do you actually care about the world cup?

[Platypus]

American Football is even more boring than Soccer, and that's saying something.

Aussie Rules sh**ts all over both, obviously.

That said, the World Cup is great.

[Platypus]

One thing to note is that - precisely because it is so low-scoring - football is the most "unfair" of the big team sports: the one where the objectively weaker team has the best chances of winning.

And yet, at least at the club level, it is also the most unfair because money is allowed to rule the game, and 99% of national titles are won by about a half dozen clubs (or less), across every league in Europe.

[Platypus]

One thing to note is that - precisely because it is so low-scoring - football is the most "unfair" of the big team sports: the one where the objectively weaker team has the best chances of winning.

And yet, at least at the club level, it is also the most unfair because money is allowed to rule the game, and 99% of national titles are won by about a half dozen clubs (or less), across every league in Europe.

I've always wondered about that. Doesn't it get boring to be a fan of a team that has no chance of ever winning?

The last time the Cubs won the World Series, the Ottoman Empire was still around.

In the last twenty years, ten teams have won the world series. 8 have been NBA champions, and 14 have won the Superbowl.

In Australia, 11 have won the AFL Premiership, and the same number the NRL.

In contrast, 5 have won the EPL - Blackburn Rovers in 94-95, Manchester City twice, Manchester United 11 times, Chelsea 3 times, Arsenal 3 times. 5 have won La Liga (Spain), and 5 have won Serie A. The Bundesliga has 6, and only the French Ligue 1 is in the same realm as equalised leagues in the US and Australia, with 10.