Teams as diverse as Tennessee, Nebraska, BYU, Idaho, Louisiana Tech and Western Kentucky have Samoan players. An estimated 28 Samoans will be on NFL rosters this year, at least six of whom were ...

Advertisement She is here to promote the film Next Goal Wins, which tells the story of the American Samoa football team, the lowest-ranked country in the world, and the period during which they ...

An early challenge was convincing potential players the approach from the Samoan Football Federation wasn’t a prank. The scouting team built a network of Samoan diaspora communities around the ...

Samoans are no longer seen as just large offensive or defensive linemen.Players with Samoan roots are also contributing to that change. During the 2023 NFL season, Makea "Puka" Nauca broke the NFL ...

Players with Samoan roots are also contributing to that change. During the 2023 NFL season, Makea "Puka" Nauca broke the NFL rookie receiving record with 1,486 yards. While in Miami, Quarterback ...

Just one player in the current Samoa men's national football team was alive the last time they faced New Zealand in a senior international. Captain Andrew Setefano was just three months old when ...

of Samoan ancestry, have been selected as the 2023 Polynesian College Football Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year. Laiatu Latu had 49 total tackles (28 solo), led the team in sacks (13 ...

If the football game is Sunday ... While learning, other parts of Samoan culture rubbed off on the team. Some players now refer to teammates other than Luvu — whose nickname is “Uce ...

The 36-year-old coach wrote history last month when, by finishing as runners-up at the OFC U16 Women’s Championship, his Samoa side became the first football team in their country's history to ...

WHEN Thomas Rongen was offered the chance to coach the American Samoan national football team ahead of a World Cup qualifier, he jumped at the chance to move to the South Pacific paradise.