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Playoff team breakdown in Chinese National Football League

Graphic: Igor Lazarevic With the Chinese National Football League regular season in the books, it’s time to look towards the playoffs. Due to events that happened this year, the CNFL went to a 10-team ...

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Wild Card Playoffs set to go in Chinese National Football League

admin Nov 28, 2020

Graphic: Igor Lazarevic The Chinese National Football League has reached the playoff stage in this COVID-19 shortened season with six teams heading into the final three rounds. The top two teams, the Hangzhou Smilodons and ...

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Japan: Nojima Sagamihara Rise close season with solid win over IBM Big Blue

admin Nov 26, 2020

Nojima Sagamihara Rise RB #26 Morimoto Kosuke Photo: Xleague The Nojima Sagamihara Rise relied on a solid ground game, big plays and a ball hawking defense to finally put away the IBM Big Blue ...

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Chinese National Football League regular season comes to a close, playoff matchups set.

admin Nov 25, 2020

It has been a very interesting season for the Chinese National Football League, and the regular season came to a close on November 14th. A lack of upsets ensured there would be no chaos in ...

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LIVESTREAM Japan: Nojima Sagamihara Rise v. IBM Big Blue, Nov. 23, 14:00 (06:00 CET, 12 midnight ET)

admin Nov 23, 2020

Graphic: Igor Lazarevic The final weekend of play in Japan’s XLeague regular season winds up November 23 with the 1-1 Nojima Sagamihara Rise taking on the 0-2 IBM Big Blue. Nojima is coming off ...

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Fujitsu Frontiers lock up 8th straight X Bowl berth with win over the Elecom Kobie Finies

admin Nov 23, 2020

Fujitsu RB Samajie Grant (29) Photo Xleague Nothing in football comes easy. You’ll just have to forgive the Fujitsu Frontiers for making it look that way. The reigning Japanese champions ensured a chance to ...

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LIVESTREAM Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers v. Elecom Kobe Finies, Nov. 22 14:00 (06:00 CET, 12 midnight ET)

admin Nov 22, 2020

Graphic: Igor Lazarevic Japan’s XLeague regular season winds up this weekend with one game down and two to go. The Fujitsu Frontiers take on the Elecom Kobe Finies in Group A action on Sunday, ...

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Obic Seagulls give up yards but not inches to clinch X Bowl berth over Panasonic Impulse

admin Nov 22, 2020

Obic Seagulls QB Jimmy Laughrea threw 3 TD passes in 35-34 win over Panasonic Impulse Anthony Lawrence was going to be the hero. All game long, the University of San Diego quarterback had methodically ...

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Fujitsu Frontiers QB Michael Birdsong finds his football fit in Japan

admin Nov 21, 2020

Photo: John Gunning, Inside Sport Japan Michael Birdsong took his time chasing the pro football dream, but could never really find his fit. In college he bounced around, starting at James Madison before a ...

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LIVESTREAM Japan: Obic Seagulls v. Panasonic Impulse, November 21, 14:00 (06:00 CET, 12 midnight ET)

admin Nov 21, 2020

Graphic: Igor Lazarevic Japan’s XLeague winds up the regular season this weekend with three games and the round kicks off Saturday, November 21 with the Obic Seagulls and Panasonic Impulse in a battle to ...