Burrito is tired of all this War of the Soccer Leagues between USL and NASL!
The latest comes from Burrito's compadre Kartik. It look like USL has sued teams for breach of contract!

Florida court documents filed on Tuesday indicate that the United Soccer Leagues have sued the Rochester Rhinos and two other clubs for breach of contract.

This morning, my personal site, the Kartik Report along with partner site Inside Minnesota Soccer was among those breaking the story that Crystal Palace Baltimore and Paul Daglish's Tampa Bay Rowdies were joining the new TOA "breakaway" league . Later it was reported at USL News, and discussed at Match Fit USA among other places, today it was revealed that Miami FC purchased the trademark for the defunct North American Soccer League.

Per Kartik at The Kartik Report, the United Soccer Leagues has filed breach of contract suits against NALS clubs Tampa Bay Rowdies, Crystal Palace Baltimore, and Rochester Rhinos in Hillsborough,...

USL News Release Friday, November 20, 2009

TAMPA. Florida – In response to the Team Owner's Association (TOA) announcement that the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore will be joining a prospective new professional soccer league, United Soccer Leagues (USL) has issued the following statement:

"Both the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore have contractual commitments to USL to play in the 2010 USL First Division (USL-1) season.

The big news of the day came early this morning with Kartik Krishnaiyer broke the news that the United Soccer Leagues have filed the first of what could be many lawsuits against breakaway clubs and the NASL itself.
USL sues Rochester, Tampa Bay and Baltimore for Breach of Contract The Kartik Report
USL Files First of What Could Be Many Lawsuits Inside Minnesota Soccer
USL Files Suit Against NASL Clubs Match Fit USA
We will continue to add links to stories and update information of this story as it becomes available.

USL News Release
Friday, November 20, 2009
TAMPA – In response to the Team Owner's Association (TOA) announcement that the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore will be joining a prospective new professional soccer league, United Soccer Leagues (USL) has issued the following statement:
"Both the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore have contractual commitments to USL to play in the 2010 USL First Division (USL-1) season.

It's the News of the World, so don't take it too seriously, but they claim that Keegan has a bunch of emails that will prove Mike Ashley made his position untenable and he was therefore constructively dismissed. 'Sources close to Keegan' (hmm) claim that the emails will blow Ashley's case out of the water.

Today, the League Managers Association released a statement on former Newcastle United manager, Kevin Keegan who is currently suing the club for £9,000,000 for alleged constructive dismissal. Meanwhile, Newcastle United are countersuing the pint sized 'Mighty Mouse' for breach of contract. The statement reads: 25 Sep 2009 LMA STATEMENT REGARDING KEVIN KEEGAN Following the conclusion [.

I believe it was only really going to be a matter of time before things got real nutty with this whole USL/TOA/NASL/USSF mess. The Kartik Report found out this morning that the USL is suing the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Crystal Palace Baltimore and the Rochester Rhinos for breach of contract.

The three clubs had allegedly committed contractually to play 2010 in USL's First Division but instead opted to play in the yet to be sanctioned North American Soccer League.

On a few occasions during 2009, we have discussed soccer stories that are legal rather than business related. Because of sponsorships, contracts, television broadcast rights and a whole host of other reasons, the business and law are closely related in the sports world. Here then, are our top American Soccer legal stories of the year.

Statement tonight from the United Soccer Leagues:

"In response to the Team Owner's Association (TOA) announcement that the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore will be joining a prospective new professional soccer league, United Soccer Leagues (USL) has issued the following statement:

"Both the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore have contractual commitments to USL to play in the 2010 USL First Division (USL-1) season.