Sun. & Mon., June 26-27, 2022
Sunday was yet another another BEAUTIFUL day for American football in Germany for your Barcelona Dragons!
In 2021, when the eight team European League of Football started operating, the general thoughts were that the six teams in Germany would dominate and that any team from Spain would struggle.
As it turned out, those thoughts were fairly correct as three of the four playoff teams were indeed from Deutschland. Poland's Wroclaw Panthers were the other playoff team in that inaugural campaign.
As for our Barcelona Dragons, the 2021 season was the struggle that was predicted as they finished with a 3-7 record. Only one other ELF club, the Stuttgart Surge, had a worse record at 2-8.
In 2022, the ELF expanded from eight to twelve clubs by adding powerhouse teams from Austria, Turkey and a seventh German team. This made the 2022 season look ever so much tougher for the Dragons.
Opening the year with four games against the German teams, three of them on the road, was not a good thing on paper.
But you plays the game on the field, not on paper . . .
Dragons 4 - Germany 0
AMAZING!
Now flying high at 4-0, the Dragons continue to be the surprise, gritty club of the ELF.
There four wins have included handing the 3-1 Hamburg Sea Devils and the also 3-1 Rhein Fire their only losses of the season.
After Week 4, there are
only two 4-0 teams left
Those two teams are, of course, the Dragons and the Vienna Vikings.
This coming Saturday, in a Week 5 contest, the Dragons (4-0) will host the Istanbul Rams (0-4) in a possible trap game.
Barcelona has to be careful not to get feeling too good about themselves and possibly overlook the Rams while looking forward to their Week 6 huge home game against the Vienna Vikings (4-0) the following Saturday.
GREAT catch by a Dragon WR
It ALL starts in the trenches!
I'm so happy and proud of the magical job that good friends Bart Iaccarino (CEO/GM) and Jesús Sánchez (Head of Football Operations) are doing guiding the club from their from office positions.
YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE!
ELF STANDINGS
Northern Conference
Hamburg Sea Devils 3-1
Wroclaw Panthers 2-2
Berlin Thunder 1-3
Leipzig Kings 1-3
Central Conference
Vienna Vikings 4-0
Frankfurt Galaxy 2-2
Tirol Raiders 2-2
Stuttgart Surge 0-4
Southern Conference
Barcelona Dragons 4-0
Rhein Fire 3-1
Cologne Centurions 2-2
Istanbul Rams 0-4
ELF Week 5 Schedule
Istanbul Rams (0-4) at Barcelona Dragons (4-0)
Wroclaw Panthers (2-2) at Vienna Vikings (4-0)
Rhein Fire (3-1) at Hamburg Sea Devils (3-1)
Franfurt Galaxy (2-1) at Tirol Raiders (2-2)
Berlin Thunder (1-3) at Cologne Centurions (2-2)
Stuttgart Surge (0-4) at Leipzig Kings (1-3)
In other ELF news . . .
Former Europe Warriors star
Cody Smith is playing for the
Vienna Vikings like his hair is on
FIRE!
Meanwhile, in Italy, the celebration continued . . .
PROSECCO TIME!
Isn't it always Prosecco Time with the Skorpions?
The Skorpions DII Championship Trophy
Some really good Skorpions
Championship Game photos
Battle for the Ball
The Joy of Winning
More good graphics from the
Italian Federation's PR machine
A nice article about the Silver Bowl game and a great opportunity to
practice your Italian if you click
on the link below
As if the Skorpions didn't already have enough to celebrate this week . . .
The 2022 Flag Football World
Games are coming up in Alabama
These World Games will be played in Birmingham's venerable Legion Field, the scene of numerous Alabama-Auburn Iron Bowl games in years gone by. The Flag Football portion of the World Games will take place over a five day period from July 10-14.
Birmingham will be hosting a 2022 World Games total of 36 different competitions/tournaments from July 7-17, that include:
The three Artistic Sports of Dance Sport, Gymnastics and Roller Sports
The 11 Ball Sports of Canoe, Fistball, Flag Football, Floorball, Handball, Korfball, Lacrosse, Racquetball, Softball, Squash and Wheelchair Rugby
The six Martial Arts of Ju-jitsu, Karate, Kickboxing, Muaythai, Sumo and Wushu
The four Precision Sports of Archery, Billiards, Boules Sports and Bowling
The two Strength Sports of Powerlifting and Tug of War
And finally, the ten Trend Sports of Air Sports, Canoe, Duathlon, Finswimming, Flying Disc, Lifesaving, Orienteering, Roller Sports, Sport Climbing and Waterski/Wakeboard
Over 100 countries will be represented by 3,600 athletes in these, at times, obscure sports. It should be a great experience for all in attendance.
Three of the Skorpion Women are on the
Italian National Team that will play in
the Yellowhammer State
The eight countries represented in the Women's Tournament are Austria, Brazil, France, Italy Japan, Mexico, Panama and the United States.
The Silver Bowl MVP is thelone Skorpion on the Men's Italian
National Team
On the Men's side, there are also eight countries vying for world domination. They are Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Panama and the United States.
Anyone up for a Road Trip?
Finally . . .
What do you think about the
Romagna Roosters white jerseys?
The Roosters (6-0) play in Italy's nine man football level, the CIF9 (DIII), and will compete against the Roma Pretoriani (6-1) on Saturday in a semi-final playoff game.
They are seen here in an earlier season game against the Pesaro Angels (1-4). The Roosters won this game, 28-12.
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