XFL and USFL Merger Announces New League Name, Spring Launch Date and More
variety.comMeredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com The XFL and USFL have unveiled key details of the merged football franchise that will debut next March.
The two formerly competing leagues officially confirmed their new name and logo as the United Football League on Sunday. Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia, who resurrected the XFL back in 2020, revealed the plans on Fox’s NFL pregame show. “We wanted to join forces for a few reasons,” Johnson said on air. “I think number one to grow the game of football.
It’s a game that we all love, and create opportunities for players and we all know how important that is. And also, deliver for the fans.
If you think about it, this is thirty years of spring football starting and stopping, starting and stopping. So this merger between USFL and XFL, it feels like we got a shot to establish that spring football is here to stay.” Garcia went on to confirm that the league will broadcast on FOX, ESPN, ABC and FS1 (Fox Sports 1).
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