NASL v. USSF (NY): The Federation Strikes Back
Well, that’s the last time I mock soccer and/or legal gods. The deadline was today for the US Soccer Federation to file their responsive documents in the New York State lawsuit filed by […]
US Open Cup 2018: Cosmos (B), Miami FC (2) Face Tough Road to Participate, But All Isn’t Lost (Yet)
It seems we can’t go more than a few days without drama in United States Soccer. With prospective cities dropping out of the running left and right to be hosts for the 2026 […]
NASL Amends Anti-Trust Complaint Part II: Professional League Standards and Practices
You can read Part I here. There’s likely to be a lot of news coming out this week in Lawsuit Land, so before I get overloaded between my actual work and […]
NASL Amends Anti-Trust Complaint; Adds MLS as a Defendant (Part I)
As I previously discussed, the NASL indicated that they would likely amend their federal anti-trust violation complaint. Well, they did that and then some, formally adding MLS as a defendant […]
2018 US Open Cup Gets Some Upgrades
Off the legal track for a minute, but it looks like there are some changes in store for the 2018 US Open Cup. The piddly prize amounts have been raised […]
NASL v. USSF: New York
Much like the CSI enterprise, with multiple franchises littered throughout the television landscape, there are no shortage of lawsuits involving US Soccer. The New York case, filed by the NASL in New York State Court, alleges that the members of the US Soccer Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties, based on their actions allegedly conspiring to favor USL at the expense of […]
A Nice Monday Evening Chat About All Things Soccer
Feuerstein’s Fire #363: NASL v. USSF Lawsuit Update Show No fireworks tonight, but there was what I thought was an engaging discussion regarding all things US Soccer at the lower divisions, which these days focuses mostly around the lawsuits filed by the NASL against the USSF. First up was the owner of the New York Cosmos, Rocco Commisso, who was […]
Monday Musings: So Many Questions in the NASL v. USSF lawsuit(s)
No, this won’t be a weekly feature (at least I don’t think it will), but with some time having passed since New York Cosmos owner Rocco Commisso’s remarkable conference call, and with some time before we get more substantive documents in the various lawsuits, I figured I’d ask some rhetorical questions that I’d love answers to. 1) About those settlement […]
Time Marches on: NASL and USSF Prepare for Next Battle in Anti-Trust Lawsuit
No time to dwell on the past. After denying the NASL’s appeal of the District Court’s ruling denying a preliminary injunction, the parties were required to come together within seven days to discuss the next steps of the case. This included setting a schedule to argue the USSF’s motion to dismiss. We not only got that, but clarification on couple […]
Rocco Holds Court, and then Burns the House Down
Okay then. NY Cosmos Owner and NASL plaintiff Rocco Commisso just concluded conference call with reporters to discuss all manner of things happening in United States soccer. Commisso pulled absolutely no punches, leaving no doubt about his feelings about soccer in the US (“failed”), MLS (“phony”) or the leadership of USSF (a “dog” of Don Garber). It was certainly a […]
Putting Your Cards on the Table
We’re about an hour away from New York Cosmos owner Rocco Commisso’s conference call, where he will address the anti-trust suit, the New York state suit, the Cosmos’ future and the USSF election, among other things. Rocco has held court with the press a few times, as far back as January 2017 after he bought the team. They never lack […]
San Diego 1904 takes its ball to USL, and sheds light (or confusion) on NASL escape clauses
This may be a bit of picking over the NASL skeleton, but the San Diego Union Tribune is out with a story confirming that San Diego 1904 will be joining the USL for the 2019 season, after the NASL cancelled their season. That’s not particularly surprising of course. What I found a bit interesting was the following passage from the […]
NASL v. USSF: Where We Are and What’s Next
With the news that Rocco Commisso, owner of the New York Cosmos (and chief protagonist in the various lawsuits against US Soccer) is scheduled to hold a conference call with the media tomorrow, we should be in for an interesting discussion as it pertains to these lawsuits. No word on what he will be discussing, but it’s unlikely that he […]
