You really want to go. After the final in the European Football League (Elf), that Stuttgart Surge Last Sunday with 24:17 against the Vienna Vikings won, plan eleven teams of the once of Patrick Esume and Zeljko Karajica founded league to turn his back on. For this, the renegade teams have the European Football Alliance (EFA) founded.
After an in -depth and thorough internal review, this has confirmed that their teams no longer on the 2026 season European League of Football (ELF) will participate. This decision reflects what alliance considers the best for long -term health, stability and growth of American football in Europe. ”
Football: Elf has eleven teams under contract for the coming season
EFA has now joined the EFA: Rhein Fire, Paris Musketers, Madrid Bravos, Vienna Vikings, Tirol Raiders, Frankfurt Galaxy, Wroclaw Panthers, Prague Lions, Nordic Storm, Berlin Thunder and the freshly baked eleven-champion Stuttgart Surge. The Hamburg Sea Devils still officially belong to the eleven.
It now speaks for the first time – and insists on valid contracts: “The eleven is already in a valid contractual relationship with eleven franchises for the coming season and is also in intensive discussions with several interested parties who want to take part in the European League of Football with new teams.” Among them should also be six teams that have already joined the EFA.
Football: Is there a legal dispute between eleven and EFA?
According to information from the “Bild” newspaper, the eleven of these teams would by no means have to play in another league-such as the EFA. For this, there would be contractual penalties of up to half a million euros. There is a risk of a legal dispute in which league the teams can – or have to play.
But there are also conciliatory words in the communication of the eleven: “At the same time, the eleven are still open to dialogue with all current franchises and the goal of creating a common basis for the further development of the league and the European football.” It remains to be seen whether this basis is found.
