{"id":863559,"date":"2018-12-05T16:14:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T21:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=863559"},"modified":"2018-12-16T04:56:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T09:56:12","slug":"the-xfl-is-coming-to-houston-in-2020-html-dyano11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/the-xfl-is-coming-to-houston-in-2020-html-dyano11\/","title":{"rendered":"The XFL is coming to Houston in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ladies and gentlemen, the XFL is officially back. In 2020, Vince McMahon&#8217;s alternative to the NFL will be revived for the first time since 2001. The only questioned that remained after it came back? Where will the teams play?<\/p>\n<p>At a press conference at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, McMahon and Commissioner Oliver Luck announced eight cities that will be hosting the teams. Houston was one of them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HEY HOUSTON! <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#XFL<\/a> is proud to be coming to your city and excited to take the field at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UHouston?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UHouston<\/a>\u2019s TDECU <br \/>Stadium, beginning in 2020!<\/p>\n<p>Make your season ticket deposit today: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nAJ9wKXjUZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/nAJ9wKXjUZ<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XFL2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#XFL2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CGnMj6e1Cs\">pic.twitter.com\/CGnMj6e1Cs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Houston Roughnecks (@XFLRoughnecks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XFLRoughnecks\/status\/1070370007123603456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>TDECU Stadium, home of the University of Houston, was one of the first areas to get a team. Opened in 2014, the stadium can hold over 40,000+ people. There will also be a rivalry team in the area. The Arlington area will host a team, inside Globe Life Park. The Rangers have been playing baseball there since 1994, but will be moving to a new ballpark after the 2019 season. That leaves the stadium open for the taking.<\/p>\n<p>Other cities and stadiums that will have a team include <strong>New York \/ New Jersey<\/strong> inside MetLife, the StubHub Center in <strong>Los Angeles<\/strong>, the Dome at America&#8217;s Center in <strong>St. Louis<\/strong>, CenturyLink Field in <strong>Seattle<\/strong>, Raymond James Stadium in <strong>Tampa<\/strong> and Audi Field in <strong>Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The XFL is expected to return February 8-9 of 2020, after the Super Bowl. You can make your season ticket deposit on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xfl.com\/\">XFL website<\/a>. Tickets start at $50.<\/p>\n<p>Are you excited for the return of the XFL?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ladies and gentlemen, the XFL is officially back. 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