TPWW Forums  

Go Back   TPWW Forums > o f f t o p i c > sports forum
Reload this Page What is the next sport to have a "Champions League"?
Register Members List Mark Forums Read

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12-18-2008, 10:19 AM   #1
BCWWF
The People's Member
 
Posts: 18,092
BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)
Exclamation What is the next sport to have a "Champions League"?
Soccer has Champion's Leagues on every continent, where the best teams from each league competes. The most notable one is in Europe.

No other team sport transcends quite like soccer/football, but with globalization in everything else, it seems only a matter of time before the world outgrows some of the existing structures.

My guess would probably be NHL and then NBA. Basketball has gotten a lot of publicity lately as some European teams have been able to outbid the NBA, but I'd still think hockey is a little closer.

Hockey has had established leagues with quality players throughout eastern Europe and Scandinavia, and I feel like the NHL would be more likely to "go down" to their level than the NBA at this point.

That said, eventually there will be some pretty good teams in Spain, Greece, Russia, China, and more, and it will be hard for the NBA to not get into that. It looks like the NBA is going to try to expand their own brand into Europe before joining a competition with them, but hopefully Europe is strong enough to avoid that. I think it would help the NBA a lot if this happened though.

Dont Mess With Kids
BCWWF is offline  
Old 12-18-2008, 02:45 PM   #2
#BROKEN Hasney
BAY BAY
 
#BROKEN Hasney's Avatar
 
Posts: 36,524
#BROKEN Hasney makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)#BROKEN Hasney makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)#BROKEN Hasney makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)#BROKEN Hasney makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)#BROKEN Hasney makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)#BROKEN Hasney makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)#BROKEN Hasney makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)#BROKEN Hasney makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)#BROKEN Hasney makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)#BROKEN Hasney makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)#BROKEN Hasney makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)#BROKEN Hasney makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)#BROKEN Hasney makes a lot of good posts (200,000+)
Slamball
#BROKEN Hasney is offline  
Old 12-18-2008, 04:20 PM   #3
Gertner
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
The NHL would never do it due to costs. A european champions league for hockey is not out of the question.
 
Old 12-18-2008, 04:29 PM   #4
Mike the Metal Ed
VALENTÍA
 
Mike the Metal Ed's Avatar
 
Posts: 11,988
Mike the Metal Ed puts the "bang" in Bangladesh (30,000+)Mike the Metal Ed puts the "bang" in Bangladesh (30,000+)Mike the Metal Ed puts the "bang" in Bangladesh (30,000+)Mike the Metal Ed puts the "bang" in Bangladesh (30,000+)Mike the Metal Ed puts the "bang" in Bangladesh (30,000+)Mike the Metal Ed puts the "bang" in Bangladesh (30,000+)Mike the Metal Ed puts the "bang" in Bangladesh (30,000+)Mike the Metal Ed puts the "bang" in Bangladesh (30,000+)Mike the Metal Ed puts the "bang" in Bangladesh (30,000+)
Pretty sure the European hockey leagues are already trying some sort of Champions League, the Elite Ice Hockey League is joining next season.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champions_Hockey_League
Mike the Metal Ed is offline  
Old 12-18-2008, 04:37 PM   #5
Gertner
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Yeah, Russia was trying to do something like that with the KHL.
 
Old 12-22-2008, 12:24 PM   #6
Stickman
Stickman
 
Stickman's Avatar
 
Posts: 15,119
Stickman has a relatively large amount of rep (50,000+)Stickman has a relatively large amount of rep (50,000+)Stickman has a relatively large amount of rep (50,000+)Stickman has a relatively large amount of rep (50,000+)Stickman has a relatively large amount of rep (50,000+)Stickman has a relatively large amount of rep (50,000+)Stickman has a relatively large amount of rep (50,000+)Stickman has a relatively large amount of rep (50,000+)Stickman has a relatively large amount of rep (50,000+)Stickman has a relatively large amount of rep (50,000+)
What does the NHL have to gain from this? They already have 82 regular season games, 5 or more preseason, plus potentionally 28 playoff games. Going over to Europe to play in some tournament seems silly.

I love the idea of Champions League btw.
Stickman is offline  
Old 12-23-2008, 08:26 AM   #7
BCWWF
The People's Member
 
Posts: 18,092
BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)BCWWF is good (20,000+)
I guess I'm just not sure the NHL will hold onto its monopoly of the world's best players forever.
BCWWF is offline  
Old 12-23-2008, 08:47 AM   #8
The Mackem
VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT
 
The Mackem's Avatar
 
Posts: 38,940
The Mackem got the bus to Rep Town and repped it up real bad at the rep shop (100,000+)The Mackem got the bus to Rep Town and repped it up real bad at the rep shop (100,000+)The Mackem got the bus to Rep Town and repped it up real bad at the rep shop (100,000+)The Mackem got the bus to Rep Town and repped it up real bad at the rep shop (100,000+)The Mackem got the bus to Rep Town and repped it up real bad at the rep shop (100,000+)The Mackem got the bus to Rep Town and repped it up real bad at the rep shop (100,000+)The Mackem got the bus to Rep Town and repped it up real bad at the rep shop (100,000+)The Mackem got the bus to Rep Town and repped it up real bad at the rep shop (100,000+)The Mackem got the bus to Rep Town and repped it up real bad at the rep shop (100,000+)The Mackem got the bus to Rep Town and repped it up real bad at the rep shop (100,000+)The Mackem got the bus to Rep Town and repped it up real bad at the rep shop (100,000+)The Mackem got the bus to Rep Town and repped it up real bad at the rep shop (100,000+)
Chess
The Mackem is offline  
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:18 PM.

Forums Home - TPWW - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin®