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The placement of the XFL Championship was unveiled Sunday because the league’s possession introduced that the sport is to be held on the Alamodome in San Antonio on Might 13.
The announcement was made forward of the nationally televised recreation between the St. Louis Battlehawks and the San Antonio Brahmas, the third of recreation of the newly revamped league’s season.
Moreover, the championship recreation might be televised nationally on ABC.
“We’re thrilled to announce that San Antonio and the Alamodome would be the host of this season’s inaugural Championship Sport,” Dany Garcia, chairwoman and proprietor of the league mentioned. “I’ve been so impressed by the extent of enthusiasm and dedication from the followers in San Antonio. We will not wait to carry collectively the most effective of the XFL North and XFL South to compete for the Championship title in an occasion that may rejoice our gamers, coaches, and the revival {of professional} soccer in San Antonio.”
Garcia, together with Dwayne Johnson and Gerry Cardinale of RedBird Capital are all a part of the league possession group and had been readily available on the recreation in San Antonio to make the announcement
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The league, which has eight groups, is a rebrand of the XFL that attempted to make comeback in 2020 underneath the possession of Vince McMahon and Alpha Leisure. It was finally unsuccessful due to the impression of COVID-19, which pressured the league to droop its season only a few weeks in.
The league finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2020.
On August 3, 2020, Johnson, Garcia and Cardinale bought the league for $15 million earlier than it might go up for public sale. 4 days after the preliminary deal, the acquisition obtained courtroom approval.
Apart from San Antonio, the opposite workforce areas embody Arlington, Texas; Houston; Las Vegas; Orlando, Florida; Seattle; St. Louis and Washington, D.C.
