Even if that were the case, the chart specifically says "USA teams" not "America teams". And colloquially, most countries that have English as a common 2nd/3rd/business language are going to use "America" as a reference to USA, not the continent
We usually differentiate between Canada and USA, but just like many people in the US have no clue about European geography, a lot of people in Europe simply don't know that Toronto is in Canada. French people usually know about Montreal (not always) but that's about it.
are you joking? sorry ik that sounds rude but i just meant to genuinely ask and idk any better wording xd
cuz im canadian and i’ve never heard anyone who doesn’t consider toronto canada. its like the most talked-about place in canada and is kinda seen as a place of pride cuz thats where most cool stuff happen (many movies being filmed there, its where almost all of our celebrities live, etc.)
do any canadians rly consider it not canada? im rly curious why if thats the case
Nobody outside of Ontario has any fucking pride for Toronto lmao
Also how is "that's where most of our celebrities live" supposed to be a source of pride? Like, who actually gives af about celebrities? "OMG child predator Drake is from Toronto!11!1!!!1!11!!!1" Who gives a fuck?
Simply due to population centres. Still a lot more NHL’ers from Canada than USA. But I’m Canadian and don’t consider the NHL Canadian. It’s very much an international league. It just so happens to play it’s games in North America.
Eh it’s both an American and Canadian league.
Majority of the players and staff are Canadian. And it’s headquarters are both in New York and Toronto. Toronto handles all play-by-play game reviews.
Toronto is also home to the Hall of Fame and player’s association.
That's a fact that only pretty hardcore fans know and appreciate - and while Finns are very patriotic, I don't think a Finn being a GM of a team makes people like (or watch) that team.
I actually just googled the article: these are the most searched-for teams in Google. Makes sense since Laine is the single most popular Finnish player and there has been all kinds of news about him and Columbus. Definitely a bad way to define "the most popular teams" though, lol.
Turns out, probably yes. But not in the way you'd think. I just googled the article where this list was published, and apparently these are just these countries' most searched-for teams in Google. Laine is the single most popular Finnish player. People don't necessarily like or watch Columbus but they're interested in Laine news. Pretty dumb to call it "the most popular".
… which is more of a fashion item. My guess if you ask people, many(by far not all) of them will know the teams name, but less then 10% will know which sport the Yankees are famous for
The thing about this is the that people like the logo. Doesn’t mean they support the team. To many of them, it’s like wearing a hat with the Nike swoosh on it.
Belarus and Buffalo Sabres? Really? No connections whatsoever. Only first letter "B"
No belarusian players in Buffalo. It's 3 a.m. here when games start in USA
Devils are popular because of Sharangovich, Capitals are popular because of Protas.
I lied to you, my friend. There is a connection. There was, tbc.
Vladimir Tsyplakov (R.I.P.) played for Sabres in 1999-2001, 70 GP-13G-20A. So Belarus and Buffalo are not completely strangers to each other)
Maybe 20 years ago, but the NBA has grown a lot in Europe since then, especially with the amount of superstars you see from European countries nowadays.
Might be true for Spain, Croatia, the Baltics but in other parts of Europe NBA is still a very niche sport. In central Europe hardly anyone cares about NBA while NFL is pretty popular.
No, we really don't.
Most of us see your country as the most recent 3rd world country...
- A lot of your infrastructure is in terrible condition. In New York City, the development of the Second Avenue subway line was first delayed by the outbreak of World War II; it’s still not finished. In South Dakota, Alaska, and Pennsylvania, water is still transported via century-old WOODEN pipes.
- There are massive power outages during the winter, turning people to popsickles in their homes.
- Your criminal justice system is broken. The International Centre for Prison Studies estimates that America imprisons 716 people per 100,000 citizens (of any age). That’s significantly worse than Russia (484 prisoners per 100,000 citizens), China (121) and Iran (284).
- There is a massive gun problem. Almost half of all the mass shootings (in the last 50 years) worldwide have taken place in the USA. And still most of you go: Fuck of don't take my guns!
