MLS, NASL and USSF

Jury sides with MLS, USSF in NASL anti-trust suit
A federal jury has found in favor of the U.S. Soccer Federation and MLS in the antitrust lawsuit filed against the two entities by the North American Soccer League.
NASL failed to prove USSF and MLS conspired against it, jury decides
The decision puts an end to a years-long legal battle that attorneys representing USSF and MLS have described as “false accusations”.
Jury Rejects $500M Antitrust Case Against MLS
A New York federal jury on Monday delivered a decisive verdict against the North American Soccer League (NASL), rejecting its $500 million lawsuit that accused Major League Soccer (MLS) and the United States Soccer Federation (U.
NASL lawsuit: Jury takes less than two hours to find for U.S. Soccer and MLS
The NASL's antitrust lawsuit against U.S. Soccer and MLS took more than seven years to come to trial in federal district court. The trial lasted 14 days.
Jury backs MLS, USSF in NASL lawsuit
A New York court has ruled that Major League Soccer (MLS) and the US Soccer Federation (USSF) did not break competition laws in denying the North American Soccer League (NASL) a licence to continue
Jury sides with U.S. Soccer in $500M antitrust trial over NASL
The U.S. Soccer Federation did not violate antitrust laws when it declined to recognize the North American Soccer League as a Division II league, according to a federal jury in New York on Monday.
USSF and MLS dodge a $375m bullet after court rules for them in NASL anti-trust case
The US Soccer Federation (USSF) and the MLS are celebrating a major win after a federal jury in New York found that the USSF did not violate anti-trust law in denying the North American Soccer League (NASL) Division II league status.
U.S. Soccer and MLS win $500 million antitrust lawsuit brought by NASL
A jury has ruled in favor of U.S. Soccer and Major League Soccer in a $500 million antitrust lawsuit filed by the North American Soccer League.
North American Soccer League's lawsuit against US Soccer Federation, MLS is dismissed
A federal court jury has sided with the U.S. Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer in an antitrust lawsuit brought against the organizations by a now-defunct league that sued after it did not have
U.S. Soccer and MLS trial nears end as league and federation defend $500M NASL lawsuit
The $500million antitrust lawsuit filed by the North American Soccer League against the U.S. Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer is nearing its end, with jury deliberations to begin on Monday. After a three-week trial,
NASL fail to convince jury of alleged MLS-US Soccer conspiracy
The NASL operated as a second-tier league with Division 2 status - underneath MLS - between 2011 and 2017, but then was discontinued in 2018 after the decision by US Soccer to wit
'Serious Legal Errors'?: Rival League May Appeal Following Dismissal of Soccer Antitrust Case
"We fundamentally disagree with the idea this court made any errors," Latham & Watkins partner Larry Buterman said after a ...
23XI Faces Worrying Reality After NASCAR Lawyer Crushes $500M Soccer Lawsuit
XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports face an uphill legal battle in their antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, with a ...
US Soccer, MLS Win Pro League Monopoly Suit, Avoid Damages (1)
US Soccer and Major League Soccer were cleared Monday by a federal jury of allegations they colluded to prevent a now-defunct ...