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  AAF

  Former players file fraud suit against the AAF

  April 10, 2019

  Two alumni of the recently defunct Alliance of American Football have filed a lawsuit against the league and certain executives, alleging fraud and a host of other misdeeds.

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  11 big things: The AAF is gone—and so is the money

  April 6, 2019

  The apparent demise of VC-backed pro football joins Blackstone, BlackRock, new unicorns and good dogs in our recap of the week.

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  AAF

  Game over? AAF suspends operations as full shutdown looms

  April 1, 2019

  The AAF has reportedly suspended operations and will not finish its inaugural season, with the hiatus coming about a week after majority owner Tom Dundon first said the league was in danger.

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  AAF

  AAF owner says league might shut down without NFL participation

  March 26, 2019

  Less than two months after beginning its inaugural season, the VC-backed Alliance of American Football could already be facing an existential threat.

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  AAF

  Lawsuit alleges ‘conspiracy’ behind founding of VC-backed AAF

  February 25, 2019

  The AAF has used significant VC backing to establish itself as a fledgling presence in the word of pro football. A new lawsuit alleges the league utilized more nefarious means, too.

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  Sports

  A PE exec is paying $250M to rescue the AAF

  February 18, 2019

  Its VC backers weren’t enough to save the AAF from a potential financial crisis. For that, the fledgling football league had to turn to a PE executive who’s no stranger to the world of pro sports.

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  Sports

  Pursuit of Kaepernick, Tebow shows AAF may have larger ambitions

  February 14, 2019

  Barely a week old, the Alliance of American Football is already making headlines. That’s probably exactly what its VC backers want.

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  Sports

  A PE analyst stars in VC-backed pro football’s opening week

  February 10, 2019

  The AAF is backed by some major names in VC. So it only makes sense that a PE analyst starred on the new pro football league’s opening weekend.

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  Sports

  VC-backed football is here. Can the AAF succeed?

  February 4, 2019

  The AAF will begin its inaugural 10-game season this weekend. What will the future hold for the first of a series of new players on the pro football scene?

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  Sports

  What’s up with that VC-backed football league?

  September 17, 2018

  Breaking down the players, coaches and investors behind the Alliance of American Football.

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