Legal Opinion
ChampionsWorld, LLC v. United States Soccer Federation, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 4, 2007No. 06 C 5724PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
LEINENWEBER, District Judge.
Before the Court are the Motions by Defendants United States Soccer Federation (hereinafter, the “USSF”) and Major League Soccer (hereinafter, “MLS”) to Stay or Dismiss the claims against them pursuant the Federal Arbitration Act (the “FAA”), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. For reasons that follow, Defendants’ Motions are granted.
I. BACKGROUND
At issue is the arbitrability of a dispute over the arrangement and promotion of international professional men’s soccer matches played on U.S. soil. Plaintiff ChampionsWorld (hereinafter, “Champion-sWorld”)…
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