Massachusetts Pirates to unveil new league, venue plans for 2021 season

Less than a month after news officially was released that the Massachusetts Pirates would not be returning to the National Arena League, the franchise has announced a press conference set for Wednesday, August 19 to discuss the team’s future.

According to the Pirates, an announcement will be made to announce which league the Pirates will be joining for the 2021 season.  The Pirates’ venue plans for the 2021 season will also be announced at the press conference, which will be held outside the DCU Center in Worcester.

Since 2018, the Pirates have called the DCU Center home, and have given no signs that they will make any venue changes for the upcoming season.

One potential league the Pirates could join would be the Indoor Football League.  The IFL was founded in 2008, comprising of 13 teams throughout the country, mostly in the western region of the United States.  But after the IFL announced last month that an expansion franchise was awarded to Columbus, Ohio, the possibility of an east coast team in the IFL is more realistic.

Details for this story are still unfolding, as more information will be released by the Pirates on August 19 during their press conference.  Stay tuned to Twitter @zbaru for continuing coverage and live tweets of the press conference.

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