 Television exposure was no longer to be taken for granted and the growth of the youth competition was suffering.Conversely the sport was undergoing a renaissance in the rest of Europe, with media interest and crowds growing.This situation forced the decision by the Amsterdam Crusaders to pull out of the Dutch competition and instead compete in the ill-fated Football League of Europe in 1994 and 1995

While the sport was struggling in the Netherlands, bigger thing were afoot for American Football on a global scale.