NFL Europa

Vijf spelers, vijf verhalen, één droom: spelen in de NFL. Vijf Nederlanders kregen dit voor elkaar: Harald Hasselbach, Romeo Bandison, Pascal Matla, Ricky Tjong-a-Tjoe en Geraldo Boldewijn. Alle vijf vertellen ze over hun weg naar en ervaringen in de NFL.

Amsterdam Admirals fan van het eerste uur leefde 13 jaar mee met de Amsterdam Admirals en de entourage er omheen. Nu bijna 10 jaar later komt zijn boek uit over zijn tijd tijdens en na de van van de NFL Europa league.

The Hamburg Sea Devils defeated the 2006 World Bowl winners, Frankfurt Galaxy, at there own home. In an exciting match were the Sea Devils took the lead the scoring was back and forth but Galaxy was always trying to catch up as the Sea Devils took an early 13-0 lead which they didn't give away.

The last home game of the Amsterdam Admirals was played in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. Both teams, Berlin Thunder and the Amsterdam Admirals, needed this win to avoid the last place in the league.

For the second year in a row the current World Bowl champion will have a chance to defend the title in the NFL Eeuropa final. The current champions, Frankfurt Galaxy, will face the Hamburg Sea Devils in their own stadium for World Bowl XV.

Cologne was again to strong for Amsterdam. For the second time this season the Centurions took the "W" against the Admirals. This time the Admirals were able to score befor the last minute, but with a 31-13 loss they now have a losing season (3-6). The Centurions are getting one step closer to the spot in World Bowl XV.

Today Rhein Fire welcomed the Amsterdam Admirals to the LTU Arena. This second meeting has to be won by the Admirals if they wanted to be in the race for a WorldBowl spot. It was an exciting game with lots of scores: 5 field goal, 8 touchdowns, 7 PAT's and one two point conversion for a total of 79 points.

The Cologne Centurions came to visit Amsterdam to teach the Admirals how to play football. Without any doubt the Centurions started strong and confident on the game. The result: the Centurions were dominating the complete game. The Amsterdam Admirals were not able to score until the last second.

The Amsterdam Admirals defeated the 3-2 Sea Devils at home 41-31 in the highest scoring match of the league this season. The rematch between the Admirals and the Sea Devils was nothing like the game last week. Starting Admirals quarterback Drew Olsen, who left the game injured last week, was playing again and even scored a rushing touchdown. Admirals runningback Johnathan Smith scored 4 touchdowns which is league record tie.