They Are TAKING OVER EUROPE... (The Rise of the ELF)
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- čas přidán 14. 04. 2024
- Last week, I released a video talking about the history of NFL Europe and why it failed. In the comment section of that video, I received numerous requests to talk about the European League of Football that launched back in 2021. The EFL has built something special that has grown every year and is slowly becoming the premiere European football league. This is the story of the ELF, the football league taking Europe by storm.
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Finally some love for Europe football
ELF is great, glad to see it is getting more visibility!
I love how they went to non-traditional markets like Madrid and Paris. Hopefully London gets a team.
Outside of Germany, Paris could be considered a "traditional" market
just like in soccer, Paris is a hotbed for football, lots of talent there, and young players going to the US & Canada
I love this channel because you speak on topics people might think about but never do a video on. It's literally original content
The video ideas are stuff I research on my own and go down rabbit holes (sometimes accidently) and I always wonder if others would like it or video ideas yall ask me to look it to so I just decide to do videos on them. I love telling weird random stories
ELF is HYPE!!! PLEASE watch these games. Promote them share them talk about them. No it’s not going to be NFL which a lot of people erroneously expect leagues like this to be. If you go in with the mindset of “I’m here because i love football” you will enjoy it. I watched every Galaxy game last year and didn’t regret a single moment.
How can I watch these games?
How do you watch these games?
@@mckayhatch6723 They stream them on youtube!
@@mckayhatch6723 it's football. I don't need to see the best of the best to enjoy the game.
He's asking literally, how do you tune in to the games to watch, just like you @@jackson711247
My brother chose the Wrocław Panthers and I chose Hamburg. It was between them and Rhein but didn’t feel like bandwagoning
I didn't know much about the ELF. Thank you!!
Didn't expect this video! Nice stuff! Living in Frankfurt, so I'm a Galaxy fan. Looking forward to the 2024 season.
Love it!
Appreciate you making the Video!
The video we've all been waiting for
You should do a video on Indoor/Arena football. This past offseason was insane whole leagues being dissolved, the AFL makin their return, The IFL continuing to be the standard. It’s a good story
The IFL is like the former AFL with a few former AFL teams
I have plans to do videos on both leagues over the next two weeks. I am excited to look into both and I reached out to the Philadelphia Soul to see if I can get a press pass for one of their games
Oh man, I forgot about arena football. I haven’t cared about them since the Cleveland gladiators died. :(
Yeah the Arizona Rattlers hold strong something that would help all these football leagues is try to get a world Bowl of a 32 team playoffs with UFL, CFL, IFL, and EFL teams. This would get the attention of the Olympics
I wish the CFL, UFL, EFL, and IFL would have a 32 team playoff for a world championship in the Olympics. Also the EFL since the have ties to NFL Europe hold a preseason Exhibition in Europe with the Seattle Seahawks vs the Frankfort Galaxy. That should get the Olympics attention.
what about a video about LFA (Mexico)
As a French dude, this is the video I didn't know I expected, but the video I deserved. I went to see some games of my Musketeers from Paris last summer, and while it was nowhere close from the level of the NFL (as you would except from amateurs/semi-pros), it was still a good level of play and I had a fun time attending those games
Well have fun with these low grade level of America football, hell the NFL is trash too this days.
Well enjoy!
the Musketeers are looking great this year, and they got a deal with a sports cable TV so all games are televised this year
The only teams missing are the ones in London, Amsterdam, and Scotland.
My favorite team is the Berlin Thunder from back when they were an NFL Europe team
ELF GOES HARD GO THUNDER! A shame that they don't offer team passes for US fans anymore. I was happy paying half the price for just my teams games.
Im a galaxy guy. Love frankfurt. Great market. Amazing fan atmosphere. Love the colors. Reminds me of the pittsburgh maulers. The stadium works as well. Could use a rennovation though.
Please cover it throughout the summer!
Great Video, the ELF is still growingen! My Favorit Teams are, the Surge, the Raiders and the Centurions, greetings from Cologne, Balou
I live and breath nfl and just love the game. Im a Barcelona dragons fan and im fucking rooting for this league to blow up and become a powerhouse one day. I hope it becomes a league that is seen on par with the nfl in terms of competitiveness and the product they put out on the field. Maybe one day nfl and elf can host games against each other to see whos the best. Hopefully that happens in my lifetime cuz i really wanna see it 🙏🤞🏼
There is some quality football played in the ELF. It's a growing league that has some behind-the-scenes stuff that needs to be improved. But overall, the ELF deserves more coverage.
I loved the Frankfurt Galaxy and the Orlando Thunder back in the World Football League.
ELF deserves alot of American Viewers. Nice job uve done here. Its an awesome Legaue. More fun than xfl imho👍😝
Two ELF teams I like:Rhine Fire and Hamburg Seadevils.
great league, great entertainment... and my Paris Musketeers are looking great this year!
I purchased the European League Of Football GAME PASS in 2023 and watched as many games as possible and enjoyed it. I downloaded them app as well. I have already purchased the European League Of Football GAME PASS for the 2024 season and I enjoyed the opening weekend that just kicked off May 25, 2024. Nice to see the growth of the European League Of Football
This league and the X league of Japan and the league in mexico are good ti watch in the off season but UFL is the best, I enjoy them all!
Rhein Fire 🔥🔥🔥
It's interesting how Madre London played incredible in this league, but then was just ok in the USFL. Between two USFL seasons, he ran for 660 yards, averaging about 4.0 YPC, with 2 TDs. Decent numbers, but I never felt was as talented as other guys like Mark Thompson, CJ Marable, Wes Hills, Matthew Colburn, or Tre Williams.
