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ELF Week 8 Power Rankings
Curious about what made headlines last week and what’s coming up in the days ahead? You’ve come to the right place. Whether you missed the action or just want a quick recap, we’ve got you covered. From standout moments and major upsets to what’s on the radar for the next few days, we’re diving into all the key highlights and upcoming stories you need to know. So sit back, get comfortable, and let’s take a closer look at the past week, and what’s waiting just around the corner
Jul 10, 2025
PFL Week 7 Power Rankings
The Polska Futbol Liga (PFL) regular season is slowly coming to an end, but the playoff picture is still not crystal clear. Some playoff spots are just waiting to be taken, and everything can change with the results of Week 8, especially since the first year of the newly reformed PFL has been getting much more competitive as the season progresses.
Jun 27, 2025
Superserien Week 11 Power Rankings
1A. Carlstad Crusaders (-)
With a dominant 49-0 victory, the Crusaders have sent the Limhamn Griffins into the offseason. The reigning champions seem to only have gotten stronger over the course of the season and will now face the Örebro Black Knights for the #1 seed in the playoffs. But careful! A loss and a Tyresö win could mean a drop all the way to #3 and, in turn, losing precious home field advantage.
1B. Örebro Black Knights (+0.5)
Örebro or Carlstad, that seems to be
Jun 19, 2025
TKFL Week 5 Power Rankings
With playoffs fast approaching and the conclusion of Week 5 in the TKFL, we reveal our updated Power Rankings!
Jun 14, 2025
Italian Football League - Power Ranking Week 7
The IFL has entered the second half of the season, read this ranking to see how the teams are shaping up for the 2025playoffs and playdowns!
Apr 3, 2025
HFL Preseason Power Ranking
The Hungarian Football League is Hungary's premier American football championship, with a rich history. While interest in the league was muc
Mar 28, 2025
Italian Football League - Power Ranking Week 5
The IFL is approaching half way through the season, teams are starting to actually fight to make the playoffs, do not miss out on the action
Mar 20, 2025
Swiss NLA - Preseason Power Ranking
The Swiss NLA kicks off in a little more than a week, here's the preseason powerranking for all of you who want to get involved with it!
Mar 19, 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
Week 9 GFL Power Ranking
The Potsdam Royals used their bye week to gear up for a blockbuster game against the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns this weekend. GFL Power Rankin
Jul 10, 2024
Week 8 GFL Power Ranking
For the first time this season, the Potsdam Royals did not score 50 points or more. Week 8 German Football League Power Ranking
Jul 2, 2024
Week 7 GFL Power Ranking
The Potsdam Royals, a team that needs no introduction, they're at the top of the Week7 power rankings for the German Football League!
Jun 25, 2024
Week 6 GFL Power Ranking
The Potsdam Royals are proving to be a powerhouse in the league, showcasing their dominance with a resounding 74-20 w. GFL Week 6 Power Rank
Jun 19, 2024
Week 5 GFL Power Ranking
The German Football League is moving forward in the weeks and the midfield is getting tighter and tighter. Here is the GFL Power Ranking #5!
Jun 11, 2024
GFL Powerranking Week 1
After the Week1 of the German Football League has passed, we rearranged the power rankings based on the first few games.
May 14, 2024
OTHER NEWS
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
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, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
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