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HFL Week 3-4 Power Ranking
With the playoff picture mostly settled, teams are now jostling for position—but Week 5 still had its share of surprises. The Győr Sharks...
May 9, 2025


Italian Football League - Power Ranking Week 11
1st Place: Firenze Guelfi
The Firenze Guelfi did not play in week 11, therefore they keep their 1st place as the only undefeated team in Italy. They will be looking to avoid losing this title in their week 12 matchup versus the upcoming Ferrara Aquile.
May 9, 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


BAFA Premiership Power Rankings Week 4
After only two games were played in week 3 of the BAFA Premiership, this week’s fixtures - including our first glimpse of the 2025 Manchester Titans who have had a significant impact on our rankings. So, starting from the top, let’s jump straight into it:
May 8, 2025


GFL Preseason Overview
Over the past few weeks, we got to see some teams from the league go through a dress rehearsal with their new rosters — working through their playbooks and getting both experienced and inexperienced players some in-game reps to prep for the season. And that’s simply all the preseason is for: just getting your team ready and seeing what needs to be corrected. We saw most of the GFL1 teams match up against some of their GFL2 counterparts and got to see some interesting things p
May 7, 2025


MVP RACE: Spotlight on the Standouts
What does it take to win an MVP crown? What does it take to be named one of the best? For us, it’s about consistency, impact, and standing out from the crowd to truly make a name for oneself. And since only a Sith deals in absolutes, here’s a list of players who’ve earned the right to be in the conversation.
May 2, 2025


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, 2025


Italian Football League - Power Ranking Week 10
1st Place: Firenze Guelfi
What a disappointing result for the Guelfi Firenze, with only 49 points scored they finished below their average of 50.4 points per game. Obviously that was a joke, the Guelfi keep on being the most dominant team in the IFL this season with a 49-17 win over the Lazio Marines, who just defeated the #2 seed Giaguari Torino. The usual suspect, and probable 2025 IFL MVP Andrea Fimiani had yet again another 3 passing - 3 rushing touchdowns performance, w
May 1, 2025


Hungarian Football League - Week 2/3 Power Ranking
Three weeks into the Hungarian Football League season, we’re starting to get a clearer picture of where each team stands. While some contenders are already finding their rhythm, others are still searching for answers.. This week brought dominant performances, surprising improvements, and a few familiar struggles. From special teams disasters to breakout stars, here’s how all seven teams stack up after Week 2.
1st. Diósd Saints:
Against the Wolves, the Saints finally showed
Apr 25, 2025


BAFA Premiership - Power Rankings Week 2
With only three games played in week 2 of the BAFA Premiership, and no shocking results. There hasn’t been much movement, so without further ado, let’s get into this week’s action.
No Movement at the Top
The big question coming into this week was whether the Bristol Aztecs (#2) would choose to prioritize this weekend’s big CEFL first round fixture against the Amsterdam Crusaders, and allow key starters to take a step back and rest during this week’s mismatch with the Rushmo
Apr 25, 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


Italian Football League - Power Ranking Week 9
1st Place: Firenze Guelfi
The Guelfi Firenze are the only undefeated team left in the IFL, they are the highest scoring offense with 50.6 points per game, to put that in perspective the second team has a 35.1 average. Let’s highlight the future MVP of the 2025 season too, Andrea Fimiani, the most efficient QB in the IFL right now and he’s the best rushing player with 147 yards per game! Yes, you read that right, 147 yards rushed on average per game! He’s reached over 1000 y
Apr 24, 2025


Swiss NLA Week 5 Power Rankings
1st. Calanda Broncos
The Broncos won with a statement win in the top duel against Basel. With a 48-6 win, the highly anticipated top game never got exciting. And Chur did it all with backup QB Max Gray, who scored two passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns. DB Patrick Grand had a pick six and another interception. The Broncos confirmed their role as favorites for the season. It remains to be seen how long starting QB Robin Sehnlich will be out. The CEFL campaign wi
Apr 23, 2025


TKFL Week 1 Power Rankings
The 2025 season of the Turkish American Football League (TKFL) has started, bringing new excitement and competition to the field. Week 1 had strong performances, smart plays, and gave us a first look at which teams might stand out this year. Here's how the teams rank after the first week:
Apr 18, 2025


Revenge, Redemption, or Reckoning? A Hero’s Journey
The European League of Football is a breeding ground for some of the most competitive athletes in the world—men who, for the simple love of the game, are willing to sacrifice their bodies without the need for large contracts, full stadiums, or sponsorship deals. Most of the homegrown talent in the ELF double as teachers, doctors, tradesmen, and other working professionals, while the A-imports often hold part-time jobs during the offseason and find ways to coach and stay conne
Apr 17, 2025


