March 14, 2024
The U.S. solicitor general told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday that it should deny the U.S. Soccer Federation's efforts to stave off an antitrust lawsuit, saying the plaintiff correctly showed that the American organization worked with the international governing body to restrict certain events.
January 01, 2024
An ever-increasing volume of lawsuits involving the NCAA highlights the list of sports and betting cases to watch in 2024, including battles over athletes' right to compensation for their name, image and likeness and their fight to collectively bargain and be designated as employees. Plus, racial discrimination suits against the NFL, and more. Here, Law360 looks at the top sports and betting cases the legal world will be watching in the new year.
November 13, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday invited the solicitor general to weigh in on whether it should hear the U.S. Soccer Federation's fight to stave off an antitrust lawsuit against it by a sports event promoter.
September 08, 2023
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the revival of a suit alleging that policies by FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation create a monopoly, saying that the Second Circuit's decision to keep the suit alive "will have significant ramifications for a wide array of businesses and industry associations."
August 09, 2023
The U.S. Soccer Federation has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its case in hopes it will overturn a Second Circuit ruling that revived a lawsuit by promoter Relevent Sports LLC alleging FIFA, with the American organization as a co-conspirator, is attempting to enact a monopoly by banning unsanctioned matches on U.S. soil.
May 15, 2023
The Second Circuit must decide whether to press pause on its ruling reviving a contentious antitrust suit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation, after the federation announced its intention to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court and asked for a stay.
April 21, 2023
A contentious antitrust suit targeting FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation will remain in New York after the Second Circuit denied the global soccer body's bid to reconsider a decision that gave Empire State courts jurisdiction over the brawl.
April 05, 2023
FIFA asked the Second Circuit Tuesday to reconsider its finding that the international governing body of soccer is subject to the jurisdiction of New York courts in an ongoing antitrust lawsuit involving the organization, U.S. Soccer Federation Inc. and plaintiff Relevent Sports LLC.
March 07, 2023
The Second Circuit on Tuesday restored the antitrust lawsuit that Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross' sports media company filed against two governing bodies of soccer, ruling the complaint sufficiently alleges that a FIFA policy banning unsanctioned matches violates U.S. federal law.
April 07, 2022
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross' sports media company told the Second Circuit Thursday that FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation are acting like the NCAA, arguing for special treatment in seeking to avoid antitrust claims over blocking potential La Liga and other foreign league soccer matches in the U.S.