NASL failed to prove USSF and MLS conspired against it, jury decides

The North American Soccer League failed to prove in court that the U.S. Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer conspired against it, a jury decided on Monday after deliberating for less than two hours in the now-resolved antitrust lawsuit waged by the defunct league. The decision puts an end to a years-long legal battle that attorneys representing USSF and MLS have described as “false accusations” made against two of American soccer’s most powerful organizations. The jury’s verdict vindicates the two entities, upholding the attorneys’ portrayal of their relationship as...