In addition, Chris McLaurin stepped down from the commissioner role and the AFLC named Datong Wang as his successor.
Chris McLaurin went on to consult various football organizations in China, including the NFL, Nike Sports Camps and Fosun Group.
Major media outlets such as BBC World News, ESPN,[5] and NPR[6] have included the AFLC in their coverage, and extensive features on McLaurin and the AFLC have printed in Time,[7] Global Times, The Atlantic, Esquire,[8] The New Republic,[3] Quartz[9] and Asean Weekly.
[10] The AFLC is frequently featured in local and national media around China, including extensive national coverage on Shanghai Media Group's International Channel Shanghai, CCTV 9,[11] World Insight, QQ Sports,[12] Sina Sports,[13][14][15] and China Daily,[16] as well as frequent pieces on local TV, radio, and print news in many of the AFLC's regional markets.
Articles are regularly written about the league by AFI staff, and scores and standings[17] of AFLC games are accessible on their website.