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XFL forced to cancel season after five weeks

A view of the The Dome at America Center during the first half of an XFL game between the St. Louis BattleHawks and the New York Guardians (Credit: Getty Images)

The rebooted XFL has been forced to cancel its inaugural season after just five weeks due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

The start-up spring season American football league, which is backed by World Wrestling Entertainment chairman Vince McMahon, says it is committed to return in 2021.

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