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[–] teslasaur@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've come to realise that Americans don't like sports per say. They like the spectacle. It explains why they prefer American football to football. Four hours of show to one hour of actual sports.

It also explains their attitude to expansion teams. From a European perspective, getting a fanbase to "love" your team within a year of creation is wild. Most newly created teams in football are detested and get labeled as being "purchased" rather than having fans, even if they win. A fandom is something you get from growing up with a team, and you never, ever change the team.