Statement released by Ladies Gridiron League (LGL) last night: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Lingerie Football Cancels Australian Season, 2 Weeks Out From First Game Legends (formerly Lingerie) Football League turns its back on Australia 2 weeks prior to season launch. Australian players and staff fight back and launch replacement league. MELBOURNE, Victoria (Tuesday, September 30, 2014) - Owner and founder of the Legends (formerly Lingerie) Football League (LFL) Mitchell Mortaza sent an email to all LFL players and coaches early Sunday morning, notifying them that the upcoming second season of LFL Australia has been cancelled 2 weeks out of the first game being played at Coopers Stadium, Hindmarsh. The reason stated for the leagues withdrawal was that it wasn’t able to secure a TV broadcast deal in time to launch the second season and generate ticket sales. However, there have been many within the LFL community that speculate this was not the case, and that legal action in the USA and a poor performance of the LFL US season is to blame. With athletes training for the past 2 years having the expectation to play, the news of the cancelled season was devastating to all involved. The announcement of the cancelled season was softened by an Australian based women’s gridiron league announcing that they will be offering contracts to current LFL players and staff to join the Ladies Gridiron League (LGL). The LGL was originally established with the LFL as a feeder league to farm development players for the LFL Australia, however decided to part ways due to business disagreements in 2013. LGL Representative Christian Ganaban, has this to say about the league, “We are not here to be a replacement for the LFL, we are a new league that’s here to promote women’s football here in Australia and focus on the athleticism of our players”. He further states, “We recognise that our players are our most important asset and will be treated accordingly with insurance and match payments being part of the many benefits of playing in this league, something the LFL didn’t do.” The LGL’s plans were to initially launch in April 2015, however due to the LFL withdrawing, plans are now underway to launch a season before the end of the year for the athletes left stranded by the LFL’s swift withdrawal. Representatives from all LFL Australia teams have been in contact with the LGL and have committed to playing in the league by agreeing to sign contracts this week, including the star studded American and Canadian imports who flew over to Australia to play in the upcoming season but were left abandoned by the LFL. The LGL are currently in discussions with a free-to-air network station and several major sponsors to spearhead its campaign. For all media enquiries and or sponsorship requests email Christian Ganaban at LGLGridiron@gmail
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 07:27:49 +0000
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