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North American Soccer League, LLC v. United States Soccer Federation, Inc.
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April 04, 2025
US Soccer, MLS Push Back On $500M Antitrust Retrial Bid
Major League Soccer and the U.S. soccer governing body have urged a Brooklyn federal judge to reject a defunct league's request for a new antitrust trial, arguing a jury was right to determine there was no relevant market in the suit.
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March 04, 2025
Soccer League Demands New Trial After $500M Antitrust Loss
The defunct North American Soccer League asked a Brooklyn federal judge for a new antitrust trial over its claims that Major League Soccer and the American soccer governing body conspired to sabotage it, saying that improper instructions led a jury to reject the suit last month.
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February 07, 2025
Off The Bench: Trump Bans Trans Athletes, NCAA Falls In Line
In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA changes course to accommodate a presidential ban on transgender women athletes, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter is sentenced for his gambling-driven embezzlement, and women's soccer players get restitution for abuse at the hands of their coaches and teams.
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February 03, 2025
Jury Rejects $500M Antitrust Case Against MLS, US Soccer
A New York federal jury on Monday rejected North American Soccer League's $500 million lawsuit accusing Major League Soccer and the sport's American governing body of conspiring to sabotage the defunct league.
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January 31, 2025
Off The Bench: NIL Deal Skeptics, Padres Feud, Rozier Probe
In this week's Off The Bench, critics get their knives out for the NCAA's $2.78 billion class action settlement with college athletes over name, image and likeness rights, the family feud over ownership of the San Diego Padres intensifies, and a federal gambling probe ensnares Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.
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January 30, 2025
MLS, US Soccer Seek Midtrial Win In $500M Antitrust Case
Major League Soccer and the sport's American governing body are seeking an early win in the North American Soccer League's $500 million lawsuit against the two, telling the New York federal judge overseeing the ongoing trial that the lower-level league has offered no evidence of a conspiracy to sabotage it.
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July 19, 2024
MLS, US Soccer Can't Get Redo On Antitrust Suit Preservation
A New York federal judge told Major League Soccer and the sport's U.S. governing body that he would not reconsider a previous order that kept alive an antitrust suit against the organizations, but he did offer some of the clarification they were seeking about market definition.
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July 11, 2024
NASL Said Soccer Orgs. Have No Legal Basis For Ruling Redo
The North American Soccer League told a New York federal court that it should not revisit its decision to keep alive an antitrust lawsuit against MLS and the sport's U.S. governing body because not liking the outcome is not a valid reason for a review.
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June 27, 2024
US Soccer, MLS Want Review Of NASL Antitrust Case Order
Major League Soccer and the sport's U.S. governing body are asking a New York federal court to clarify a decision that leaves them on the hook for the North American Soccer League's antitrust lawsuit, saying the order ignores their request for summary judgment on conspiracy allegations.
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June 12, 2024
League's Antitrust Case Against US Soccer, MLS Survives
Major League Soccer and the sport's U.S. governing body must face allegations that they colluded to impose standards in a lopsided manner in order to hamper the North American Soccer League, after a New York federal judge refused to toss the claim.