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CNFA 2025 — Week 6 Recap
Playoff Picture Is Set: Who’s Ready for the Postseason?
Week 6 of the CNFA 2025 season has come to a close, and with it, the regular season wrapped up with excitement, intensity, and a clear playoff picture. After six hard-fought games, the playoff seedings are locked in. The standings remained unchanged, but the momentum heading into the postseason couldn’t be more different for each team. Here's a breakdown of where the top four teams stand as we look ahead to the playoffs
May 30, 2025


Superserien Week 2 Power Rankings
1. Örebro Black Knights
The Black Knights have been catching everybody off guard so far sitting at the top of the standings with a 4-1 record after five games.
Head coach Branko Mutic has developed an absolutely lethal rushing offense around E-Import runningback Jakub Brezina (475 Yards & 8 TD) alongside homegrown quarterback Victor Ekberg (819 Yards, 8 TD, 3 INT) and QB turned superstar WR Trevor Vasey.
Defensively the team is led by Swedish national team LB Edvin Jönsson (
May 30, 2025


ELF Week 2 Power Rankings
Another thrilling week on the field (and in the stands) brought plenty of excitement and some serious movement in the rankings. From unexpected upsets to dramatic finishes, this weekend had it all. We witnessed standout performances, rising stars, and teams stepping up when it mattered most. It’s moments like these that remind us why we love the game. So, who made the biggest statement this week? Let’s take a closer look at the teams that came out on top!
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May 30, 2025


Italian Football League - Final Power Ranking
1st Place: Ancona Dolphins
The Dolphins have been dominant this season. An impressive 9 game win streak took them to the first place of our ranking. The last 3 games have been very convincing, especially the victory over Parma. After that win, they arrive at the playoffs as the clear leaders and favorites for the playoffs. Will they be able to finish what they started?
2nd Place: Firenze Guelfi
Guelfi finished the season the same way they started it, winning. The competiti
May 30, 2025


FFFA Wild Card Weekend
Damn, it felt amazing to see these teams back on the field after a short break. The energy is high, the stakes are real, and the road to the throne officially begins. It’s ride or die now, and it’s kicking off in full force. All eyes were on these 2 playoff-opening matchups this past weekend.
Grizzlys - Perpignan @ Flash - La Courneuve
Running back Jason Bofumba was the first to light things up, striking early with a thunderous 35-yard run that electrified the field. It wa
May 29, 2025


GFL Power Rankings Week 3
PSA: It’s still very, very early. This list will move a lot each week — this is just a baseline to spark conversation.
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1st. Dresden Monarchs
I still have Dresden as my favorite to win the whole thing… buuuut Potsdam could also be in this spot. The Monarchs are looking super solid so far — Tyler Hudson has been going absolutely insane on offense. The defense could clean some things up, but I still really like this squad.
May 29, 2025
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UNION JACK CLASSIC
Wembley Stadium has staged just about everything football has to offer. On Saturday, it added another chapter to its history: College Football. Kansas and Arizona State crossed the Atlantic for a Week 3 matchup that brought the sights, sounds and spectacle of a fall Saturday in America to the heart of London.
LONDON BECOMES THE CENTER OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL
For one Saturday in September, London became the center of the College Football world.
The British capital is hardly a
5 days ago


The Pioneers: NFL Europe and the League That Dared to Cross an Ocean
Long before the NFL played regular season games in London, Munich, or Madrid, it tried something far bolder: building entire professional franchises on European soil.
In July 1989, NFL owners approved the creation of the World League of American Football, a genuinely transatlantic experiment and the first time the league had ever tried to plant a professional, developmental version of itself outside North America. When the WLAF kicked off on March 23, 1991, ten teams took th
6 days ago


Italian Football League News You Can Use #1
With the conclusion of the tackle football seasons in Italy, "News You Can Use" - the most beloved and imitated column - returns to First Down Mag, bringing you all the latest updates on Italian football.
From the first to the third division, and from North to South, here is everything you need to know about roster moves and the latest news from the world of Italian gridiron.
Here is the first batch of news from the Italian football scene. Enjoy the read.
Cameren Grodhaus
Sep 22


İTÜ HORNETS — INTERVIEW WITH HEAD COACH AHMET ÖZMEN
We've now won four championships in the university league, and in that arena we've long been a college team playing football at the very top level. In past years, though, as a club we struggled to carry that success over to the pro league. Even though the 2022 pro semifinal was a huge blow for us, I'd say it was the game that fueled our ambition and made us more determined than any other. But reducing the four championships won over the last two years — across both the pro an
Sep 15


2026 GFL Power Rankings — Week 18 Update
Biggest Takeaway
As the GFL season moves toward the postseason, the league has started to separate into clear tiers. At the top, three teams have consistently looked like the strongest championship threats.
Dresden Monarchs/Potsdam Royals/Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns
The Dresden Monarchs, Potsdam Royals, and Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns have separated themselves from the rest of the GFL.
These are clearly the three strongest teams in the league and the teams best positioned to ma
Sep 11


BELICHICK’S TAR HEELS WIN THE AER LINGUS COLLEGE FOOTBALL CLASSIC
DUBLIN DRESSES UP FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL AGAIN
Throughout the week, Dublin’s streets were dressed in TCU purple and unmistakable Carolina Blue, and long before kickoff it felt as though the Horned Frogs held a slight advantage in the stands.
Close to 10,000 fans had travelled from Texas, filling the pubs of Temple Bar and much of the city centre with TCU colours. In total, more than 14,000 supporters made the trip from the United States for this year’s Classic. Fewer than in
Sep 4


FLORIAN BIERBAUMER INTERVIEW - “Seikovits and I played rock-paper-scissors to decide…”
“Seikovits and I played rock-paper-scissors to decide…”
Florian Bierbaumer is one of the star players of the Vienna Vikings. The Graz native, who carries the nickname “Cheat Code”, recently had to take an enforced break due to an ankle injury but used the time to try out new things alongside his recovery.
The former NFL hopeful looked back on his AFLE season so far exclusively with First Down Magazine, spoke about his experience as a co-commentator, his collaboration with f
Aug 13


IFL Teams Get Their Grades!
With the IFL having wrapped up its 2026 season about a month ago — featuring the Guelfi Firenze victory over the Panthers Parma in Ferrara—the final bell has rung, and it is time to grade the teams in the top league.
This article reviews the season for the nine teams competing in the First Division of Italian Football.
Which teams made the grade, which ones have work to do before the new term, and which ones failed?
Guelfi Firenze: A
The Italian Football League’s model te
Aug 6


SUPERSERIEN TAKEAWAYS 2026
Tyresö gets it’s championship
After a lot of years of being the dark horse to win the prestigious SM-Guld, the Tyresö Royal Crowns can finally call themselves Champions of Sweden upsetting #1 seed Carlstad and #3 seed Stockholm in the semis and final respectively.
This team had arguably no weakness and only finished in the #4 seed by having a game overturned and losing to both SMM and Calrstad with only one score each during the regular season.
While the semi against the C
Jul 16
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