http://www.yardbarker.com/arena_football Recent articles about Arena Football en-us In a moment described as price-less, the Lingerie Football League, now called the Legends Football League sent out the wrong contracts to the women who choose to play for free. For a time those women actually thought Mitchell Mortaza was taking the league back to the days when the players actually did get paid to play.  It didn’t take long before the League noticed they made a major mistake and took to their private FB pages to let the women know they won;t be getting paid. The women who had momentary smiles watched as their smiles turn upside down and they were all frowning. The LFL will not be paying those women after all. In this contract the players were promised $300 travel compensation. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:16:24 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/arena_football/article_external/lingerie_football_league_sends_out_wrong_contracts_women_thought_they_would_get_paid/12909544 http://network.yardbarker.com/arena_football/article_external/lingerie_football_league_sends_out_wrong_contracts_women_thought_they_would_get_paid/12909544 Lingerie Football League Sends Out Wrong Contracts, Women Thought They Would Get Paid. http://www.yardbarker.com/arena_football/articles/lingerie_football_league_sends_out_wrong_contracts_women_thought_they_would_get_paid/12909544 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png While most people in the Cleveland area know about the Cleveland Gladiators, most probably don’t know Ivan Soto. Soto was on the front lines this past season fighting for players rights and getting a new CBA in the AFL. My self like most fans, was angry when Cleveland lost to Pittsburgh 2-0 because the team had a one team/one game Strike which turned fans away at the door but after talking with players and ultimately Soto himself, I understood why they did what they did. Ohio Arena Football Report was fortunate enough to get a Q&A with Soto this past week and here’s how it went down.OAFR-How did you come about being the Exec. Dir of the AFLPU?Soto- I had a mutual connection with some players and an AFLPU Executive. We all had a mutual goal of getting better playing conditions and a reasonable compensation structure through obtaining a CBA. I was voted in as interim Exec Dir and the rest is as they say “history”.OAFR-During all the Strike talk there was an article out of AZ. w... Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:29:03 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/arena_football/article_external/aflpu_rep_ivan_soto_q_a/11938213 http://network.yardbarker.com/arena_football/article_external/aflpu_rep_ivan_soto_q_a/11938213 AFLPU Rep. Ivan Soto Q&A http://www.yardbarker.com/arena_football/articles/aflpu_rep_ivan_soto_q_a/11938213 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png One Of The Many Faces Of Mitchell Mortaza Some people would say you can tell when the Lingerie Football League self-appointed fanatical Commissioner Mitchell Mortaza is lying because his moth is moving. Mortaza may not know beans about football he sure does know how to pull off a con job though. Mitchell Mortaza was quick to jump on the band wagon when the replacement officials made a bad call in Monday night’s football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks. The great con man that people tell me Mortaza is, found a way to manipulate the American Media to get his failing Lingerie Football League some free publicity. Free you ask, yes free, that is the only kind of publicity Mortaza will pay for. It has to be free, this is the guy that makes the women who play in the league go out and sell tickets in bars to the games. Mortaza wants people to think the LFL is one of the fastest things other than the weeds you see along road sides. Yet Mortaza makes the women ... Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:47:09 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/arena_football/article_external/the_american_media_allowed_themselves_to_be_conned_by_lfl_chairman_mitchell_mortaza_he_didnt_fire_refs/11818642 http://network.yardbarker.com/arena_football/article_external/the_american_media_allowed_themselves_to_be_conned_by_lfl_chairman_mitchell_mortaza_he_didnt_fire_refs/11818642 The American Media Allowed Themselves To Be Conned By LFL Chairman Mitchell Mortaza He Didn’t Fire Refs!!! http://www.yardbarker.com/arena_football/articles/the_american_media_allowed_themselves_to_be_conned_by_lfl_chairman_mitchell_mortaza_he_didnt_fire_refs/11818642 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Owner of the Pittsburgh Power Matt Shaner fired ALL 24 members of his team during a pregame meal at an Orlando-area Olive Garden before their game against the Orlando Predators -- despite the team winning their game hours later.According to reports, the firing came before AFL (Arena Football League) players were set to strike before the 2012 season opener, Saturday night.Former Pittsburgh Power center Beau Elliot said, "mid-statement, all players got up and left. Every player got up and left while he was still talking. There were 15 to 20 angry, large individuals".The reasoning for the strike is due to the AFL Player's Association request to team owners to increase the $400 game checks -- paid to most AFL players. Also, the union demanded that a 300% increase in the minimum salary. AFL owners countered back with a $100 raise.It's being reported that some players who walked out while Shaner was firing them eventually came back and join the team -- after splitting f... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:45:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/arena_football/article_external/entire_arena_football_team_gets_fired_while_having_dinner_at_olive_garden/10298566 http://network.yardbarker.com/arena_football/article_external/entire_arena_football_team_gets_fired_while_having_dinner_at_olive_garden/10298566 Entire Arena Football Team Gets Fired While Having Dinner At Olive Garden http://www.yardbarker.com/arena_football/articles/entire_arena_football_team_gets_fired_while_having_dinner_at_olive_garden/10298566 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Lets face it. Mitchell Mortaza is a control freak. We have heard through sources (in the know) That Mitchell Mortaza Simply didn’t like the way Sean Salisbury was commenting on all the nonsense the referees were calling during the Tampa/Orlando game. Mitchell Mortaza has a way to communicate with the LFL officials during the game. If Mortaza wants to have the Referees make a call Mortaza instructs them to do so. Sean Salisbury made comments about the Refs calls and Mortaza didn’t like it and he fired Salisbury. The people that were in attendance during the game reported that they have never witnessed such a one sided bunch of bad calls during any LFL game to date. Obviously either did Sean Salisbury. When Salisbury could believe his own eyes regarding some of the calls, he would make comments on them which in turn got Mitchell Mortaza blood pressure up and forced Mortaza to let Salisbury go before his comments would reach the masses. Why Would Mortaza influence the c... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:17:38 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/arena_football/article_external/lingerie_football_league_fires_sean_salisbury_sources_tell_us_mortazas_referees_is_reason_why/9343445 http://network.yardbarker.com/arena_football/article_external/lingerie_football_league_fires_sean_salisbury_sources_tell_us_mortazas_referees_is_reason_why/9343445 Lingerie Football League Fires Sean Salisbury, Sources Tell Us Mortaza’s Referees Is Reason Why http://www.yardbarker.com/arena_football/articles/lingerie_football_league_fires_sean_salisbury_sources_tell_us_mortazas_referees_is_reason_why/9343445 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png