World Cup 2026

[jamesdeluxe]

Now is very different with MLS. The are 30 teams with a median value of $670 million and three of them over a billion.

Thanks for the correction. I obviously don't pay attention to the MLS.

I think there's a very direct analogy that may offend James: the NHL outside Canada and the Original Six cities in the US. In terms of widespread attention, neither sport has it but both have enough local fans who fill the arenas for live games.

I'm not offended. I long ago stopped following the NHL because -- I believe I mentioned it in a different thread -- the size of the North American rink results in a mostly crowded, ugly, and overly physical game not dissimilar to futbol! Either play on an Olympic-sized rink (adding 13 feet to the width makes a huge difference) or go 4-on-4!

Patrick often at tepid NHL interest in the US Sunbelt.

I agree with @Patrick and get very aggravated that there are/were teams in Arizona and Florida but not in Quebec City. 30 years later, I'm still angry that they moved the franchise to Denver despite it being well supported there. The NHL should've simply created a new franchise.