PHILADELPHIA – AFL Global LLC proudly announces that it has received the exclusive rights from the Arena Football League to establish a China-based professional American arena football league.

As owners of AFL Global LLC, Martin E. Judge, Jr., CEO and founder of The Judge Group, and Ron Jaworski, ESPN Analyst and NFL Pro Bowl quarterback, will spearhead the project. Both businessmen are also owners of The Philadelphia Soul, the 2012 Eastern Divisional Champions of the Arena Football League.

For the inaugural season of Chinese Arena Football, AFL Global LLC projects a six-team model, playing a 10-game schedule in the fall/winter of 2014.