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

  1. December 12, 2023

    US Soccer Rips Antitrust Suit As High Court Awaits SG's View

    U.S. Soccer and FIFA told a New York federal court that the amended complaint of a sports event promoter is just another attempt in a long line of attempts to avoid dismissal by adjusting the theory of how the overseers of the sport violated antitrust laws.

  2. July 23, 2021

    FIFA, US Soccer To Face Appeal In Promoter's Antitrust Suit

    A sports promoter said Friday it will appeal a ruling dismissing most of its suit accusing FIFA and U.S. Soccer of conspiring to boycott leagues, clubs and players who participate in unsanctioned matches.

  3. July 20, 2021

    FIFA, US Soccer Score Dismissal Of Antitrust Claims

    The organizers of canceled soccer matches made such a weak case accusing FIFA and U.S. Soccer of antitrust violations that a New York judge questioned whether they "fully understand the pleading standard announced over a decade ago" as she dismissed a pair of claims Tuesday.

  4. June 28, 2021

    FIFA Says NCAA Ruling 'Changes Nothing' In Antitrust Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on college athlete amateurism "changes nothing" in an antitrust suit accusing international soccer governing body FIFA of conspiring with its U.S. counterpart to stifle competition, FIFA contended in a New York federal court filing Friday.

  5. June 25, 2021

    US Soccer Says NCAA Ruling Doesn't Apply To Suit

    The U.S. Soccer Federation has pushed back on a sports promoter's request for a New York federal judge to apply a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that its counsel won for athletes in the antitrust case National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston, calling the cases dissimilar.

  6. September 14, 2020

    US Soccer Gets Extra Time To Respond To Antitrust Claims

    A New York federal court gave a procedural win Monday to the U.S. Soccer Federation in an antitrust suit accusing the body of conspiring with FIFA to block a promoter from the United States, stopping the clock on its answer to an amended complaint until FIFA has been served.

  7. September 01, 2020

    DOJ Warned FIFA About Antitrust Concerns, Suit Reveals

    The U.S. Department of Justice has warned FIFA that a rule under consideration by the world soccer governing body to prevent teams from playing regular-season games outside their home countries could violate antitrust laws, according to a proposed amended complaint against the U.S. Soccer Federation filed Tuesday in New York federal court.

  8. July 21, 2020

    US Soccer Gets Promoter's Antitrust Suit Tossed

    U.S. Soccer Federation Inc. has scored a partial victory after a New York federal judge dismissed an antitrust allegation by an international soccer promoter that it is being unlawfully blocked from hosting season games in the U.S.

  9. January 06, 2020

    US Soccer Wants Promoter's Antitrust Suit Kicked To Arbiters

    The U.S. Soccer Federation Inc. has told a New York federal judge that a sports promoter's antitrust suit over being blocked from hosting season games must be sent to international soccer organization FIFA and potentially the Court of Arbitration for Sport, rather than play out in New York federal court.

  10. September 09, 2019

    US Soccer Blocks Foreign Games, Antitrust Suit Alleges

    An international soccer promoter accused the U.S. Soccer Federation Inc. in New York federal court on Monday of keeping it from hosting season games in the U.S., in violation of federal antitrust laws.