Eli5: Why aren’t teams from the economic centers of the United States, such as New York, dominant in basketball or American football?

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In other countries, especially in sports like football (soccer), teams from major urban centers tend to dominate leagues and championships, often because of higher financial resources. However, this doesn’t seem to be the case in the United States, where titles in major sports like basketball and American football are more evenly spread among cities or regions. For example, about football in other countries, it seems almost impossible for a team located in a city similar to where the Green Bay Packers are located to be relevant. Just look at the history of the Premier League, Bundesliga, or La Liga.Perhaps the question is more about why titles are more evenly distributed among regions in these sports in United States, comparing with other countries.

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The New York Yankees, LA Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Cowboys, and San Francisco 49s are historically among the best teams in their respective sports, and represent the 5 wealthiest cities in the USA.

The Yankees won about 1/4 World Series, Lakers about 1/4 of the Championships, Dallas has the most wins, and Dallas and the 49ers most Superbowl appearances at 8, with both tied for wins at 5.

Titles aren’t really that evenly distributed. For instance, LA Lakers and Boston Celtics make up about half of all NBA titties. New York Yanks are 1/4, and the next 3 teams make up about 1/4th.

The wealthiest cities *do* win the most in the big leagues.

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