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Arena Football League Reportedly to Close 2009 Season
The Arena Football League announced Wednesday that it will cancel its 2009 season, according to reports.
The Arena Football League, also known as the AFL, has grown in popularity and attendance over the past decade, but according to reports will cancel what would have been its 23rd season.
The AFL, which was founded in 1987 and is the longest-standing U.S. football league besides the NFL, has never taken a season off.
The Rocky Mountain News reported Wednesday that league officials are expected to make the announcement before the end of the week. The Kansas City Star later reported that Pete Likens, the communications director for the Kansas City Brigade, said the AFL players' union agreed late Tuesday to the decision.
"Despite rumors and reports to the contrary, all AFL teams are continuing to work towards ArenaBowl XXIII. As it has previously stated, the AFL continues to work on long-term structural improvement options," said the AFL in a written statement.
The AFL's New Orleans franchise folded despite being near the top of the league in attendance the past two seasons. In addition, the league has yet to name a replacement for longtime commissioner David Baker, who abruptly resigned in July two days before the ArenaBowl championship game.
Sports Business Journal reported in October that AFL owners had approved a tentative deal with Platinum Equity for the company to invest up to $100 million and assume management control of the league. The deal has yet to be completed.
The arenafootball2 league, the official development league of the AFL, said it will continue to operate as usual and will play in 2009, its 10th anniversary season. The af2 operates entirely separate of the AFL and is not directly affected by the AFL's current financial situation.
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