NEW YORK (AP) — A match promoter’s lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation for failing to sanction a proposed Spanish league match between Barcelona and Girona in Miami Gardens, Florida, has been stopped by a federal judge.
U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan dismissed an antitrust claim by Relevent Sports on Monday in a decision made public on Tuesday.
“Plaintiff alleges no facts to support the inference that, in adhering to the FIFA directive, USSF actually entered an agreement with FIFA to restrict output,” Caproni wrote.
She granted a motion by the USSF ordering Relevent to take its interference claim to arbitration.