What you need to know about the XFL launching (AGAIN)

The third time's the charm so they say. Well, the Xtreme Football League (XFL) is launching today for the third time. After failing in 2001 (read more here) and again in 2020 (read more again here), the XFL is back for another try at becoming a legit spring football league. What you need…

ByDavid ClaxtonFebruary 18, 20230Comments

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The lowdown on the XFL’s Under Armour merch

The XFL 3.0 is just days from kick-off. And (likely) thanks to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's involvement and ownership, the XFL has signed Under Armour up as its official apparel provider. Announced in December 2022, the two have teamed up to create exclusive uniforms for the XFL’s 2023 season and has now unveiled…

ByDavid ClaxtonFebruary 16, 20230Comments

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XFL Newswire launches

Readers of this blog will be well aware of our fondness in covering anything XFL-related. And with the new version of the XFL, XFL 3.0 kicking off very soon, we decided to launch a dedicated section of the site to the latest version of the XFL. Firstly, I can believe this is actually the…

ByDavid ClaxtonFebruary 15, 20230Comments

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XFL-CFL Super Bowl?

A news story reports that the XFL and CFL could host a jount title game to decide who are champions It follows on from the recent announcement that both leagues were in discussions to collaborate - with no clear indication of what this actually means The XFL was bought by a group including Dwayne "The…

ByDavid ClaxtonMay 19, 20210Comments

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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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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

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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

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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

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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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The AAF doesn’t even last a season

BusinessOfSport.Net YouTube Channel Heard of the Alliance of American Football (AAF)? The new American football league launched a week after Super Bowl LIII, kicked off to over two million viewers for its debut game. Its second week pulled in 400,000 viewers. Not bad, but within its second week of the league it needed an injection…

ByDavid ClaxtonFebruary 24, 20190Comments

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What you need to know about the XFL launching (AGAIN)

The lowdown on the XFL’s Under Armour merch

XFL Newswire launches

XFL-CFL Super Bowl?

CFL, XFL Merger?

The XFL returns in 2022

The Rock buys the XFL

Why the XFL failed again

XFL folds again

The AAF doesn’t even last a season

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