A 15-year-old athletic prodigy won the right to compete for a spot in the National Women’s Soccer League, persuading a federal judge in Oregon that the league has likely violated antitrust laws by enforcing a minimum age while its counterpart for men, Major League Soccer, lets teenagers play.
“The only thing currently standing between plaintiff and her aspiration to be a professional soccer player in this country is her gender,” Judge Karin J. Immergut wrote, saying the league couldn’t justify “treating young women who want an opportunity to play professional soccer differently than young men.”
The preliminary ruling Monday clears ...
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