A U.S. District Court in Texas has dismissed the suit, filed by three youth clubs against the trio and the MLS Players Union
A U.S. District Court in Texas has dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed by a trio of youth clubs against the MLS Players Union and U.S. national team stars Michael Bradley, DeAndre Yedlin and Clint Dempsey.
The court, representing the Sherman Division of the Eastern District of Texas, ruled that the suit lacked personal jurisdiction over the Players Union and specific jurisdiction over the trio of players, according to ESPNFC.
Crossfire Premier in Washington state, Chicago-based club Sockers FC and the Dallas Texans filed the suit in July in hope of overturning precedent that has denied youth clubs in the U.