Federal Judge Finds USSF Illegally Used Its Power to Quash Pro League

A federal judge from the Northern District of Illinois denied the United States Soccer Federation’s bids to throw out a lawsuit brought by a former promoter of international professional men’s soccer matches, which had claimed that the USSF conspired to put it out of business.   ChampionsWorld LLC sued the USSF and Major League Soccer on May 2, 2006, claiming that the Federation took advantage ChampionsWorld by charging exorbitant fees and favoring the plaintiff’s competitor, MLS. Spe