NASL Alleges US Soccer’s Proposed Rule Changes Violate Antitrust Law

By Amanpreet Arora   The North American Soccer League (NASL) has alleged that the US Soccer Federation’s proposed changes to Division I qualification rules violate antitrust law.   Under these suggested revisions, to qualify for Division I status, a league must: (1) have 16 teams (as opposed to 12 under the current rules); (2) have 75 percent of its teams in cities with populations greater than 2 million people (up from the current requirement of 1 million); and (3) have team stadium