Assertion: league's team | /r/CapableOf | operate as its own business
Facets:
value: with the league
type: OTHER
value: essentially
type: MANNER
value: with different owners
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Prior to that, the league followed the franchise model more common in North American professional sports leagues; each team essentially operated as its own business with different owners and the league itself was a separate entity which in exchange for franchise fees paid by the team owners provided rules, officials, scheduling and the other elements of organizational structure.