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North American Soccer League, LLC v. United States Soccer Federation, Inc.

  1. August 27, 2018

    Judge Questions Soccer League Bid For 25 Years Of Evidence

    A Brooklyn federal magistrate judge hearing an antitrust dispute between a struggling soccer league and the U.S. Soccer Federation seemed skeptical Monday about the league's request for records dating back as far as 1993 to make its case.

  2. August 22, 2018

    US Soccer Focusing On Exec's Legal 'Barrage' In NASL Suit

    The U.S. Soccer Federation is examining the role of a cable executive who is serving as the chairman of the North American Soccer League, arguing that he is funding a "barrage" of litigation against U.S. Soccer for biased reasons, allegations that come amid a growing discovery feud in the league's antitrust case challenging the federation's tiered professional league structure.

  3. August 17, 2018

    Soccer Federation Docs Will Show Antitrust Plot, League Says

    The North American Soccer League has asked a New York federal court to compel the U.S. Soccer Federation to produce documents and text messages from before 2008, saying the records will prove an alleged antitrust conspiracy against the league.

  4. July 11, 2018

    MLS Spared Accelerated Antitrust Trial Against Soccer League

    Major League Soccer and the U.S. Soccer Federation, facing antitrust claims from another professional soccer league, were saved Wednesday from having to go to trial mere weeks after discovery closes when a Brooklyn federal judge refused to mandate the haste that the rival claimed is necessary for a 2020 relaunch.

  5. July 05, 2018

    Soccer League Fights For June 2019 Trial In Antitrust Suit

    The North American Soccer League defended its bid for an early June 2019 trial date in its antitrust suit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, arguing in New York federal court Wednesday that it has repeatedly lobbied for the date to ensure it can hold a 2020 season.

  6. June 07, 2018

    NASL Won't See Trial Soon In Soccer League Antitrust Row

    A New York federal judge on Thursday appeared to dash the hopes of the North American Soccer League for a quick road to trial in its antitrust suit claiming the U.S. Soccer Federation conspired with Major League Soccer to keep it from competing as a top professional league.

  7. June 04, 2018

    NASL Says Its 2019 Soccer Season Is Off If Suit Lags

    The North American Soccer League asked a New York federal judge on Monday to bump up an initial conference for its case alleging the U.S. Soccer Federation conspired with Major League Soccer to keep NASL from competing as a top professional league, saying it needs to meet sometime this week in order to save the 2019 season. 

  8. March 19, 2018

    NASL Adds Major League Soccer To Antitrust Suit

    The North American Soccer League on Friday added Major League Soccer to a lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation that claims the two are conspiring to keep it from competing as a top professional league, pushing forward with antitrust claims despite losing out on a preliminary injunction and being forced to cancel its latest season.

  9. November 06, 2017

    Soccer League Can't Undo Downgrade In Antitrust Spat

    A New York federal judge on Saturday denied the North American Soccer League's bid for an injunction granting it Division II status in its antitrust suit against the United States Soccer Federation, which had revoked its D-II status, ruling that the league didn't prove it was entitled to the relief despite showing it would be irreparably harmed.

  10. October 31, 2017

    Marketing Deal Joined US Soccer, MLS At Hip, Judge Told

    The U.S. Soccer Federation's financial relationship with Major League Soccer is taking center stage in a case brought by the North American Soccer League, which alleges the federation is blocking it from competing as a rival professional league by denying it second-tier status, a move the NASL says would be its death knell.