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- Connor Smith
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- Tags: FIFA, Premier League, Soccer, UEFA
A Potential Seismic Shift in European Soccer
UEFA’s Champions League is one of the most exciting and interesting tournaments in sports. Clubs across every major soccer league in Europe compete against one another, giving fans the chance to watch historic matches between big clubs such as Liverpool and Barcelona, while also giving smaller clubs the chance to try and play Cinderella. Given […]
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- Brandon Odze
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- Tags: Antitrust FIFA, La Liga, MLS, US Soccer
Why U.S. Soccer’s Alleged Conspiracy with FIFA to Restrict League Games Could be Good for World Soccer
In April 2019, Relevent Sports Group (“Relevent”) filed an antitrust lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation (“U.S. Soccer”). The lawsuit alleged that U.S. Soccer unlawfully conspired with Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and Soccer United Marketing (SUM) to deny permission for foreign league soccer matches to be played in the United States, with […]
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- Kirsten Flicker
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- Tags: Class Action, Daily Fantasy, New York Yankees, Second Circuit, Sign-Stealing Scandal, Unseal
Disgruntled Daily Fantasy Players Pull the New York Yankees Back into the MLB Sign-Stealing Scandal
While Kristopher R. Olson brought his class action suit against Major League Baseball (MLB), the Houston Astros, and the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees have since been dragged into the case as an interested party-appellee-cross-appellant. Tabloids thrive by sensationalizing “grains of truth”, and even making up stories.[1] The bigger the celebrity, the more […]
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- Ethan Stadtmauer
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- Tags: Big Ten, College Football, NCAA, Pac-12, Suspension
College Football’s COVID-Induced Identity Crisis
The conversations and disagreements surrounding the suspension of college football have illuminated an ongoing societal dissensus regarding whether college football is an amateur-based venture or a semi-professional enterprise. In mid-August, the Big Ten and Pac-12 became the first of the Power 5 collegiate sports conferences to formally postpone their respective football seasons as a result […]
Read MoreFantasy Baseball Players Are Striking Out In The Wake Of The Houston Astros Sign-Stealing Scandal
Fans may not be at the ballparks this year, but that does not mean Major League Baseball (“MLB”) can forget about them just yet. While the MLB was busy disciplining the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox for violating MLB rules, Kristopher R. Olson, a citizen of Massachusetts, was busy filing a class action complaint […]
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