A 10-person jury has "ruled unanimously in favor" of the U.S. Soccer Federation and MLS in a $500M antitrust lawsuit filed by the North American Soccer League. The verdict came at the end of a three-week trial held in the Eastern District of New York. NASL lead attorney Jeffrey Kessler said that the league "was planning on appealing." The NASL alleged that U.S. Soccer and MLS "conspire to keep upstart leagues from competing with MLS," and after the NASL folded in 2018, it was "seeking more than" $500M in damages in the lawsuit (PRO SOCCER WIRE, 2/3).
Jury rules for USSF, MLS in NASL antitrust suit
