<div id="subtitle">New Arena Football league set to begin play in 2010</div><div><p>Arena Football One, the new Arena Football league set to begin play in 2010, has completed the purchase of assets from the AFL that folded last year.</p><p>The acquisition was made Friday through a bankruptcy court-mandated auction. Arena Football One can now use the team names, trademarks and logos of the former league.</p><p>The new indoor league debuts in April in 15 communities, including seven cities that hosted teams in the previous league.</p><p>One ownership group, Chicago Gridiron, LLC, has said it intends to adopt the Chicago Rush for its team. The managing partner of the franchise is William Niro, a founding member of the original AFL.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=65685393&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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