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Homework: Sports Law- Legal and Ethical Issues in Sport
Learning outcomes:
I. Outcome I: Interpret legal and ethical principles in sport.
II. Outcome II: Use ethical reasoning and models for moral decision-making.
Task: Midterm Ethical Case Study Homework
Subject of the Task: Ethical case study homework: This is an individual homework in which the students should apply ethical reasoning and models for moral decision-making to resolve a case that deals with ethical issues in sports.
Case: Emily is a football player who has been playing in a local youth soccer league for several years. Her performance has caught the attention of scouts from the nearby prestigious soccer academy. Emily's parents are eager for her to join the program; however, the academy primarily recruits players aged 17 and above, and she will turn 17 only in a few months.
The academy agrees to admit her if her parents agree to tamper her age on official documents to meet the age requirement. Her parents decide to trust the club's discretion and agreed to change her age in the application.
Emily is the best in her team and after about 6 months a scout from Real Madrid sees Emily skills and contacts her parents with an offer to join the academy squad. The parents, surprised and worried, agreed to the offer.
The player joins RM youth team and progresses rapidly. Her outstanding performances in training sessions and local matches soon caught the attention of the coaching staff. Her remarkable agility, vision, and scoring ability made her a standout player on the youth team.
One sunny afternoon, as the Youth team was preparing for an important local youth tournament, the club's Football Director approached Emily's parents. The director offered her a position on FC Barcelona's professional team as soon as she turned 18 years, with an automatic loan to PSG in the same year.
The offer was overwhelming for Emily and her parents. But there was a problem - the age tampering on Emily's official documents was never corrected and she would turn 18 only in the following year. The age deception could damage her career, but there was not enough time to inform the club, in a routine compliance check on all players, the club's compliance department noticed issues with Emily's documents.
During a deep inspection, the discrepancy in Emily's age documentation was discovered. The club's investigation revealed the age tampering, which had allowed Emily to join the club's academy and play while technically ineligible. Worried about a major sanction from LaLiga or the RFEF, the Club immediately suspended the player and called a meeting with Legal & Ethics, Technical/Football & Youth Department.
As the Legal & Ethical Dept Director of the Club, prepare a report about the case, considering the legal & ethical implications of this case for Emily, her parents, the former club and FCB, and a recommendation for the Club about how to address the situation.