Relevent Sports, LLC v. United States Soccer Federation, Inc.

  1. April 11, 2025

    Off The Bench: A Wait On NIL Settlement, Done Deal In Soccer

    In this week's Off The Bench, the big NCAA name, image and likeness settlement still needs more work, a long-awaited settlement between U.S. Soccer and a prominent sports promotion company is completed, and a resolution of the conflict between Northwestern University and its football players is a step closer.

  2. April 10, 2025

    Sports Promoter Ends US Soccer Antitrust Suit

    The U.S. Soccer Federation and Relevent Sports are nearing the end of a six-year-long antitrust lawsuit in New York federal court, and announced Thursday they reached a settlement agreement resolving a dispute over the sports promotion firm's efforts to host professional international soccer matches in Florida.

  3. November 04, 2024

    US Soccer Claims Promoters 'Flip-Flopped' In Antitrust Suit

    The U.S. Soccer Federation accused promoter Relevent Sports of constantly changing its theories of antitrust violations "on the fly" and asked a New York federal court to throw out its suit a second time, after talks of a settlement between the two sides recently fell apart.

  4. October 02, 2024

    Settlement Talks Fizzle As Soccer Antitrust Fight Plows Ahead

    Hopes for a quick resolution in the antitrust brawl between the U.S. Soccer Federation and promoter Relevent Sports LLC seem dashed as the two sides informed a New York federal judge that settlement talks have stalled.

  5. August 02, 2024

    US Soccer's Antitrust Suit Settlement Talks May Be Stalling

    Settlement talks between the U.S. Soccer Federation and Relevent Sports LLC appear to be stalling in the sports promoter's antitrust suit against soccer's American governing body over its alleged monopoly on professional matches.

  6. July 26, 2024

    NFL Leads Sports & Betting Cases To Watch For Rest Of 2024

    Significant cases involving major American pro sports organizations have earned extra attention as the second half of 2024 begins, as have cases involving young professional athletes, college recruits and youth sports participants. Still, the NFL remains king with its footprint all over the list of must-follow cases for the rest of the year.

  7. May 16, 2024

    US Soccer Hopes To Bounce Antitrust Lawsuit Absent FIFA

    U.S. Soccer is once again attempting to quash an antitrust lawsuit filed by an event promoter, but this time with a letter questioning whether settlement talks the judge recently ordered are worth the money and effort it would have to expend.

  8. May 10, 2024

    US Soccer, Relevent Sports Aim To Settle Antitrust Dispute

    Relevent Sports' antitrust lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation over its alleged monopoly on professional matches in the United States was referred to a magistrate judge on Friday so the parties can try to work out a settlement.

  9. April 12, 2024

    Off The Bench: Ohtani 'Victim' In Theft, Arbitration Nod To NFL

    In this week's Off The Bench, Shohei Ohtani looks to get off the hook on sports-betting allegations while his former interpreter faces charges, the NFL wins a critical court victory in the Brian Flores lawsuit, and troubled WWE founder Vince McMahon cuts even more financial ties with the company.

  10. April 09, 2024

    FIFA Settles Claims Over Foreign League Match Ban

    FIFA will consider changing its rule prohibiting soccer matches outside a league's home territories, after settling antitrust claims brought against it by a sports promotion company that challenged the policy in court, a document filed in Manhattan federal court recently showed.