From the Global Football archive · Published 2025-03-28. Event dates and plans reflect the original publication.
2025 Key Events
April 22-27: Ascender Elite Global Bowl 2025 Japan
- IMG Academy Ascender Elite team, Japan tour of Osaka area
- April 26 GameDay vs Keimei Gakuin HS-KG Saints @ MK Taxi Field Expo in Suita, Japan
- Shinzo Yamada, Global Football Coordinator – Japan
- Patrick Steenberge, Global Football Coordinator / President
May 12-20: College Tour #1: Hampden-Sydney College – Italy football tour
- May 17 GameDay vs Napoli Brigante in Naples, Italy
- Stefano Chitos, FIDAF Napoli
- Coach Vince Luvara, Hampden-Sydney College; 1st Global Tour & Game
- John Roslien, Global Football Coordinator / Operations Director
May 14-22: College Tour #2: Muhlenberg College – Bavaria/Austria football tour
- May 18 GameDay vs Ravensburg Razorbacks in Friedrichshafen, Germany
- Coach John Gilligan, Ravensburg Razorbacks
- Coach Nate Milne, Muhlenberg College; 3rd Global Tour & Game
- Mitch Osadchuk, Global Football Coordinator / Vice President
May 14-24: College Tour #3: Wheaton College – Portugal football/service tour
- May 17 GameDay vs Portugal Select Team in Lisbon, Portugal
- Coach Jesse Scott, Wheaton College; 1st American college team to ever play in Portugal
- Pedro Esteves, American Football Association Portugal
- Patrick Steenberge, Global Football Coordinator / President
August 19-24: G.I.F.T. Global Ireland Football Tournament & Aer Lingus College Football Classic
- August 22 GameDay @ Energia Park in Dublin, Ireland
- Hun School vs NFL Academy UK
- Kiski School vs Irish Junior Wolfhounds
- G.I.F.T. Rugby Tripleheader
- East Polk HS (girls) vs. Irish
- Bondurant HS (boys) vs. Irish
- Iowa State University vs. Irish
- Hun School Field Hockey vs. University College Dublin
- Hun School vs NFL Academy UK
September 12-13: Catholic Bowl V – Arlington, Texas
- September 13 GameDay @ Choctaw Stadium In Arlington, TX
- Sacred Heart TX vs. St. Edmund LA
- Bishop Lynch TX vs. Bishop McGuiness OK
- Nolan Catholic TX vs. John Paul II TX
- Sponsored by Catholic Dioceses of Fort Worth & of Dallas
October 10-12: TBA – Spain
