchup between Terrassa and Badalona the regular season of the LNFA comes to an end; the playoffs are set, a team is relegated...
Apr 11
From Newcomers to Contenders: Reds take on Dracs to steal the Eastern crown
In a delayed game from Week 9 the Terrassa Reds has the opportunity to make history and be crowned as the #1 seed in the East as a newly pro
Apr 4
Spanish LNFA Week 8 Power Ranking: The final stretch
With just 2 regular season weeks left, the Spanish first division of American football is coming to an end, the playoff picture is being set
Mar 18
Things are heating up south of the Pyrenees: Spanish LNFA mid-season power ranking
The 2024-2025 season is half way done in Spain and the playoff picture is starting to assemble with just 4 weeks left, power ranking week 6!
Feb 27
HISTORIC WIN for the Mallorca Voltors against the Badalona Dracs
Son Moix field has just witnessed the upset of the season in Spain in the first ever win of the Voltors against the Dracs. A 24 - 22 win!
Jan 22
LAS ROZAS BLACK DEMONS: The fight to repeat the title.
On April 20, LG OLED Las Rozas Black Demons hit the table by defeating Badalona Dracs in the spanish league semifinals played at Dracs' home
May 3, 2024
OSOS DE RIVAS: One game away to top off one of their best seasons in recent history
The Osos are trying to finish strong an amazing season this saturday against the current champions Las Rozas Black Demons
May 3, 2024
VIDEO: DRAMA IN SPAIN - Zaragoza Hurricanes done Dirty?!
Our hosts Davide and Jamal talk about the playoffs situation in Spain, taking a closer look in particular at the drama between the...
Apr 20, 2024
LNFA Semi-Finals: Rivas seeking revenge against a fierceful Pioners
At last, this weekend the LNFA Serie A playoffs take off in which the Osos de Rivas will host the L'Hospitalet Pioners in a venue that is no
Apr 19, 2024
Sizing Up LNFA Semifinals: Dracs vs Black Demons Preview
Badalona Dracs and Black Demons play the first semifinal of the Spanish American Football League (LNFA) (Saturday the 20th, at 6:00 p.m....
Apr 19, 2024
Unraveling the LNFA Controversy: Dissecting a Spanish League Drama
This weekend the playoffs of the Spanish American Football League (LNFA) start. Let's say that they are quite controversial due to the...
Apr 18, 2024
Spain’s 2024 LNFA Regular Season Scoring Leaders
After 10 weeks of regular season in the LNFA Serie A, here is the group of players that has scored the most in the Spanish top division.
Apr 18, 2024
Breaking down Spain´s LNFA Playoff Puzzle: What you need to know
The Spanish regular season is coming to an end and the playoff picture is already set. This is all you need to know about the LNFA Playoffs
Apr 11, 2024
LNFA Week 10 Preview: Mallorca Voltors vs Zaragoza Hurricanes
Zaragoza Hurricanes face Mallorca Voltors in LNFA Week 10. Both teams vie for a victory, seeking to avoid a negative record in the season.
Apr 5, 2024
LNFA Week 10 Preview: Badalona Dracs vs L’Hospitalet Pioners
Don't miss the LNFA Week 10 showdown between Badalona Dracs (7-0) and L'Hospitalet Pioners (5-2), setting the stage for playoff drama.
Apr 5, 2024
Playoff-Bound Osos Face Off Against Coslada in LNFA Week 10 Finale
Madrid derby: Osos de Rivas vs Camioneros de Coslada in a playoff-irrelevant finale of the LNFA regular season.
Apr 4, 2024
Cavaliers Seek Redemption: LNFA Week 9 Clash
Camioneros will face off Cavaliers at home in what will be the season finale for Alcobendas and the last home game for Coslada.
Mar 22, 2024
OTHER NEWS
A European Showdown in Krefeld - IFAF Final Four
After two years, the European Championship comes to a close with the first ever Final Four in Germany.
The home team, after ten years, will host a huge event in continental Tackle Football, coming back after a ban arrived as a result of problems with the old IFAF management. They will face Austria, the defending champions and the favourites to win it all.
In the other semifinal, Finland, the National Team with more continental wins than any other country, will face Italy, c
Oct 24
Portugal: LPFA XV Team Grades
Another edition of the Portuguese American Football League has come to an end, once again capped off by a televised final. It was a season of plot twists, revenge stories, and new stars who stepped onto the stage and shone brightly. And we’ve now gathered all their grades. Top of the Class Lisboa Devils – A The Devils did exactly what was expected of them: reach the final. With major reinforcements like Jordan Vieira and Chris Thelasco , plus a culture of consistency bui
Sep 3
Britball Playoff Recap and Britbowl Preview
The sun is setting on another British American Football season, and a rematch for the ages is the final treat before the 2025 season enters the history books and the 25/26 British University American Football season can be born out of its ashes.
A new playoff format for those competing in Divisions 1 & 2 means that no teams from those divisions will be loading their car with pads and helmets to take the field at the home of British American Football at Butts Park in Coventry
Sep 2
Classroom of Champions: ELF Teams Get Their Grades
The curtain has fallen on the regular season, and as tradition dictates, the council gathers one last time. The grades are in, the exam papers have been marked, and it’s time to see which teams proudly move to the top of the class, which barely scraped a passing grade, and which will be stuck in detention until next year.
We could have done that division by division to hand out the grades, but here’s a little spoiler for the impatient: nobody really shone across the board. Ea
Aug 29
A TRUE RIVALRY IN DUBLIN
As every year, Dublin dressed up to host a new edition of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. Shop windows and pubs across the city were adorned with the vibrant colors of the universities: the red of Iowa State and the purple of Kansas State blended into every corner. Yet this time there was something truly special in the air: for the first time, the Aviva Stadium would host a game officially considered a rivalry — the storied Farmageddon.
This is one of the oldest and
Aug 28
News You Can Use – IFL Edition #2
Almost a month later, First Down Mag is back with some news on Italian Football during the offseason.
The Italian Movement is running wild despite the forced stop after the end of the Senior championships in July.
Now the focus is on the national Flag Football teams playing in both The World Games and in the Euros in September, while the Junior Tackle Championships will start in less than two months, while the National Tackle team will face a new challenge in November.
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Aug 27
News You Can Use – IFL Edition #1
The Italian Football League has come to an end as Guelfi Firenze have beaten the Ancona Dolphins 49-14 to take their second Italian Bowl in the team’s history. With that, though, the offseason has just started. Right up until the start of the 2026 season in February, First Down Mag will inform you about all the movements in the IFL by all teams and around the league...
Jul 15
5 Takeaways from Superserien 2025
A (POSSIBLE) NEW DYNASTY
We might have a new dynasty on our hands. The Carlstad Crusaders were Swedish champions for 8 years in a row between 2010 and 2017 and HC Christian Forsman might have just restored that old glory with a second consecutive title.
Crusaders key players seem to be going nowhere and they are reinforcing their strong homegrown squad with clever (and long-term) import choices each season. As we see what unfolds in the offseason, we could be looking at yet
Jul 15
Midseason Demons: Who’s Raising Hell for MVP?
The halfway point of the European League of Football season is here, and there's more drama and excitement than ever. We've seen the rise of programs like the Prague Lions fighting for playoff positioning, the dominance of the new program Nordic Storm, and the consistency of teams like the Rhein Fire, Stuttgart Surge, and Paris Musketeers.
Last year’s midseason MVP list was all over the board. This year, to promote a more focused conversation, Fourth Down Fiasco has introduc
Jul 4
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