Judge Sanctions ChampionsWorld for Failure to Preserve Evidence in Hi-Profile Soccer Case

A federal judge from the Northern District of Illinois has sanctioned ChampionsWorld LLC for failing to preserve evidence that might have been considered in its long-running antitrust action against the United States Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer.   The court said it would instruct the jury that ChampionsWorld, a former promoter of international professional men's soccer matches, “failed to take appropriate steps to preserve information relevant to the litigation.”   At