Federal Judge Delivers Crushing Blow to ChampionsWorld in Antitrust Case
In an omnibus opinion, a federal judge has rendered multiple rulings in the long- running antitrust and Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) case pitting ChampionsWorld LLC, a now bankrupt promoter of international exhibition soccer matches, against the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) and Major League Soccer (MLS).
For background purposes: ChampionsWorld LLC sued the USSF and MLS on May 2, 2006, claiming that the Federation took advantage of ChampionsWorld by charging exorbitan