Biden ‘approves’ LaLiga and Premier matches in the United States

The Biden Administration presented a brief to the United States Supreme Court against the monopoly of FIFA and the US Federation for soccer in the country.

The Biden Administration has dealt a blow to FIFA. In a non-binding letter sent to the United States Supreme Court, the government has asked the court to rule in favour of the lawsuit between Relevant Sports against FIFA and the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) for a case of monopoly and unfair competition in soccer in the country. The company was trying to host foreign league matches (Premier League or LaLiga) on American soil, but a failure by the international organisation prevented this initiative from being carried out.

Although a federal court judge dismissed the lawsuit in 2021, just two years later the decision was overturned on appeal. The USSF asked the Supreme Court not to reopen the case, with the latter asking the Biden Administration about hearing the defendant’s petition, obtaining a recommendation that they “do not do so and allow that the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit be upheld,” as reported by The Athletic.

At the end of 2018, the company Relevant Sports, owned by magnate Stephen Ross, filed a complaint against FIFA and the USSF for prohibiting the possibility of a LaLiga match between Girona and FC Barcelona in Miami. The company alleged that “the USSF and FIFA had worked together to create a monopoly” and prevented foreign league matches from taking place on national soil, thus violating the antitrust law established in the country.

According to the ruling of the Supreme Court, “in mid-2018, the defendant met with the petitioner to propose hosting an official mid-season match in the United States between two Spanish