Even when the league was discontinued in 2007, the "fire" never completely died out. So it's no wonder that 15 years later, American football fans in Düsseldorf are celebrating the launch of the European League of Football (ELF) and the associated rebirth of Rhein Fire in 2022 as a long-awaited success. Under the motto "professional American football made in Europe", the team now competes with teams such as Frankfurt Galaxy and the Barcelona Dragons. The "Rhein Fire flames" are burning stronger than ever and enrich the entire region. The fact that Düsseldorf has also been the German headquarters of the American National Football League (NFL) since 2023 underlines the great enthusiasm for American football in the city.
