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The United States Soccer Federation on Monday officially rejected an application from the soccer promoter Relevent Sports to host a match in Miami between teams from Ecuador’s top professional league next month.
U.S. Soccer said it had rejected the proposed match organized by Relevent — which had sued earlier Monday for the right to hold it, before a decision was rendered — because of a FIFA rule forbidding the hosting of official league matches in foreign countries.
In a statement, U.S. Soccer said that it had followed its standard process — which abide by FIFA statutes — in determining whether to sanction the match, including reaching out to all parties involved in the proposal.