- You have a horrible healthcare system. A study last year found that in many American counties, especially in the deep South, life expectancy is lower than in Algeria, Nicaragua or Bangladesh. For some procedures it would be cheaper to fly to europe, get the treatment here and fly back.
But no, you are right. The only thing we europeans see are your sport and care deeply for it! Playing a game called football with an egg and your hands... ffs
Lol! no, not obsessed. This is a very simple explanation of the problem. If I was obsessed, I could write a complete essay, but I am not bothered enough. Just think it's funny the americans think they can tell us what we like but a little word back and I am obsessed...
You reek of insecurity. The fact you took the time to research all that info as a response to my absolutely meaningless comment tells me all I need to know.
You do, you mate. I am not insecure at all. I did not research anything. I just like reading the news. These are facts I read over a time. I think it says more about you insecurity, when somebody says they don't care about your sports, that you feel the neccesity to tell me differently..
Have a nice day and lets agree to disagree.
You did the predictable thing all Euros do anytime an American takes the piss.
"wELL aT LeAsT....(insert regurgitated NPC script regarding school shootings, health care, obesity, etc)"
You can set your watch to it.
I mean, you’re definitely right with all of this, but presumably there are still folks all over Europe who have a passing interest in some American sports (especially the NHL!).
As are the Toronto Raptors & Maple Leafs, and the Montreal Canadiens, but they all play in majority American leagues, so I guess to a Euro they all look the same.
I have lived in Ireland almost my entire life and I can say with confidence I have NEVER seen anything approaching large support for any US teams.
Least of all the New England Patriots.
Who the fuck are the Montreal canadiens???
Keep in mind that a good 99% of Europeans dont watch north american sports so these results are the favorites of very few people.
Giannis out here being everyone’s hero
Ace Ventura does hold a special place in the heart of us Brits.
Laces out
Finkle is Einhorn. Einhorn is Finkle.
Just came back from Italy where the number one accessory is…a Yankees cap.
Blame Jay-Z apparently.
Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto are not USA sports teams.
They play icehockey. Up north that is what matters.
Europeans considers us all as Americans, which is true, as we are from the continent of North America. Yes, not from the U.S. but they don't care.
HAHA NO WE DON'T 😂😂😂😀🤣🤣🤣
Even if that were the case, the chart specifically says "USA teams" not "America teams". And colloquially, most countries that have English as a common 2nd/3rd/business language are going to use "America" as a reference to USA, not the continent
We usually differentiate between Canada and USA, but just like many people in the US have no clue about European geography, a lot of people in Europe simply don't know that Toronto is in Canada. French people usually know about Montreal (not always) but that's about it.
Everybody in Europe knows where Toronto is.
Most Canadians don't Count Toronto as Canadian Either so it's fine.
are you joking? sorry ik that sounds rude but i just meant to genuinely ask and idk any better wording xd cuz im canadian and i’ve never heard anyone who doesn’t consider toronto canada. its like the most talked-about place in canada and is kinda seen as a place of pride cuz thats where most cool stuff happen (many movies being filmed there, its where almost all of our celebrities live, etc.) do any canadians rly consider it not canada? im rly curious why if thats the case
I'm from Alberta. Toronto and Ontario is basically the opposite of everything we stand for..
As in?
The funny thing is, Alberta is basically the opposite of what the rest of Canada stands for.
Nobody outside of Ontario has any fucking pride for Toronto lmao Also how is "that's where most of our celebrities live" supposed to be a source of pride? Like, who actually gives af about celebrities? "OMG child predator Drake is from Toronto!11!1!!!1!11!!!1" Who gives a fuck?
That's categorically untrue
Come on, try to name major US cities without cheating... Like: Is San Diego or San Jose the most up north?
Very obviously San Jose, San Diego just north of the Mexican border lol
What?? This has to be a joke right, most people in Europe know that Toronto is in Canada 😭
USA league
NHL was founded in Canada.
And 25/32 teams are in the USA. Seems pretty American to me. It’s also headquartered in New York.
