You are a recent UAGC graduate from the Forbes School of Business, and your first job is with the Galveston Country Pride all-female professional soccer team which is a member-team of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). The team is currently owned by a local Galveston, Texas, country music radio and internet station. The team meets its expenses each year but is coming under increasing financial duress due to a myriad of issues. The team has been for sale for several months with no potential buyers.
Your supervisor tasks you with creating an objective risk/benefit analysis for the owners of the club to ensure the ownership group of the difficulties and profits to be gained by selling the team. There are currently four tort lawsuits pending against the organization for injuries to four people (one a minor) sustained after a victory in 2019 where fans stormed the rain drenched field after a victory. Two of the injured were hospitalized for over a month, while the injuries to the other two did not require hospitalization. Requested damages in the lawsuits are unspecified.
Provide a thorough analysis examining the potential issues with the sale of the team, including but not limited, to the following points:
In your paper,
Analyze in depth the potential issues with the sale of the team.
Assess the impact of the four tort lawsuits pending against the organization for injuries to four people (one a minor).
Evaluate the pay structure for female athletes in the NWSL with an emphasis on potential future collective bargaining agreements and how that can affect business viability.
Create a policy for the team to review athletes’ contracts for endorsement deals that ensures the integrity and prosperity of the team.
Analyze the impact of potential lawsuits for equal pay for female athletes as compared with men’s salaries in professional soccer.
Identify potential trademark and other intellectual trademark issues involved in the sale of the professional sports franchise.
The Final Paper
Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
Must use at least four credible and/or scholarly resources in addition to the course text.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.