We are talking football! No, we are not talking about the NFL, the league that was born in 1920 and has grown to be the most popular sport in America. We are going to ignore the version played 3-4 nights a week that symbolizes testosterone, beer, gambling, and America's insatiable desire for talk, talk, and more talk.
No, we're talking about the next level of the game: The Legends Football League, formerly known as the Lingerie Football League, formed in 2009 and founded by Mitch Mortaza. It was rebranded and has since exploded in popularity, both in the United States and across the world. There is a league in the United States, Canada, Australia, and they are expanding to Latin America and Europe. They've also gone as far as testing the market in Asia and plan to expand there as well. All of these separate Leagues will play until they have a champ and then play each other to eventually have a World Champion. You've got to wonder how a group of woman playing football in lingerie, MY BAD: athletic gear, can actually put down roots every where. How can the likes of Jerry Jones and Roger Goodell get outfoxed?
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This is a contact sport and when bodies get knocked down and around, they are sure to end up in compromising positions. After playing my fair share of football, there are a number of scenarios that could have caused this. It just shows you how intense LFL football can get as these women go at each other full force. It's almost impossible though to play this sport with the uniforms they have and not get imaginations flowing. As we know, the league used to have uniforms that were a lot more revealing but even with the uniform alterations now, you wonder what other kind of alterations the league may pursue to get the league as mainstream as possible. They may have some extra competition with the XFL!
All I can say is thank heavens this doesn't happen in the NFL. It seems like the league, especially since they don't want to be seen as sexist, should add some uniform rules. There's almost no way for these ladies to warm up without exposing parts of their legs that they'd want to stay concealed. While the uniforms have gotten better over the years, as they're closer to resembling traditional football uniforms, there's still a ways to go. This entry is aptly titled for the team, the L.A. Temptation because observers looking at this are obviously way too tempted to not snap a picture of the two steamy ladies getting ready for action. We're sure plenty of sports photographers are aspiring to work a few LFL games.
There is so much that is just so wrong and also so right about this shot. This was back when the league was called the Lingerie Football League and it was quite literal, with minimal protection for the ladies. First, is it a positive or negative that these fabulous athletes do not have their name across the jerseys, shoulder pads, or even their athletic pants? Don't these young woman deserve some recognition? At the very least, they should have their number (not phone) stitched somewhere on their jerseys. At the least, spectators could check their programs to help identify their favorites. Eventually, the league added numbers, as all behinds and bodies are not created equal! The league definitely has come a long way as it tries to find a happy balance between visual appeal and quality football.
The Seattle Mist have been the class of the LFL, as they have won two of the last three Legends' Cups and have made it to the past three, with their loss coming to the Chicago Bliss in 2016. For this player, she was obviously focused on the snap and not the fact that her jersey had begun to veer out of place and expose her bra. We've said it before, but you really have to admire the fact that these women are willing to lay it out on the line with very little assurance that their entire uniform will stay in place. While the league had its growing pains in trying to find a balance between alluring uniforms and quality football, let's hope they find the perfect balance and the league continues to grow.
The Lingerie Football League describe themselves as football pioneers and say that by playing in crop tops and hot pants they are fighting inequality but some say the 'league' is objectifying women.Hugh Woozencroft met the 14-strong team from Manchester who say they just want to get on with playing football.
Last Tuesday night the Oxygen network debuted "Pretty. Strong," a reality show following the lives of six players on the Chicago Bliss -- the two-time defending champions of the Legends Football League (formerly the Lingerie Football League). The show aims to shine a light on how the women balance football with life (center Jamie Barwick is a single mother), and work (wide receiver Alli Alberts is a dentist, defensive lineman Yashi Rice a struggling R&B artist).
See, the name of the league might have changed, but the uniforms haven't. Players still wear push-up bras, spandex underwear, shoulder pads and helmets with clear masks that allow their faces to be seen. The only real change since the days of the lingerie league is that they no longer wear chokers and lace garter belts.
For Furr and many other players, the league is just about getting to play football, a sport so many girls and women love but never get the chance to compete in. But in order to play football, they have to agree to degrading and exploitative practices. The players, who are unpaid, go to bars to promote their team and sell tickets, and stay after games to take photos with and hug fans.
Watching these powerful, talented athletes participating in this B.S. is so disheartening. The blatant objectification has made me a staunch opponent of the LFL since its inception, when it was just a one-game, pay-per-view program at halftime of the Super Bowl. I understand why these women join the league. They love the game and want to play in front of crowds, with decent media coverage. There are other pro women's football leagues in America, but they don't draw many fans and they aren't televised. LFL games are edited and aired on Fuse a week after they're played.
I share the passion these women have for playing football (I'm currently typing with two busted fingers broken in a flag football league game), but if the only outlet for professional play requires objectification, I'm out. Furr said she hopes people focus more on the football than the close-up shots of boobs and butts that dominate the video boards and TV edits of LFL games.
Adopting the principles of "The Secret" might be a good way to approach life's ups and downs, but just thinking happy thoughts isn't going to protect you from serious injuries -- injuries like the ones suffered by former Los Angeles Temptation receiver and running back Melissa Marguiles, who says she received no help from the league in paying hospital bills for fractured bones in her cheek and eye socket. She's one of several former players suing the league, alleging that LFL players have been unlawfully classified as independent contractors instead of employees.
It's clear there are major flaws in the league -- no compensation for players and claims of little to no coverage of medical issues chief among them -- but these women are so desperate to play they're willing to accept them. Nwani hopes the Oxygen show might open up doors for her and help her make up for the money the LFL isn't providing.
League leadership then decided to have Saturday's game -- which was to be taped and aired as a pay-per-view special during the Super Bowl halftime -- at Caliente. However, some players balked at the idea of playing in the nude or in front of naked people, the newspaper said.
"The league will not place our fans, players, staff nor partners in a less then comfortable environment that would ultimately jeopardize the mainstream perception and reputation of the brand that so many have worked diligently over these past five years to build," league spokesman Stephon McMillen told the newspaper.
The issue is that the LFL markets itself as a competitive league, but even my cat understands that is simply a façade. I have a very smart feline.And I forgot to mention that the players of the LFL do not get paid. The women of the league are considered amateur athletes, and therefore do not get a penny.
There is nothing wrong with posing nude, or nearly so, in Sports Illustrated or ESPN the Magazine. Both Rob Gronkowski and Danica Patrick have done so. However, there is a problem when a player does not get paid because of his or her gender. It is an archaic setback when a player is forced to parade around in almost nothing in order to be allowed to play a sport at the highest competitive level. They are not enslaved gladiators fighting for freedom in a Roman coliseum. Russell Crowe will not be starring in a movie about the plight of the LFL players.
Other supporters propose that the LFL is a legitimate sporting event because many of the women who participate have played sports professionally. The truth is there are dedicated women footballers in the US in the Ladies Gridiron League but no one wants to promote or watch their games, in which players are clothed. The LFL selects women who look like centrefolds in their bra and panties, not muscular or stocky women who might be athletically most suited to football.
The February issues of several magazines hit the newsstands, but all the talk is about the Lingerie Football League Players (LFL) covering Playboy. Playing in lingerie is one thing, but for many of the players that decided to pose nude this is a gigantic step. Not because of the obvious (playing in lingerie is close to playing naked), but because this can make or break some of these girls careers. 2ff7e9595c
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