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FIFA 100
Is there anything like the FIFA 100 but for the Baseball, Ice Hockey and Wrestling? Essentially, a list of the most famous or well known players created by an internationally recognized governing body
Trade (
talk) 13:53, 15 January 2024 (UTC)reply
And how many American fans even know that such organizations exist, let alone care about what they have to say? --
User:Khajidha (
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And what does that say about American fans? --
Wrongfilter (
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It was you who asked whether such organisations exist. They do. Deal with it. And who said anything about America anyway? --
Wrongfilter (
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It says that American fans tend to see such international competitions as interesting sideshows at best. MLB, the NFL, the NBA, the NHL... these are what matter to American fans, not some team from half a world away that American teams will only face (at best) once every four years and who have their best players scouted and recruited by American teams. It is a completely different model than FIFA. --
User:Khajidha (
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Baseball is heavily US- and Japanese-centric, so probably no. Same sort of situation with hockey, except with Canada instead of Japan.
Clarityfiend (
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Correction: Canada and a handful of other countries.
Clarityfiend (
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Strictly speaking, the FIFA 100 list isn't from an international governing body either.
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January 15 Information
FIFA 100
Is there anything like the FIFA 100 but for the Baseball, Ice Hockey and Wrestling? Essentially, a list of the most famous or well known players created by an internationally recognized governing body
Trade (
talk) 13:53, 15 January 2024 (UTC)reply
And how many American fans even know that such organizations exist, let alone care about what they have to say? --
User:Khajidha (
talk) (
contributions) 15:00, 16 January 2024 (UTC)reply
And what does that say about American fans? --
Wrongfilter (
talk) 15:28, 16 January 2024 (UTC)reply
It was you who asked whether such organisations exist. They do. Deal with it. And who said anything about America anyway? --
Wrongfilter (
talk) 21:24, 16 January 2024 (UTC)reply
It says that American fans tend to see such international competitions as interesting sideshows at best. MLB, the NFL, the NBA, the NHL... these are what matter to American fans, not some team from half a world away that American teams will only face (at best) once every four years and who have their best players scouted and recruited by American teams. It is a completely different model than FIFA. --
User:Khajidha (
talk) (
contributions) 20:51, 16 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Baseball is heavily US- and Japanese-centric, so probably no. Same sort of situation with hockey, except with Canada instead of Japan.
Clarityfiend (
talk) 22:18, 15 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Correction: Canada and a handful of other countries.
Clarityfiend (
talk) 01:48, 17 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Strictly speaking, the FIFA 100 list isn't from an international governing body either.
User:Khajidha (
talk) (
contributions) 16:29, 17 January 2024 (UTC)reply