Mastercard International Inc. v. Fédération Internationale De Football Ass'n

AMENDED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

PRESKA, District Judge.

Introduction

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (“FIFA”) is the worldwide governing body of soccer and the organizer of the FIFA World Cup, a once-every-fourth-year tournament that its president calls “the world’s largest and most beloved sporting event.” As befits a sporting organization of this stature and renown, FIFA’s slogan is “fair play.”

MasterCard, the payment card services provider, has sponsored the World Cup in the financial services category for the last four cycles or sixteen years. Section 9.2 of…