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Relevent Sports is to drop FIFA as a defendant in its antitrust lawsuit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation, according to a resolution between the parties filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Monday.

As reported by The Athletic, the resolution between the New York City-based event promoter and FIFA does not include U.S. Soccer, which remains a defendant in the case that is still pending and could potentially be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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