anyway NWSL is growing https://twitter.com/OfficialAFL/status/1199775929897308161

ESPN has never had a multi-year deal with the NWSL. They've had at least four? with Arena Football. At one point (2006) they even bought a minority stake in the league.

For context, the NWSL's average attendance in 2019 (7,337) was higher than Arena Football's, across more teams.

"most (AFL) players earning between $40-$50k per season. The league minimum is $31k, and the average salary, boosted by the contracts of a handful of franchise players who earn six figures, is $80k."

NWSL 2019 min/max: $16.5k/$46.2k

Tampa Bay Storm tickets in Arena Football cost as little as $10. The season was only 12 games long. Where was the money coming from?

- Shinola, the official watch
- Bud Light, presenting sponsor of ArenaBowl
- DraftKings and William Hill
- Twitter
- GEICO
- Fuga Energy

It's cool that Monumental started covering the Spirit last year! Anyway here's what Ted Leonsis was doing with his money a year after the USWNT won their third World Cup https://twitter.com/WTOPSports/status/798186908421476354

Well at least by June 2019, he learned his lesson and stopped dumping mone— https://www.axios.com/arena-football-league-capital-fundraising-b2658fbc-efa2-4b60-9480-1a2948b533d6.html

but I mean the plans had to have been realistic considering the market condit—

But hey, the league lasted for 30 years! They had to be doing something right, as opposed to anything risky or shad—