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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theres a few elements here. the first is that in american sports, teams cannot fall in/out of minor leagues, and thus maintain their relevance even if they have failing years. this, in addition to broadcast deals and powerful leagues, evens out the income. this is especially true in the NFL, where even the poorest performing teams have higher profits than many of the best soccer clubs
the second and more obvious element is that the leagues, which have more consistent teams and an interest in balance, have put in place measures that stop the richest teams from simply spending more for players. this manifests most obviously again in the NFL, which has a strict salary cap that completely prevents teams from spending above a certain amount. less obviously, leagues like the MLB and NBA have luxury taxes, which make spending above the cap more and more prohibitive. while this does not stop spending over the cap, it makes it much less effective
the last element is the draft. new players entering these leagues coming from college are mostly forced to enter through that league’s draft, which allows for teams to pick players in order. while players arent usually /forced/ to play for the team that drafts them, its usually a de facto requirement. the drafts are each ordered to either benefit the team that lost the most, or is otherwise random, and the end result is that even the worst teams have a reasonable chance to get access to upcoming talent
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