The XFL has ceased all league operations and laid off all of its employees.
The football league’s chief operating officer, Jeffery Pollock, informed employees of the league’s decision on a conference call with personnel on Friday, according to the NFL Network.
The XFL shut down its 2020 season last month as other professional leagues, including the NBA, NHL, MLS, and MLB, have done because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“The XFL is committed to playing a full season in 2021 and future years,” the league said in a statement at the time.
The league, which is owned by WWE CEO Vince McMahon, was in the middle of its comeback season, a revival after the XFL ran for only a single season in 2001. XFL teams completed half of the regular season, five games, at the time the league was put on pause.
Last week, President Trump discussed resuming sports with the commissioners of leagues in the United States. He urged commissioners to restart their leagues by the fall.
