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Week 2 Power Rankings for the D1 Élite
After two weeks of high-intensity match-ups, it’s time to take a closer look at the shifting hierarchy of the league. Some teams have climbed the ladder with impressive performances, while others have stumbled, revealing weaknesses that could shape the rest of the season. From breakout stars to defensive stalwarts, these rankings highlight the teams that are asserting themselves, and those that will need to regroup, before the next round of games.
1. Black Panthers - Thonon-
Feb 20


News You Can Use - FFFA D1 Edition #1
A changing landscape ahead of the new season
As the next FFFA Division 1 season approaches, French American football is entering a period of transition. Between relegations, promotions and roster changes, the league will not look the same as it did last year. Several familiar faces are gone, while new projects are stepping into the spotlight.
New teams in, old heads out
The 2025 season highlighted a clear competitive gap at the bottom of the standings. The Cougars de Saint
Jan 27


3Peat, Nothing Less - FFFA D1 Championship Review
The D1 Elite season has officially come to an end, wrapping up in spectacular fashion this past weekend with the highly anticipated 29th edition of the Casque de Diamant. This grand finale delivered everything fans could hope for, intensity, drama, and unforgettable plays, all unfolding on a compact 80-yard field that only amplified the action. From start to finish, it was a thrilling showdown that truly lived up to its reputation as the biggest game in French American footba
Jul 3, 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


FFFA D1 - Final Power Ranking
1st – Black Panthers – Thonon-les-Bains
Can someone stall the incredible season of the Black Panthers? Nothing seems impossible for them, as they defeated the Molosses. In fact, the first half was largely defensive. The defense from Thonon had Brody Hahn under pressure on nearly every play.
The first goosebump moment came from Adel Bafdile — we thought he scored a really cool punt return, but it was declined due to an illegal block in the back (maybe opposing special teams
May 8, 2025


FFFA D1 - Power Ranking Week 8-9
1st. Black Panthers – Thonon-les-Bains
This team continues to impress with another dominant performance, picking up right where they left off last week. Offensively, they are nearly unstoppable — marching down the field with confidence and precision. Every drive seemed to showcase their versatility. Whether through the air or on the ground, they found ways to break through the Northern Division defenses. On the other side of the ball, the defense set the tone and never let u
Apr 24, 2025


FFFA D1 - Power Ranking Week 5
FFFA D1 Power Ranking after the week 5 action, make sure to stick around to find out how the ranking will shake out to be at the end!
Mar 13, 2025


FFFA D1 - Power Ranking Week4
Here's the FFFA (french) Division 1 power ranking after week4! At the bottom of the article the ranking is devided into divisions!
Feb 27, 2025


FFFA D1 - Power Ranking Week 3
The FFFA D1 week 3 was last weekend, so here's the updated power ranking of the two division in the french league!
Feb 20, 2025


FRENCH DIVISION 1 POWER RANKING
The FFFA 1st Division's power ranking is finally here! We also include a little summary of what's already happened in the first games!!
Feb 12, 2025


Flag Football in France: From grassroots to global competitions
Flag football, a non-contact version of American football, has been steadily growing in France over the past two decades. What started as a
Dec 2, 2024


Week 1 Excitement: FFFA ELITE League Unfolds
FFFA ELITE Week 1: La Courneuve Flash triumph, Iron Mask Cannes dominates, Argonautes mark a comeback. Stay tuned for more action!
Feb 8, 2024
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IFL 2026 Preview
In Italy, once the NFL season is over, anticipation grows ever greater for the start of the Italian Football League.
The Italian Football League, now in its forty-fifth edition, is ready to return at the end of February, as per tradition, with plenty of players and plenty of stars, both established and emerging, ready to battle it out on the Italian pitches.
First Down Magazine, this year's Media Partner of FIDAF, will accompany you in this preview with the top names to fol
Feb 28


Does the NFL Have a Development Problem?
For several seasons now, a growing murmur has echoed through the corridors of the National Football League. The league has increasingly fast-tracked its young prospects, pushing them onto the field earlier than ever and handing them ever-greater responsibility. Some of those players never fully develop, hindered by deeper structural issues in their progression.
That trend has become impossible to ignore. In recent years, NFL franchises have entrusted rookies with enormous re
Feb 27


THE FIRST FFFA D1 POWER RANKING OF THE YEAR
Did you miss it? We did too! Here is the first power ranking of the D1 Élite 2026’s season!
Do not mind your favorite team position this week, it's still kinda hard to figure out who’s really good and who isn't.
1. Flash - La Courneuve 1-0
They faced a solid Leopards squad, but the scoreboard still reflected the gap between the two teams. The Flash relied on a brand-new dual threat in Keegan McCormack-Reamer (former Mercenaries QB in ELF), who was accurate and consistent w
Feb 12


The Forgotten Quarterback Who’s Making Seattle Dream
After a disastrous start to his career, Sam Darnold was widely seen as unfit for the NFL. But over the past two seasons, he has reinvented himself, first in Minneapolis, then in Seattle. As he prepares to play in his first Super Bowl, the entire league has changed its perspective on him.
Drafted by the New York Jets with the third overall pick in 2018, Sam Darnold endured a difficult start to his career in the league. Quickly labeled a “bust,” he struggled to embody the hope
Feb 5


The AFLE Conundrum
American Football continues to make news with our friends across the pond, and there is a lot to cover this offseason. Shortly after the end of the 2025 European League of Football (ELF) season, there was an outcry from ownership for better transparency and a more democratic style of league management.
Team owners became frustrated with ELF CEO Zeljko Karajica at the helm. Money was not coming in, sponsors were not paying up, and the entire league reeked of a potential coll
Dec 19, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025
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