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Stratedge t1_j1sk5do wrote

Reply to comment by braindeadzombie in [OC] North American cities by number of major sports championships (Updated December 2022) by twintig5

If the Grey Cup isn't a major championship because it's a second tier gridiron footbal league, then the MLS certainly isn't. It's not even one of the top 10 soccer leagues in the world yet.

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excitato t1_j1szak6 wrote

I think this dataset is better just removing the MLS. In grouping the North American major sports leagues the “Big Four” of the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL are much more commonly used.

And if you use those you get the funny effect of Los Angeles having fewer championships than Montreal, who is running on hockey alone.

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Diltron24 t1_j1uicj4 wrote

I think it’s up to how you measure top ten, but I am pretty sure you would be wrong on most counts. MLS is doing pretty well for itself now, although looking at Washington this must have historical MLS trophies when the league was… less good

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