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Home of the Chiefs found this 6/29/2007 on www.usatoday.com [flag]
The announcement came less than a week after the Hamburg Sea Devils beat the Frankfurt Galaxy 37-28 in the World Bowl championship in Frankfurt before a crowd of 48,125. Five of the league's six teams are in Germany, with the other in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A statement on the German-language edition of the NFL's website said the NFL decided to concentrate its "strategies and resources" on ... [link]

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NFL Europa folds, Ross back to the USA
Published 6/29/2007 by Juana Summers at Home of the Chiefs
... Just one day after Chiefs GM Carl Peterson spoke out to the media about the future of NFL Europa, the six-team developmental league that often gives young players to gain extra experience abroad, the NFL announced that it’s folding. (Link NFL News) ...

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Published 6/29/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
... Oh, and NFL Europe is no more. [USA Today] ...

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