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How Does England Support 4 Leagues?
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:46 am
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:46 am
Is it because there are really no other options regarding professional sports?
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Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:50 am to Hoyt
Many of the teams are relatively small and localized and began/still are community clubs. Also it's one association that has "fluidity" between the leagues although there are obvious glass ceilings/floors.
Technically there are more than 4 leagues, I'm sure someone in here can explain it better than I can.
Technically there are more than 4 leagues, I'm sure someone in here can explain it better than I can.
This post was edited on 1/31/16 at 7:05 am
Posted on 1/31/16 at 7:16 am to Hoyt
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There are more than 140 individual leagues, containing more than 480 divisions.[1] The exact number of clubs varies from year to year as clubs join and leave leagues or fold altogether, but an estimated average of 15 clubs per division implies that more than 7,000 teams of nearly 5,300 clubs are members of a league in the English men's football league system.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 8:52 am to Hoyt
Premier league
Championship
League one
league two
then this
Championship
League one
league two
then this
Posted on 1/31/16 at 10:04 am to Hoyt
Rugby is exceptionally popular throughout the county. Cricket has immense support in Southern England.
England, and the UK in general, is very densely populated. There aren't many large cities, but there are plenty of decent sized towns. The local football club(s) represent the community far more than most American sports franchises. The closest simile in American sports would be college football and basketball.
England, and the UK in general, is very densely populated. There aren't many large cities, but there are plenty of decent sized towns. The local football club(s) represent the community far more than most American sports franchises. The closest simile in American sports would be college football and basketball.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 10:17 am to thenry712
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The closest simile in American sports would be college football and basketball.
This is correct. Brits don't understand our support of college athletics but I think they would understand it more if they realized those are our "local clubs."
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:13 am to Hoyt
It's because there are no college athletics. Universities in Europe are for education and not sports. The result is having many more professional teams. The great thing about the system is it allows the opportunity for a town with a population of 20,000 to have a professional team that could theoretically compete in the top flight if they are good enough and continue to be promoted.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:46 am to Henry Atkins
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there are no college athletics
This is false.
This post was edited on 1/31/16 at 11:49 am
Posted on 2/1/16 at 5:35 am to Hoyt
There are plenty of other options for pro sports
Rugby and cricket are huge and get good attendance
Rugby and cricket are huge and get good attendance
Posted on 2/1/16 at 8:40 am to Henry Atkins
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It's because there are no college athletics.
Well they do but there's no scholarships and it's more like club sport. The Oxford and Cambridge boat race is a very big deal.
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