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In the last 10 years, amateur competitions in European countries have gone from 4-5 countries to around 15 countries and the total playing numbers from 1500 to close to approx 7500 (with some 85% non-Australians) - all with very little direct involvement from the AFL. Why? More and more...

Mobs, I reckon Portugal, Norway, Poland, Switzerland are a real chance for next year. Some of them only just missed out this time round. The Czech Republic should be back as well.

Check in with the local footy club, the Toulouse Hawks. They may have an event planned.

Re: Grand Final Tickets - wanted, for sale, will sell kidney for, that sort of thing. All in here, p AFL Europe is offering to 2 tickets here.

In Stockholm, Sweden: The Liffey Pub Stora Nygatan 40 Gamla Stan (Old town) Doors open at 6am. 150 SEK for breakfast and beer - payable in advance. For more info, mail here Event organisers: Solna Axemen AFC

Indeed, though plans are underway to arrange the first ever domestic match in Krasnoyarsk next year. ABC popped by recently for one of the Moscow trainings. Video here.

Previous International Cup winners Ireland (2002) and PNG (2008) to battle it out on the 2011 International Cup grand final at the 'G on Saturday before the Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn game.

Pre-semifinal round writeup on the AFL website here.

Big upset win by the #8 ranked USA Revolution over the #3 ranked South African Lions in the curtain raiser game to Swans v Saints. The USA now advance to the top 4 playoffs starting with the semi-finals on Wednesday. The best the Lions can hope for is 5th place. Match reports here and here.

A detailed summary from the International Development Forum in Sydney courtesy World Footy News.

Update from Brett's travels: Brett Kirk spreading the AFL gospel to the world

How a lot of people want their footy to be played... QW-wxTW7OCI Old school

The Siberian winter seems to be no major obstacle. It is said that a number of the Krasnoyarsk city sporting teams train deep underground during the winter at the “secret” cold war city of Krasnoyarsk 26.

The sport of Australian Football "Австрофутбол" has finally taken its first tentative steps in the Russian Federation, in both Moscow and Krasnoyarsk (Siberia), some 4000 kms apart. Krasnoyarsk club Blog Moscow club Facebook page More on the Krasnoyarsk club from WFN More on the...

Try asking the Czech footy league there.

The LiveAFL online stream works in North America.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

An interesting idea... though I have my doubts on the policing and unintended consequences of it. In fact, in many European 9-a-side leagues, zones are used for scoring and where the players start (after a goal or qtr/half time). Perhaps for 18-a-side it's not such a radical idea? No less...

Re: The Annual ANZAC DAY Thread - Edition 2011 Collingwood v Essendon? Pfft. :) I, for one, will be looking forward to the annual Anzac Cup tilt at Villers-Bretonneux on the battlefields of northern France, between the Australian Spirit and France. ;)

Danny definitely should be in the know. There's some real hard nuts going around the AFL Cairo league these days.

Results from today's 18-a-side internationals in Europe: Irish Warriors 8.11(59) def British Bulldogs 8.6 (54), in Dublin IRL Denmark Vikings 80 def Sweden Elks 29 (tbc), in Farum DK DK v SE match highlights footage courtesy Danish TV2 Lorry.

An update via the Australian Times.co.uk.

Brett Kirk taking in a match in Madrid: Spain v Wandsworth Demons Courtesy the Australian Times in London.

From the New Zealand Herald:

Pack your boots and mouthguard when you travel! When you're overseas and the opportunity presents itself, make contact with the local footy club (if there is one) and join in a training session or even play in a game or umpire. Especially in non-English language countries where Aussies who...

Some recent youtube footage from Brett leading a clinic in Sri Lanka: tYX2BuCPBG8

Buckley's. (He's coaching the Pies on Friday, right?)

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From The Age.

Not so odd after all. Footy in Andorra started in a similar vein (a Scottish ex-DAFL president moving there to live). Interestingly, a number of countries were started by locals after seeing the game on TV (i.e. France, Portugal).