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braindeadzombie t1_j1rpqbm wrote

I guess the CFL (Canadian Football League) doesn’t count as a major sports championship.

I love that Montreal has only ever won a championship in hockey, but is still well up on the list.

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Stratedge t1_j1sk5do wrote

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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dhkendall t1_j1shoc3 wrote

Second.

It is major league football. What makes the CFL not worthy of inclusion and the NFL worthy aside from American centric ness?

Probably best to just label the colours MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLS.

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MetalBadger22 t1_j1sk0y5 wrote

What defines "major league"? My understanding is that the CFL is mainly made up of players who wouldn't cut it in the NFL. Personally, I'd say a major leauge is the highest level, with the best players, in its sport.

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braindeadzombie t1_j1sq8to wrote

And yet OP included MLS.

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kingscolor t1_j1tirj4 wrote

I can almost guarantee OP meant US, but had to include Canada because several Canadian cities play in some of the US leagues. OP then made the unfortunate mistake of conflating US+Canada with North America.

In which case, the “major” sports leagues are clearly NHL, NBA, NFL, MLB, and MLS.

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Wizchine t1_j1ty1y5 wrote

What other North American soccer league is superior to MLS?

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nttnypride t1_j1usbrn wrote

Liga MX, if CONCACAF Champions League results are any indication.

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