My (so-called) Quarantine Life
So…how’s everyone doing out there? It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything here. Part of that is just a dearth of legal news that I haven’t covered elsewhere (coughTwittercough). Or, […]
Pyramid Dreams Deferred
Update: Story is live on The Athletic. Check it out! The Court of Arbitration for Sport recently handed down a decision which was seen as a loss for promotion and […]
Your Guide to Every Soccer Lawsuit in the United States (and Beyond) [End of 2019 Update]
End of 2019 update: Well, I’ve gotten around to updating this story with the status of every lawsuit out there (I think) involving MLS or US Soccer or soccer in […]
My Latest for The Athletic: One Step Back; Two Steps Forward?
We got a bit of a bombshell from FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber. Crossfire Premier, the youth development team chasing solidarity payments for the transfer of DeAndre Yedlin, thought they had […]
The Socceresq Podcast: The USWNT and Hope Solo versus the Federation
The World Cup is under way. While many pundits have called this the deepest and potentially most entertaining WWC in history, there are still many issues bubbling just beneath the surface. Equal […]
Hope Solo Wins a Battle, But War With U.S. Soccer Far From Decided
It must feel like Hope Solo is far more involved with U.S. Soccer now than she ever was as a player. Though she featured in over 200 games for the […]
A Legal Roundup After a Busy Day in Soccer Lawsuits
Just when things look like they are quieting down… Tuesday morning started off quietly enough, and then the floodgates opened, as we got news on no less than three cases/lawsuits […]
Relevent Sports Lawsuit Accuses US Soccer of Violating Charter, Slow-walking Event Application
Another week, another lawsuit to add to the books. Relevent Sports is a business which promotes international soccer matches around the world, including the summer preseason competition International Champions Cup. […]
The Socceresq Podcast (Ep. 14): Solidarity
Not sure what all the fuss was about last Thursday? Well, I’ve got you covered. In this episode, I go over the announcement from MLS that they will be pursuing […]
Latest Feature for the Athletic: Solidarity
A deep dive inside the issues animating the solidarity payment/training compensation fight in the United States. I talked to MLS, Crossfire, the Chicago Sockers and Dallas Texans. Hope you enjoy […]
Latest Feature For The Athletic: The Fight For Equal Pay
Check out my latest Athletic story on the lawsuit by the USWNT, and their fight for equal pay. I’ll have more on this later, as I’ll be doing a podcast […]
The 2019 US Open Cup Handbook
Always a good read, the 2019 U.S. Open Cup handbook has been published. It doesn’t have the controversy associated with the orphaned NASL teams, but there is some interesting stuff […]
Socceresq is One-Year Old
A lot can happen in a year. Having written a couple of long-form stories on Reddit and Sounder at Heart, I decided to start up this site to have a […]
The Socceresq Podcast (Ep. 9): At the AGM
Back from Arizona, I talk about the news from the US Soccer Annual General Meeting. Lots of good stuff from Carlos Cordeiro. I was also able to catch a couple […]
Back From the US Soccer Annual General Meeting in Arizona
Well! I touched back down in Seattle yesterday morning, fresh off a week in Arizona. The trip started off a bit conspicuously; for those of you who don’t keep up […]
At the US Soccer Annual General Meetings
It’s been an interesting time here at the US Soccer AGM. I’ve gotten a lot of great information, and gotten to know a few people as well. Working on a […]
