Teams
UNITED CONFERENCE | WORLD CONFERENCE |
UFC East | WFC East |
Washington Redskins | The Hawaiians |
Boston Celtics | Delhi Bengals |
Cleveland Indians | Tokyo Chargers |
Chicago Blackhawks | Sydney Rams |
UFC North | WFC North |
Quebec Nordiques | London Ravens |
Edmonton Eskimoes | Berlin Colts |
Toronto-Buffalo Bills | Moscow Raiders |
Vancouver Canucks | Stockholm Vikings |
UFC South | WFC South |
Birmingham Americans | Kenyan Crimson Tide |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Johannesburg Chiefs |
Memphis Southmen | Jerusalem Oilers |
Atlanta Braves | Rome Cardinals |
UFC West | WFC West |
Austin Texans | Dublin City Storm |
CDMX Mexicas | Rio de Janeiro 49ers |
The Mayas | Lima Incas |
Kansas City Chiefs | Havana Browns |
Report
Given the recent round of North American Sports Teams announcing they are changing their nicknames due to offence caused to Native Americans and the power of the “Black Lives Matter” movement, Eirball wonders if these groups will “Take Back” the names and use them as a source of Pride in the their own leagues. Washington Redskins, Cleveland Indians and Edmonton Eskimoes recently announced they are dropping their moniker in favour of something more appropriate.
In this scenario by 2050 there will be a World Football League with a return of teams such as the Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs, Edmonton Eskimoes (CFL), CDMX Mexicas (Mexico City), Mayas (LFA Mexico), The Hawaiians and Birmingham Americans (WFL 1974-1975), Austin Texans, Memphis Southmen and Birmingham Americans (USFL 1983-1985) as well as Baseball Teams Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves; Ice Hockey Teams Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks, Quebec Nordiques; and Basketball Team Boston Celtics; NCAA team Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
In addition National Football League teams which have never settled anywhere in America or developed a sense of identity shall move around the World: London Ravens, Berlin Colts, Moscow Raiders, Rome Cardinals, Johannesburg Chiefs, Jerusalem Oilers, Tokyo Chargers, Sydney Rams, Delhi Bengals, Rio de Janeiro 49ers, Havana Browns and Toronto Buffaloes (Bills). New teams Kenyan Crimson Tide, Lima Incas and Dublin City storm to be added to bring the League up to 32 teams. These teams will be owned, staffed and played by Native players.
References
For References on each of the Leagues as well as much more information please see the following pages:
Images
[2] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) Birmingham Americans History | Logo World Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.birminghamprosports.com/birminghamamericans/logo%20world%20football%20league.jpg [Accessed 11 February 2019]
Websites
[1] NFL / Kevin Patra (2020) Washington retiring nickname, logo; new nickname TBD [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/news/washington-retires-nickname-logo-new-nickname-tbd [Accessed 14 July 2020]
Canadian Football Leagues: https://eirball.ie/canadian-football-leagues/
National Football League: https://eirball.ie/national-football-league-2/
American Football League Era 1920-1950: https://eirball.ie/american-football-leagues-era-1920-1950/
Mexican American Football Leagues: https://eirball.ie/mexican-american-football-leagues/
Japan American Football: https://eirball.ie/japanese-american-football/
United States Football Leagues Era 1960-1985: /https://eirball.ie/united-states-football-leagues-era-1960-1985/
Arena and Indoor Football Leagues: https://eirball.ie/arena-indoor-football-leagues/
European american Football: https://eirball.ie/european-american-football/
Women’s American Football (including Legends Leagues): https://eirball.ie/womens-american-football/
XFL Era Football Leagues: https://eirball.ie/xfl-football-leagues-era-1990-2020/
World American Football Leagues: https://eirball.ie/world-american-football/
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Todd Zboyan, Bart Barden, Bri Wallace, Sondra Maher, Decy Maher, Tom Gallagher and Carmine.
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 27 January 2021
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