Assertion: league | /r/CapableOf | follow the franchise model
Facets:
value: prior to that
type: TEMPORAL
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.