FIFA Antitrust Lawsuit Against Soccer Promoter Allowed to Move Forward
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a soccer promoter’s antitrust lawsuit to proceed against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation for their policy of restricting countries from hosting league matches involving teams from other countries.
The ruling upholds a federal appeals court decision in favor of Relevent Sports, owned by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross.
Relevent filed the lawsuit in 2019 after FIFA blocked its efforts to host a Spanish league match in Miami Gardens, Florida, and the USSF denied approval for a league match between two Ecuadorian teams.
Although a district court initially dismissed the case, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously reinstated it. The Biden administration supported Relevent’s position at the Supreme Court.
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