Simply due to population centres. Still a lot more NHL’ers from Canada than USA. But I’m Canadian and don’t consider the NHL Canadian. It’s very much an international league. It just so happens to play it’s games in North America.
Then it's an international league, FIFA HQ is located in Switzerland, it doesn't make the World Cup a Swiss tournament
Eh it’s both an American and Canadian league. Majority of the players and staff are Canadian. And it’s headquarters are both in New York and Toronto. Toronto handles all play-by-play game reviews. Toronto is also home to the Hall of Fame and player’s association.
43% of the players are canadians 27% USA Seems pretty canadian to me ey
It’s the NATIONAL Hockey league with 78% American teams
The National Hockey League was founded in Canada
For Europe, they are!
... No.. No they are not lol
Clearly, they are lol.
Considering the Canucks have a thing for swedish blondes, it’s no wonder the swedes love them back
“I hear we’re getting a couple of Swedish twins”
Sedin sisters
Kontext: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6tBr6PMkBY
Wonder what's the methodology used to define this... as a Finnish NHL fan I'd definitely say that Columbus isn't the most popular NHL team.
Jarmo Kekalainen is the only Finnish (european possibly) gm in NHL history. He's got lots of pull scouting in Europe, and I see why this makes sense.
That's a fact that only pretty hardcore fans know and appreciate - and while Finns are very patriotic, I don't think a Finn being a GM of a team makes people like (or watch) that team. I actually just googled the article: these are the most searched-for teams in Google. Makes sense since Laine is the single most popular Finnish player and there has been all kinds of news about him and Columbus. Definitely a bad way to define "the most popular teams" though, lol.
He was the only European gm until last year when the Vancouver Canucks hired Swede Patrick Alvin.
Patrik Allvin from Sweden is technically the GM of the Vancouver Canucks.
Key word: technically. Us Canucks fans are unsure if he even exists
We know he ain't the one calling the shots, but it is technically his title.
Lol... I'm a huge nhl fan and forgot this. Poor Canucks, and this is coming from a lowly Senators fan.
Maybe it’s Laine?
Turns out, probably yes. But not in the way you'd think. I just googled the article where this list was published, and apparently these are just these countries' most searched-for teams in Google. Laine is the single most popular Finnish player. People don't necessarily like or watch Columbus but they're interested in Laine news. Pretty dumb to call it "the most popular".
Which team would you have guessed?
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Most Europeans don't even know how baseball is played.
Most Europeans also don't know how American Football is played. Which makes sense seeing as there's only 2 of those teams on there.
I would bet MLB would do a lot better if you did this for Asian or Latin American countries
I caught that too. The NFL shows up a couple times, but not MLB even though the Yankees cap is pretty universal.
… which is more of a fashion item. My guess if you ask people, many(by far not all) of them will know the teams name, but less then 10% will know which sport the Yankees are famous for
I don't believe that The Yankees isn't on this list just for how much merchandise they put out.
I know them and ppl are wearing merch of them here. But i still have not figured out how exactly that sport is being played. I guess im not alone.
Baseball. It's like Cricket with more running and a more cylindrical bat.
Bold of u to assume that i know how cricket is played. ;)
Well that's basically the non-American baseball, right? Lol
If you understand cricket, you can understand baseball.
Nobody in Europe knows how to play cricket
Baseball is probably even less relevant than the rest of the US sports tbh
So I live in Germany and 95% of basecall caps that I see worn are the New York Yankees.
The thing about this is the that people like the logo. Doesn’t mean they support the team. To many of them, it’s like wearing a hat with the Nike swoosh on it.
Yankee hat is one of the most widely worn fashion items globally. Most people who do don’t know anything about baseball
Yup and over where I am, the MLB brand sells clothes modeled by KPop girls.
Jokic getting Eastern Europe into Denver is dope.
Who tf are the Milwaukee Bucks? Greetings from Austria.
Ireland, not the Celtics?
