NASL v USSF: SUM almost bought Cosmos
Late Monday night, a trove of court documents from the NASL’s suit against US Soccer Federation were dumped. Most of the content has not yet been read through, but Brian Straus of Sports Illustrated hit on the most intriguing part so far. Apparently, USSF’s marketing arm, Soccer United Marketing (SUM), offered to buy the New York Cosmos (on the brink of collapse) for $5 million before Rocco Commisso came in to purchase the club.
Norwegian FA decides on equal pay
In a historic move, the Norwegian FA has announced that it will pay the women’s national team the same as the men’s national team. With the move, the earnings of the women’s team will nearly double. This is a long time coming as the women’s national team has been exponentially more successful than the men’s team. The FA proposed the change and was supported by the men’s team.
News bits
- Stegman’s SC (MPLS City) drawn away to Rochester River Dogz in the U.S. Open Cup third qualifying round. The team has created a GoFundMe page to help make the expensive trip.
- Charges against the woman who was removed from a Minnesota United game for being topless have been dropped.
- According to Sam Stejskal, MLS may move to single elimination playoff system in 2018 or 2019.
- Vote for Minnesota Corn Growers Best Moment of the 2017 season here.
Today in howlers
Never, ever celebrate early. #SCNotTop10 pic.twitter.com/f6Ej9uGucn
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 23, 2017
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