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This page is dedicated to my favourite NFL Europe team, the Scottish Claymores
The Scottish Claymores are Britain's representatives in the six-team NFL Europe League playing against opposition from Amsterdam, Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf and Frankfurt during an 11-week season from April to June. Each NFL Europe League season culminates in the World Bowl which, in season 2004, will be played at Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen on June 12. The NFL Europe League is allied to the National Football League - America's biggest sports league. All six NFL Europe League teams are owned and operated by the NFL.
Each NFL Europe League team consists of 34 American players; eight home-based 'national' players and one additional quarterback of any nationality.
The quality of play in the League is second only to the NFL itself. Some 259 players were allocated to the NFL Europe League from 32 NFL teams for the 2002 season with a record number 39 players allocated from NFL teams to play with the Claymores.
The Atlantic crossing works both ways. The number of Claymores graduating back to NFL teams continues to grow, with as many as 30 former stars playing for NFL teams during the 2001 season.
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