London was facing better LB play in the USFL. Some of those guys use to be on NFL rosters, or were solid at the NCAA level. Zach Blair was on an ELF podcast about a month ago talking about how American LB experience is in demand in the ELF, whether it come from an A or E import. LB play has improved a bit since no one has been putting up numbers like Madre since.
He's actually back in Europe now, playing for the Danube Dragons since a couple of days
@@teenageanarchist861 Yes he is playing in the Austrian Football League ( AFL). Which before ELF was arguably the best league in Europe along with German (GFL). Sometimes stats are inflated because of the system used etc. There has been many great RB that have played in Europe that didn't have close to those numbers Madre had that year.
I like the history explained on the video. From the European Football League (EFL) which was very good and was made up of the domestic league winners and top euro teams. And now the rise of the ELF, which is doing a better job of marketing the game and more TV coverage. Europe/Japan has good football for a long time and great to see it get more attention in North America as well.
They can't keep calling it 'football' if they want it to be popular as we already have another type of football ⚽️
You should make a video about the leauge Mortiz Boheinger was in
That's the German Football League. And Böhringer played in the ELF last year with the Stuttgart Surge too
Hey Be great to do a video on British American Football League. Be interesting to see you take/ view on the leagues and setup.
Plzzz do the CFL, really really good league
Imagine if the NFL and ELF played against each other for a game.
Sorry, would be a massacre. ELF is solid DivII level. ELF top teams, if given a pre season with 5 practice days a week, might have a shot at low DivI teams. The NFL is too strong for even many DivI star players.
They need to have a international team off all the best players in the ufl. Japan's league is lit too
I thought "rise of the elf" was about shifty, fast, short European slot wrs and rbs like 5'6" Darren Sproles dominating the Euro league lmao. E.L.F. is a crappy acronym for a big man game. FLE? Football League of Europe? LFE is already 'legends' but really Lingerie Football League.
There was a short-lived Football League of Europe and I think someone might still own the name.
@@einarbolstad8150 same problem with EFL which used to be a league too
Plzzzzzzz Cover ELF! Doing the Summer!
Do Mexico LFA next ,good football
Please cover the season.
I love the ELF, man
I hope whe get a football game with ELF,UFL And CFL.
And LFA
Well, so much for the NFL expanding into foreign markets. But I guess that gives the NFL more grounds to looking at expansion franchises into American cities in the next couple of years
This is good for the NFL. The more 🏈 grows outside the u.s the bigger the talent pool gets. Just look at the NBA
Raiders and dragons!!
Do LFA PROFESSIONAL 🇲🇽🏈 🤌 🏆 next they taking over Mexico Aswell 🏆
Gotta love Prague, go Lions 🦁
Where can i watch these games? Also what days do they come on?
saturdays and sundays on their gamepass.. just search for ELF gamepass. Or have a look into elfpedia :D
Frankfurt galaxy
I think American football should start making some headway into Europe because i think there might be an large untapped talent pool in Europe. Just look at the success the players from Europe are having in the NBA in 2024?
They have, every year the ncaa reports how many foreign internationals are in the league.
nice
Wasnt it Started in 2020?
They need to lower the price of their game pass because I won't pay more for the ELF than I would for the NFL. I watch all the highlight videos every week and don't like how they're only 7 minutes in length when most other leagues are at least 12 minutes or more. The only leagues I don't follow are the German and Japanese leagues. Right now as far as talent ranking The ELF is third behind the NFL, CFL and XFL although it's a toss up between the ELF and XFL. I feel top 10 NCAA teams would give the ELF and XFL some problems. I do feel Milano needs to change their mascot name. How That slipped through the cracks is beyond me.
LFA AMERICAN MEXICAN FOOTBALL 🏈 LEAGUE
Wait what is this
Is there an ELF video game out there?
no
@@williderwattwurm8673 thats a bummer.
@@devinmorrison2993 the league is 3.5 years old.. what do you expect 😅
@@williderwattwurm8673 they make football games for generic non existent leagues. It wouldnt be hard at all, especially for a larger company such as EA.
@@devinmorrison2993 which company?
Lets Goo Milano Seamen⚓️⚓️⚓️
Hamburg seadevils
the AAF should return and merge with the ELF.
most US football fans are NFL fans and anything other than the NFL is "minor league" so to them it's not worth watching
If this league was broadcasted on the NFL network, I believe they would watch once they see what a good league it is.
@@aaronblaylock2092 well some NFL might but most if it's not the NFL then the quality of play is trash
Just a bunch of good-for-nothing elitist snobs. Besides, the NFL hasn't been anything close to real football in over a decade and sure as hell hasn't been worth watching since that time either.
that ain't no football!!!
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Sum
Doubt it will. Euros love soccer too much plus I prefer if our football stayed within our borders 😂
The 2023 championship game sold over 30k tickets and the '24 championship game is already near that number, too. Sure, soccer is big in Europe, but there are a lot of people that also like other sports to rise. The best of all of that is that the ELF and the US leagues can co-exist without preying on each other. After the ELF season, a lot of the ELF fans change to their NFL teams.
@@UltiPhoenix And way back in the late 80's Italy (Italian Football League had 25K for a championship game) in the 90's over 30K for the German League (German Bowl) championship game. The game in Europe has been strong it just hasn't received the attention or recognition it deserves. A lot of great talent in Europe and Japan for a long time as well as a lot of great import American players pushed the game forward and now maybe it will be recognized and more opportunities for global talent.
elf? how bout efl
not possible due to naming right. there used to be an efl
Rhein Fire 🔥🔥🔥