{"id":37896,"date":"2024-08-21T21:03:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T01:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=37896"},"modified":"2024-08-21T21:03:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T01:03:51","slug":"team-falcons-acquire-vegas-legion-call-of-duty-league-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/team-falcons-acquire-vegas-legion-call-of-duty-league-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Falcons acquire Vegas Legion Call of Duty League team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/call-of-duty\/league\/\" title=\"Call of Duty League betting guide\">Call of Duty League (CDL)<\/a> is undergoing significant changes as Team Falcons, a Saudi Arabian organisation, has officially replaced the Vegas Legion, rebranding the team as the Vegas Falcons.<\/p>\n<p>The roster for this new team will feature Saudi players Roxas, Exnid, KingAbody, and KHHX, who most recently competed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/esports-world-cup\/\" title=\"Esports World Cup betting guide\">Esports World Cup<\/a>, finishing in the top 16.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis &#8220;LewTee&#8221; Todd, the coach of the Falcons, expressed his excitement and gratitude for the opportunity, acknowledging the challenges ahead but emphasising the team&#8217;s potential and the support of an entire region behind them.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons&#8217; entry into the CDL marks the end of the Legion&#8217;s run, which began as the Paris Legion in 2019 before relocating to Las Vegas in 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE FALCONS ARE UNLEASHED! <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re ready to dominate the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CODLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CODLeague<\/a> \ud83e\udd85\u26a1\ufe0f<br \/>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VegasFalcons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VegasFalcons<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FalconsAreHere?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FalconsAreHere<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dqU9hikt3q\">pic.twitter.com\/dqU9hikt3q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Team Falcons (@TeamFalconsGG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamFalconsGG\/status\/1826347413344584156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Legion had a lacklustre performance throughout its tenure, never quite making a significant impact in the league.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Falcons&#8217; entry, rumours are swirling about further shake-ups in the CDL.<\/p>\n<p>Esports organisations like Fnatic and Gen.G are reportedly in talks to replace the Carolina Royal Ravens and Los Angeles Guerrillas.<\/p>\n<p>Fnatic, which last competed in <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/call-of-duty\/\" title=\"Call of Duty betting guide\">Call of Duty esports<\/a> in 2017, and Gen.G, which had a strong presence in 2019, are both potentially returning to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the future of Boston Breach is uncertain, with reports suggesting that their parent company, Oxygen Esports, may cease operations despite earlier denials.<\/p>\n<p>These developments come amid broader changes within the CDL, following mass layoffs at Activision Blizzard and shifts in how the league is managed.<\/p>\n<p>As the transition to the upcoming Black Ops 6 season approaches, the Call of Duty esports landscape appears to be on the cusp of significant transformations, with more roster and franchise changes expected in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Falcons has officially replaced the Vegas Legion in the Call of Duty League, rebranding as the Vegas Falcons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":34324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[57,735,2981,2426,3726],"class_list":["post-37896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-call-of-duty","tag-call-of-duty-league","tag-las-vegas-legion","tag-team-falcons","tag-vegas-falcons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37896"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37896"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37898,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37896\/revisions\/37898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}