NASL has lost D2 sanction.
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A preliminary injunction is a request for immediate relief to prevent your opponent from doing something. The party seeking it usually wants to maintain the status quo. You can get it without a full trial. You make a motion. There might be a limited hearing with witnesses, or the judge can rule just based on papers and oral argument.
To get the PI, you have to show (1) that you are likely to win on the merits after a full trial, and (2) that if the relief is not granted, a monetary award is not sufficient to make you whole.
Apparently the judge here said we should expect a ruling on the PI this week. If you win a PI, you can still lose the case, which would vacate the PI. If you don't get the PI, you can still win the case.
so can NASL be dead by the end of the week?
That's a business issue, not legal. It could be that by the end of the week there will be no obstacle to losing D2 status. How that plays out and how soon is anyone's guess.
NASL claims that without the injunction they will be bankrupt before the trial begins. Hard to know for sure if that's true or not.
I can't paste the link but espnfc.com is reporting that the federal judge has denied NASL's injuction........ This could well be the end.......
Predictions
FOLD | SF Deltas, Puerto Rico
CPL | FC Edmonton
USL | North Carolina FC
NISA | New York Cosmos, Miami FC, Indy Eleven, Jacksonville Armada, San Diego 1904, California United
This would be a huge net for the NISA. I think they're going to have a relatively high turnover the first three years of its existence, but having so many teams to throw at the wall and see who sticks is a great counter to that.
FOLD | SF Deltas, Puerto Rico
CPL | FC Edmonton
USL | North Carolina FC
NISA | New York Cosmos, Miami FC, Indy Eleven, Jacksonville Armada, San Diego 1904, California United
This would be a huge net for the NISA. I think they're going to have a relatively high turnover the first three years of its existence, but having so many teams to throw at the wall and see who sticks is a great counter to that.
Would the Kosmos even stick around if they’re now in the Third division? And Miami?
I think it would be silly for that to be the reason for folding. I think any talk of D2 or bust was to strengthen their argument of irreparable harm without an injunction.
ferrarinycfc
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Judge denies NASL's request for injunction to regain Division II status
http://www.espnfc.us/north-american...t-for-injunction-to-regain-division-ii-status
http://www.espnfc.us/north-american...t-for-injunction-to-regain-division-ii-status
Indeed.
This was reported then retracted. I believe they’re paying players through the end of the year and “their league” is trying to save the franchise
21Architect
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Hey can someone remind me why we DESPISE NASL so much that we root for it to fold?
-Guy who lives in a city where NASL is the only game in town
-Guy who lives in a city where NASL is the only game in town
snugglefarts
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I don't hate NASL. I just wish America's soccer pyramid made sense and NASL seems to be what's messing it up.
I think people are to some extent happy to see a league founded on arrogance get its comeuppance, although I agree with the general point that the NASL folding is not a good thing for soccer or its fans.
They founded their league with the loud intention of being D-1 and taking down MLS, but they’ve never put out a product even remotely resembling it. Their clubs have opened and folded left and right. Clubs have failed to pay players and staff on their way down. And we’ve lost to the fucking Cosmos twice
its not so much despise but dislike this sense of entitlement i sense from them....just because they have "NASL" name doenst mean they are to be Div 1 .....they had it and messed it up.....and in this second version of it there are mistakes being made causing them to be in limbo every year ( and teams folding). anyone that was successful for the most part left ( Montreal, Minnesota, tampa, ottawa, San Antonio and NCFC leaving now).
does the mls-usl partnership help the USL yes it does, rumors was that NASL was offered same but they said no, problem is owners are not super rich enough, IMO, to be investing like MLS teams are in stadiums, infrastructure, facilities etc but wont want to be a second division/third division and that in between stance is what is hurting them. now it seems they are "ok" with being DIV 2 ....sort of with their lawsuit wanting to end all division status regulations and have no divisions in pro soccer and let "the market decide"
