CFL, XFL Merger?

The XFL and CFL reveal they've opened talks to "work together" The CFL has suffered badly due to COVID-19 - could a merger with the XFL help? But what might the XFL get out of it? Wow - the CFL and XFL today publicly announced a potential partnership. Well, sort of. But still.…

ByDavid ClaxtonMarch 10, 20210Comments

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Boston sports are intense

A year into a life in Boston I blog about my experience as a sports fan in Titletown USA From my experience - Boston really is a proper 'sports city' - fans take their sports very seriously. "The Hub" as Boston is also called is a hub for sports and sports culture Also, after another…

ByDavid ClaxtonMarch 9, 20210Comments

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The XFL returns in 2022

Announcement that XFL will not rush back in 2021, but instead restart in 2022 League plans to overhaul its entire infrastructure next year Ex-WWE wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson bought the league for $15m in August And now we know. The XFL (Xtreme Football League) will return in 2022, with a YouTube video…

ByDavid ClaxtonDecember 29, 20200Comments

Interviews NFL

Ex-NFL star Jason Bell talks life after sport

Interview with Former NFL player Jason Bell reveals what life is like when athletes come to the end of their careers Bell's NFL career was tragically cut short due to injury in 2008 Post-football, he went in a different direction, setting up Horizon’s Masters Private Client Group, set up to empower athletes to…

ByDavid ClaxtonOctober 6, 20200Comments

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The Rock buys the XFL

Wild news breaks that former WWF star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has bought the XFL Ex-boss McMahon declined to bid for XFL properties New owners looking to re-launch (again) the XFL in 2021 "We say to you, the NFL suits, to everyone around who wants to tell us, the people, what we should have and…

ByDavid ClaxtonAugust 3, 20200Comments

Football Interviews

“Refugees welcome”: How an Irish football club went global

I spoke with Bohs' Daniel Lambert about how the Dublin football club became involved in the issue of refugees' rights (and other social issues) The club decided to partner with Amnesty and put "Refugees Welcome" in place of a sponsor on this year's away jersey - the move has generated an extremely positive, global reaction…

ByDavid ClaxtonJuly 15, 20200Comments

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National Football Museum keeping fans engaged

How does a sports museum survive during a lockdown? That’s the difficult situation The National Football Museum found itself in during the COVID-19 pandemic

ByDavid ClaxtonMay 26, 20200Comments

Interviews Rugby Startup Leagues

Can professional rugby take off in America?

Can pro rugby take off in the US? NRFL’s Michael Clements thinks so

ByDavid ClaxtonMay 12, 20200Comments

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Why the XFL failed again

Read about The Rock buying the XFL here Vince McMahon's XFL has failed once again, filing for bankruptcy on 11 April 2020 Sources said to ESPN that the rights to the XFL could be sold as part of the bankruptcy to another party Now ex-Commissioner, Oliver Luck, is suing Vince McMahon The second iteration of…

ByDavid ClaxtonApril 22, 20200Comments

XFL

XFL folds again

Read about The Rock buying the XFL here On Good Friday, ESPN broke the news that the upstart XFL has had to "suspend" operations, sack all employees and also has no plans to return in 2021 (when hopefully the COVID-19 pandemic is contained). More interestingly however it was also reported that the XFL has "no…

ByDavid ClaxtonApril 13, 20200Comments

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CFL, XFL Merger?

Boston sports are intense

The XFL returns in 2022

Ex-NFL star Jason Bell talks life after sport

The Rock buys the XFL

“Refugees welcome”: How an Irish football club went global

National Football Museum keeping fans engaged

Can professional rugby take off in America?

Why the XFL failed again

XFL folds again

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