NASL’s request for injunction against U.S Soccer denied

The NASL suffered a setback this morning as a federal judge denied the league’s request for a preliminary injunction against U.S. Soccer. As a result, U.S. Soccer’s decision to deny the league Division II status remains in effect. The ruling comes after both sides spent the past week arguing in front of Judge Margo Brodie in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

The North American Soccer League’s lawsuit alleged that U.S. Soccer, MLS, Soccer United Marketing, and the USL were engaged in a conspiracy to hurt the league by changing the Professional League Standards (the criteria used to determine Division 1-3 status). NASL also claimed that it was simply asking the…