Overview
- EFA terminated its two‑month cooperation with ELF with immediate effect after reviewing the league’s compliance with its financial criteria.
- EFA says it will press ahead with an independent, franchise‑run competition modeled on the NFL and continues preparations for a 2026 season.
- AFLE disclosed that each team will receive €325,000 per year in the first two seasons from an investor-backed pool totaling €12 million, with a target to distribute 75% of league revenues to clubs under a team‑owned governance structure.
- AFLE has confirmed five teams so far—Rhein Fire, Berlin Thunder, Vienna Vikings, Alpine Rams and Panthers Wroclaw—and Rhein Fire’s GM says the club will play six home and six away games in 2026.
- ELF’s outlook remains uncertain after multiple departures and the Stuttgart Surge insolvency, and FAZ reports a major investor pullout alongside separate Austrian inquiries involving ELF leadership with any link to recent decisions unclear.