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A federal court jury has sided with the U.S. Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer in an antitrust lawsuit brought against the organizations by a now-defunct league that sued after it did not have its second-tier status renewed. Judge Hector Gonzalez in Brooklyn dismissed the case after the verdict was announced Monday. The lawsuit was brought in 2017 by the North American Soccer League, which disbanded months after the federation's decision not to renew the status. The league said in the lawsuit the federation and MLS conspired to maintain a monopoly on pro soccer in the U.S. and Canada. MLS said the allegations were meritless.