BAFA Premiership Week 1 Power Ranking
The top end of our first-ever power ranking from Britain almost writes itself, with last year’s finalists both recording sizable shutout wins on the road to kick off their respective 2025 campaigns. As reigning champions—retaining the vast majority of that championship squad, including star QB Dee Williams, and having not recorded a regular season defeat since July 2023—the London Warriors are the clear choice at #1. However, considering that defeat came at the hands of a Bri
Apr 16, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


CNFA (Romania) Week 1 Power Rankings
First Down Mag is now covering the Romanian CNFA too, make sure you're up to date with this one too!!
Apr 15, 2025


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, 2025
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Wild Card Weekend Turns One-Sided in French D1 Playoffs
The French D1 playoffs opened with a clear message from two contenders: when the stakes rise, so does their level. In wild card weekend action, the Flash de La Courneuve and the Blue Stars de Marseille delivered statement victories to punch their tickets to the semifinals.
At La Courneuve, the scoreline eventually became brutal, but the game did not begin that way. Facing the Grizzlys Catalans for the second straight postseason, the Flash were surprisingly shaken early. A bo
23 hours ago


European Football Returns as AFLE and EFA Seasons Take Shape
AFLE Finally Gets Underway
After months of speculation, heated exchanges between fans and even franchise owners, and, above all, serious doubts about their long-term viability, the AFLE finally kicked off this weekend. With that, both European leagues are now officially underway, as the EFA had already opened its season just one week earlier.
Most of the uncertainty surrounded the London Warriors, the British AFLE franchise that had only revealed its name and logo a few da
23 hours ago


LPFA XVI Team Grades: Evaluating Every Team from the 2026 Season
Another LPFA season is officially in the books.
The 2026 campaign delivered dominant defenses, dramatic comebacks, breakout players, rebuilding projects, and one of the most impressive undefeated runs the league has seen in recent memory.
But not every season is measured the same way. For some teams, success meant lifting the trophy. For others, simply remaining competitive, developing younger players, or re-establishing stability represented meaningful progress.
With that
4 days ago


Lisboa Devils Complete Perfect Season with Maleo Bowl Victory Over Cascais Crusaders
The 2026 LPFA season has its champion.
After months of dominance, pressure, expectations, and increasingly difficult tests, the Lisboa Devils completed a perfect campaign, defeating the Cascais Crusaders 24–20 in the Maleo Bowl 2026 and finishing the season undefeated. But while the final result will forever show another Devils victory, the game itself was far from comfortable.
For one half, it genuinely felt like the Crusaders might pull off the upset.
A Final Worthy of t
May 22


D1 ELITE: EVERYTHING STILL TO PLAY FOR BEFORE THE PLAYOFFS BEGIN
One final weekend remains before the French D1 postseason arrives, and despite several teams already securing their positions, the regular season still has unfinished business to settle.
The North Conference picture is nearly complete after last week’s early showdown in Thonon-les-Bains, where the Molosses secured their playoff berth. In the South, however, tension remains everywhere. Toulouse, the Catalan Grizzlys and Aix-en-Provence all enter Week 10 with realistic hopes o
May 15


A Championhip For Sale!
The controversy had erupted days before the game. In that grey, murky area that social media so often becomes, the announcement of the Spanish Bowl venue was met with attacks on the Spanish American Football Federation (FEFA) and accusations of favouritism and lack of transparency.
But let us start at the beginning, if it is even possible to establish a clear starting point in a controversy that has overshadowed (or at least managed to divert attention from) Las Rozas Black
May 8


Top 10 Jerseys in Spain
The Spanish LNFA is on the rise and with the focus now on the playoffs, this is more of a laid-back ranking paying tribute to the best uniforms in the Mediterranean country.
The 2026 regular season of the LNFA has been one of the most competitive and balanced we have ever seen. After 40 games, 29 were decided by 15 points or less, meaning 72,5% or almost 3 out every 4 games was up for grabs deep in the 4th quarter.
Even more impressive is that 16 of those 40 games ended wit
May 1


Elite 5s is Back: Tournament 2 Hits Surrey Sports Park on April 18th
The first Elite 5s tournament rewrote the script on what British American football could look like on a single day. Now it's time to do it again, bigger, louder, and with even more on the line.
Elite 5s: NextGen lands at Surrey Sports Park on April 18th, bringing 144 of the best university-age players together across 8 teams in a pro bowl format. That's 13 games of full-contact, 5-a-side football packed into one day, and a £3,500 Moneyball prize pot waiting at the end of it.
Apr 13


BACK TO SCHOOL - IFL 2026 MIDTERM GRADES
With the Easter holidays already upon us, the IFL is taking a general Bye Week before resuming full steam ahead until the end of May with the Regular Season.
In this special edition of the Power Ranking, in addition to the usual commentary on the league games—only one this weekend—there's also a rating for the teams based on their performances this season.
1. Guelfi Firenze (A)
There's no getting around it. Guelfi Firenze's season start, undefeated in 14 consecutive game
Apr 2
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