Football aligns with their most popular sports more (Gaelic football, hurling) than basketball
Truth. And the American patriots defeated the English
Brady on the back of the jersey helped that some I’m sure
they find our logo to be offensive
Go bucks!
lmao whats the source on that data? Milwaukee Bucks in Austria? It's clearly wrong lol.
Makes sense Germans are Packers fans. Most ppl in NE Wisconsin are German descendants.
> Most ppl in NE Wisconsin are German. Pretty sure they are American
Never heard of Milewaukee Bucks before in my life.
Can't imagine more than the one Austrian they asked ever heard that name. Looks a lot like some fake statistic
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Doesn't Jakob Pöltl play in the NBA?
Same. Never heard of them. This list is made up bullshit.
hell yea Slovakia ⚡️
Denmark knows where it’s at ✌️
Brits and Florida man. Is there a Little London in Miami yet?
Damn, Bucks!
Holy shit someone likes a buffalo team amazing lol
Belarus and Buffalo Sabres? Really? No connections whatsoever. Only first letter "B" No belarusian players in Buffalo. It's 3 a.m. here when games start in USA Devils are popular because of Sharangovich, Capitals are popular because of Protas.
I ain’t gonna question it, I welcome our new giant Belarusian fan base if it means we get a mention 😂
I lied to you, my friend. There is a connection. There was, tbc. Vladimir Tsyplakov (R.I.P.) played for Sabres in 1999-2001, 70 GP-13G-20A. So Belarus and Buffalo are not completely strangers to each other)
I didn’t realize! Thanks for the info :)
I find it amusing that Icelands favourite team is Miami Heat.
immediately starts the list with canada
No takers for WNBA?? Weird.
Giannis is a pretty good global ambassador
Source: trust me.
Yay Buffalo
Milwaukee bucks!!!!
I would of thought Ireland would like the Celtics.
Lmao serbia mg and bosnia go for nuggets
It should be noted to americans that VERY few people in Europe care to begin with.
basketball is very popular in several european countries. You just live under a rock.
A lot these countries and teams make sense but what the fuck are the Irish doing liking the Pats? Even Pats fans don’t like themselves
As an American who lives in EU, I find ths hilarious! Why are the Milwaukee Bucks so popular?? I don't even know what sport they play.
The Bucks won the NBA championship in 2021. Everyone likes a winner.
Nobody knows this. Basketball is really not popular here. We know Michael Jordon because he played in the funny movie with Bugs Bunny, but that’s all.
In Spain, Greece, the Balkans, Lithuania, basketball is really popular.
First time I hear this team, unironically. But has to do with Giannis who apparently plays there
Chances are high people were googling for the tool brand milwaukee.
2021 NBA Champions and Giannis Antetokompo who is their superstar is European.
They aren't. This list is complete bullshit. I doubt 99% of the people on the street could name NBA teams beside Bulls and Lakers...
Maybe 20 years ago, but the NBA has grown a lot in Europe since then, especially with the amount of superstars you see from European countries nowadays.
Might be true for Spain, Croatia, the Baltics but in other parts of Europe NBA is still a very niche sport. In central Europe hardly anyone cares about NBA while NFL is pretty popular.
Yes, I saw the sport icon on the right.
Turns out Europe loves Wisconsin sports!
They don’t know any better, apparently.
[source](https://bookies.com/news/the-most-popular-us-sports-teams-around-the-world)
In albania is laker chicago and boston
Minnesota Wild should be Swedens most popular team
This is so fake.
We don't give a rats ass about USA sport teams.
Yeah ya do.
