A new indoor football league announced this week Springfield is among the 10 finalists to host a team in the inaugural 2024 season.
On Wednesday, a consultant for The Arena League laid out the organization's plans for Springfield — if residents show there's enough interest by voting in an online poll at TheArenaLeague.Football.
Tommy Benizio of Benizio Sports visited Springfield recently to check out facilities and meet with representatives from the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau. He said if Springfield gets a team, home games would be played in a new multi-purpose arena being built at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds.