Alex Malchow

One of the most exciting parts of the European League of Football’s championship weekend happened off the field. The league announced that a new team called the “Nordic Storm” will join next season.

In their second year since joining the ELF, the Hungarian franchise finished the season with a 2-10 record. It was a tough season for the Hungarian squad as they began the year with tough losses to the Vienna Vikings, Cologne Centurions, Wroclaw Panthers, and Berlin Thunder.

The 2024 Wrocław Panthers experienced a rollercoaster season finishing the year at a even 6-6 record. The Polish squad went through several quarterbacks in what was a up and down season. Along with the changes at quarterback, saw defensive coordinator Craig Kuligowski step in as the head coach of the team in Week 7 following the depature of Dave Christensen.

This weekend’s NFL game in London between the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium highlighted not only the global reach of the NFL but also the impressive presence of Vikings fans in the UK and Europe as a whole.

The Raiders Tirol finished the 2024 season with a 8-4 record barely missing the playoffs. That marks the first season of head coach Jim Herrman in Innsbruck as the Raiders missed the playoffs for consecutive seasons despite back to back 8-4 seasons.

The Wrocław Panthers are preparing for their fifth season competing in the European League of Football and have made several big moves following the season.

While every European League of Football Team already had four Americans on the roster and several Europeans from outside their homegrown base, there were many teams that decided to reach even further, scouring the planet for talent and bringing in players from outside the US and Europe to make a difference on their teams.

Only two years after Paris was announced as an expansion team to the European League at the 2022 ELF Championship game, they found themselves one game away from being in the 2024 championship.

When people think of the early days of the ELF there’s one player that has too be mentioned. He may not have been the biggest player in the league but the 175cm recevier and returner was one of the league’s most electric players.

Spanish brothers Javier and Carlos Carrasco are pillars of the Madrid football community having played for the Black Demons for several seasons in the Spanish capital. Now they will officially remain with Madrid’s ELF team for at least the 2025 season signing contract extensions with the Bravos.