2018 FIL World Championships: See our top photos from the world games

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The 2018 FIL World Championships was definitely one for the books. We saw relatively new international teams such as Puerto Rico and the Philippines explode for top-10 finishes at the games, to the usual suspects in the United States and Canada compete for the gold medal match.

Signature: Official Ball of 2018 FIL Men’s World Lacrosse Championships

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Signature Lacrosse announced as the Official Ball for what’s expected to be the largest international lacrosse event in history.

2018 FIL World Lacrosse Championships – 48 Teams!

2018 FIL World Lacrosse Championships

The FIL recently confirmed that 48 teams have registered and been confirmed for the 2018 FIL World Lacrosse Championships, to be held in Netanya, Israel from July 12-21st. In 2014, 38 nations competed in the FIL games, so the ten team jump is impressive, and makes this the biggest FIL event ever.

Peru’s Ben Acosta is Underage, Not Underprepared – World Lax 2018

Peru's Ben Acosta is Underage, Not Underprepared - World Lax 2018

Only four years in, and only 16, Ben Acosta is ready to represent Peru at the 2018 FIL World lacrosse Championships.

World Lacrosse Championship Quiz

Test your knowledge of the international lacrosse game with this 20-question, multiple-choice World Lacrosse Championship quiz.

So you think you know the international game? Test yourself with this World Lacrosse Championship quiz. World Lacrosse, known as the FIL until 2019, has sponsored the World Lacrosse Championship for years. But the tournament to determine international field lacrosse supremacy is older than any worldwide lacrosse organization. The very first World Lacrosse Championship was […]

Player Profile: Spain’s Fernando Martinez Sierra

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Fernando Martinez Sierra made a bet in 2012 over a basketball game. The end result sees him playing lacrosse for Spain’s national team.

Wes Berg Player Profile – A Recap of the Seal’s Career

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At 27, Wes Berg already has a number of championships under his belt. That’s why we’ve put together this Wes Berg player profile. It started in 2010 with the Coquitlam Adanacs. Berg helped lead the team to a Minto Cup win, a first for the program. In 2011, he won the Bill Dickinson Trophy as […]

Too Early Team USA: 2023 World Lacrosse Championship

MLL ASG Team USA 2018

We’ve been debating the talent and impact of a lot of lacrosse players this summer with mock drafts, All-Pro teams, and coverage of both pro leagues. Let’s keep thinking forward here. Between the The World Games 2020, and the 2023 World Lacrosse Championship, we’ve got multiple opportunities coming up for the boys in Red, White […]

Lacrosse Without the Iroquois Nationals is No World Celebration

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The Iroquois Nationals learned of their exclusion from The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, in the fall. One of the countries that was invited noticed the Iroquois Nationals weren’t on the list of competitors and were confused. It reached out to the Haudenosaunee, inadvertently breaking the news to the odd-nation-out, said Executive Director Leo […]

Los Angeles Hosts Men’s World Championship 2023

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World Lacrosse Senior-Level Men’s World Championship To Be Held In 2023 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA – World Lacrosse announced today that its senior-level Men’s World Championship, originally scheduled for 2022, is being moved back one year to 2023 in response to other changes in the international sport calendar, to better accommodate athlete availability and to […]

Top Photos: White Group — 2018 World Games

The 2018 FIL World Lacrosse Championships was monumental in many ways, and our coverage, including our top photos from the White Group, gave you a front-row seat to the action. It was the first time the games had been hosted in a non-English speaking country. Ever. It was also the best participation at a world […]

Top Photos: Grey Group — 2018 World Games

The 2018 FIL World Lacrosse Championships was monumental in many ways, and our coverage, including our top photos from the Grey Group, gave you a front-row seat to the action. It was the first time the games had been hosted in a non-English speaking country. Ever. It was also the best participation at a world […]