Another New Football League

    Many team sports leagues come and go, that what makes sports history fun. One such league was originally called the World League of American Football. The ten club league lasted two years before taking the next two years off to rebrand itself as an all-European league for a  12 season run. The league played its first games on March 23, 1991.

   The ten teams were the Barcelona (Spain) Dragons, Birmingham (Alabama) Fire, Frankfurt (Germany) Galaxy, London (England) Monarchs, Montreal (Quebec) Machine, New York-New Jersey Knights, Orlando (Florida) Thunder, Raleigh-Durham (North Carolina) Skyhawks, Sacramento (CA) Surge and the San Antonio (Texas) Riders. For the second season the Skyhawks moved to Columbus, Ohio and became the Ohio Glory. One of the things  that I find interesting is that the London Monarchs would later play some home games in Birmingham, England.

   When the league went all Europe, it had clubs in England, Scotland, Germany, Netherlands and Spain. What many people dont realize is that there was league for American Football clubs already in Europe. The Europe Football League has operated since 1986. The EFL has had clubs in Austria, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Finland and Netherlands. The continent has also had the German Football League since 1979.
The NFL Europe folded after 2007 season but, the other leagues continue on.

   The answer to yesterdays trivia question is in 1896 4 skaters and 5 judges showed up on February 9 at Saint Petersburg, Russia for the World Figure Skating Championships. The ladies did not compete until 1906 and amazingly enough the first North American did not compete until 1924. The first time it was held outside of Europe was in 1930 when it was held at New York City.
  
  Todays trivia question is the USSR/Russian and American teams have won the most metals in at the World Figure Skating Championships. Of the two teams which has won the most metals? The answer in tomorrows daily blog on the National Indoor Football League.