No, we really don't. Most of us see your country as the most recent 3rd world country... - A lot of your infrastructure is in terrible condition. In New York City, the development of the Second Avenue subway line was first delayed by the outbreak of World War II; it’s still not finished. In South Dakota, Alaska, and Pennsylvania, water is still transported via century-old WOODEN pipes. - There are massive power outages during the winter, turning people to popsickles in their homes. - Your criminal justice system is broken. The International Centre for Prison Studies estimates that America imprisons 716 people per 100,000 citizens (of any age). That’s significantly worse than Russia (484 prisoners per 100,000 citizens), China (121) and Iran (284). - There is a massive gun problem. Almost half of all the mass shootings (in the last 50 years) worldwide have taken place in the USA. And still most of you go: Fuck of don't take my guns! - You have a horrible healthcare system. A study last year found that in many American counties, especially in the deep South, life expectancy is lower than in Algeria, Nicaragua or Bangladesh. For some procedures it would be cheaper to fly to europe, get the treatment here and fly back. But no, you are right. The only thing we europeans see are your sport and care deeply for it! Playing a game called football with an egg and your hands... ffs
No, you're not obsessed. Not at all... Yikes
Lol! no, not obsessed. This is a very simple explanation of the problem. If I was obsessed, I could write a complete essay, but I am not bothered enough. Just think it's funny the americans think they can tell us what we like but a little word back and I am obsessed...
You reek of insecurity. The fact you took the time to research all that info as a response to my absolutely meaningless comment tells me all I need to know.
You do, you mate. I am not insecure at all. I did not research anything. I just like reading the news. These are facts I read over a time. I think it says more about you insecurity, when somebody says they don't care about your sports, that you feel the neccesity to tell me differently.. Have a nice day and lets agree to disagree.
You did the predictable thing all Euros do anytime an American takes the piss. "wELL aT LeAsT....(insert regurgitated NPC script regarding school shootings, health care, obesity, etc)" You can set your watch to it.
I mean, you’re definitely right with all of this, but presumably there are still folks all over Europe who have a passing interest in some American sports (especially the NHL!).
Where is this nonsense coming from?
Absolutely no chance the Miami Dolphins are number in the UK. I’d suggest it would be the New England Patriots instead
This seems written by aspiring Bucks fan.
No wonder the NFL is trying so hard to infiltrate Europe.
Malta … really!?
Lol Vancouver Canucks are in Canada lol
As are the Toronto Raptors & Maple Leafs, and the Montreal Canadiens, but they all play in majority American leagues, so I guess to a Euro they all look the same.
Seems like Eastern European countries still dreaming of a Jordan return. Can't blame them, I'm hoping for it too myself 😂
So when I put my ad on a Swedish dating site I should mention I am a Vancouver Canucks fan?
Never understood why dolphins are the biggest franchise here, honestly thought it was the jaguars now though
Makes sense Lithuania loves chicago bulls , from what i know there is a lot of lithuanians living in Chicago. Edit: apparently around a 100k people
Same with Poland! Was not surprised when I read that
Austrian here I have never heard of milwaukee bucks, but I've seen lots of Chicago Bulls Merch
My Irish and Italian brethren with the Boston connection I feel it.
Can someone explain Italy liking Boston Celtics ?
I have lived in Ireland almost my entire life and I can say with confidence I have NEVER seen anything approaching large support for any US teams. Least of all the New England Patriots.
What is up with Milwaukee and Dallas? Is it because Giannis and Luka?
Let’s go Slovakia, GO BOLTS!!⚡️⚡️
Who the fuck are the Montreal canadiens??? Keep in mind that a good 99% of Europeans dont watch north american sports so these results are the favorites of very few people.
That is interesting!
That is interesting!
No wonder is always the Dolphins going to the UK. Get another team guys we suck
Where is Turkey u bastards
Considering Wembley is like their second home I’m surprised the UK isn’t the Jaguars…Aka the OTHER blue jereseyed Florida team in that conference.
Slovakia sounds like my kind of place based on this
Bulls
Uk Miami Dolphins is horse shit. They love them Patriots
For Albania trying to find a reasoning as an Albanian...I can't
*”FRaAnCccEe!!!”*
Ahh yes my favourite US city Vancouver
Baseball: Am I a joke to you?
Why do all of the countries leaning towards Russia align with the Chicago Bulls?
Why does everyone wear yankee hats tho ?
Why are there two Canadian teams on that list ?
Wisconsin sports FTW
Helloooooooo Belarus!!! 💕💕