MLS, NASL and U.S. Soccer

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.
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.
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
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 its second-tier status renewed.
North American Soccer League’s lawsuit against US Soccer, MLS is dismissed
A federal court jury ruled in favor of MLS and U.S. Soccer in the $500 million antitrust lawsuit filed by NASL
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.
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”.
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 ...
Atlanta United smashes MLS transfer record with Latte Lath signing
Atlanta United has smashed the MLS transfer record by signing striker Emmanuel Latte Lath from Middlesbrough. The Five ...
Billionaire Soccer Exec Admits During Antitrust Trial Using A Burner Account To Disparage MLS
A wild, rather star-studded sports-related antitrust trial is currently taking place in a Brooklyn federal court. The case ...
MLS Preview: CF Montréal
Club HistoryThe club was founded in 1992 as the Montreal Impact. They spent 20 years playing in various North American lower ...