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NASL contends SUM tried to 'terminate' the New York Cosmos

The North American Soccer League has filed its latest response in its ongoing antitrust lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation.

Included in the most recent release of documents is a declaration from New York Cosmos owner Rocco Commisso. In that declaration, Commisso disclosed that as he pursued ownership of the Cosmos -- and with the NASL' s future largely dependent on the Cosmos being sold -- he became aware of a competing offer from Soccer United Marketing (SUM), the marketing arm of Major League Soccer, and an entity that has a substantial business dealings with the USSF.

In an email from New York City FC president Jon Patricof dated Dec.