Best sporting city in the world?

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Discuss. Doesn't have to be in the States.

[BurningHammer]

Not Toronto.

[sweggeh]

Um...London. I thought everyone knew this.

[RagaZ]

London. 13 professional football clubs, 3 x Olympic hosts(only city in the world) Wimbledon, Wembley etc.

[Andrei89]

Obviously London. Question is: who comes in second?

[robert de niro]

obviously not london

[ducktape]

london (wimbledon), new york city (us open), paris (french open), melbourne (australian open)

just because of the four grand slam events in tennis

[kurple]

madrid and barcelona are up there with london and LA

[sweggeh]

lol what does LA have? The Lakers and thats it. 90% of people around the world couldnt tell you anything else about LA sports.

[salwan]

boston :cheers:

[kurple]

lol what does LA have? The Lakers and thats it. 90% of people around the world couldnt tell you anything else about LA sports.
good thing we're smarter than 90% of the world when it comes to sports

[ducktape]

lol what does LA have? The Lakers and thats it. 90% of people around the world couldnt tell you anything else about LA sports.
the lakers are the most popular team in basketball thus making los angeles the best sporting city for basketball. but they're definitely not in the discussion for best sporting city like london, new york city, paris, and melbourne are because los angeles doesn't have a grand slam event in tennis which is the best sport.

[the mesiah]

boston :cheers:
Just was thinkin this,Of all the cities that has the major 4 sports in their city ,Beantown pound for pound has prob the best group of top players in their respective sport .Bird(some say russell), Orr,Teddy ballgame,then that guy who was picked 199th in the 6th round in 2000 nfl draft.

[pinhead]

London.

3 Olympic games
Home to the biggest Tennis tournament in the world
Home of Cricket(Lords)
Home of Rugby(Twickenham)
Numerous Football teams
Wembley Stadium - The most iconic sports stadium in the World

And in a few years will probably be home to a Superbowl winner.

[ducktape]

Just was thinkin this,Of all the cities that has the major 4 sports in their city ,Beantown pound for pound has prob the best group of top players in their respective sport .Bird(some say russell), Orr,Teddy ballgame,then that guy who was picked 199th in the 6th round in 2000 nfl draft.
overall i would say boston too, but tennis is larger than the 4 major american sports combined, and the us open is held in new york city, which is why it automatically makes it the best sporting city in the united states.

[Theoo]

[B]reykjav

[wakencdukest]

lol what does LA have? The Lakers and thats it. 90% of people around the world couldnt tell you anything else about LA sports.



Lakers-11 championships

Clippers-0 championships

Dodgers-5 world series wins

Angels-1 world series win

Kings-2 Stanley cup wins

Ducks-1 Stanley cup win

Raiders-1 Superbowl win

Rams-1 NFL championship

Galaxy-2 MLS titles

UCLA-multiple championships in basketball, baseball, football, most team championships of any college, most basketball championships of any college

USC-Multiple championships in football, baseball,

Sparks-2 WNBA championships

Hosted Superbowl 7 times

Hosted the Olympic Games twice

Hosted the World Cup once

Hosted the Womens World Cup once

Will host Special Olympics in 2015 for second time

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Lakers-11 championships

Clippers-0 championships

Dodgers-5 world series wins

Angels-1 world series win

Kings-2 Stanley cup wins

Ducks-1 Stanley cup win

Raiders-1 Superbowl win

Rams-1 NFL championship

Galaxy-2 MLS titles

UCLA-multiple championships in basketball, baseball, football, most team championships of any college, most basketball championships of any college

USC-Multiple championships in football, baseball,

Sparks-2 WNBA championships

Hosted Superbowl 7 times

Hosted the Olympic Games twice

Hosted the World Cup once

Hosted the Womens World Cup once

Will host Special Olympics in 2015 for second time

Yep can't forget UCLA basketball and USC brief stents here and there of being a powerhouse football team i.e. mid 2000s they were nearly unbeatable.

[sweggeh]

Lakers-11 championships

Clippers-0 championships

Dodgers-5 world series wins

Angels-1 world series win

Kings-2 Stanley cup wins

Ducks-1 Stanley cup win

Raiders-1 Superbowl win

Rams-1 NFL championship

Galaxy-2 MLS titles

UCLA-multiple championships in basketball, baseball, football, most team championships of any college, most basketball championships of any college

USC-Multiple championships in football, baseball,

Sparks-2 WNBA championships

Hosted Superbowl 7 times

Hosted the Olympic Games twice

Hosted the World Cup once

Hosted the Womens World Cup once

Will host Special Olympics in 2015 for second time

Firstly London has 2 football teams (possibly more), that are each worth what the Lakers and Clippers are combined.

Superbowl probably doesnt even get as many worldwide viewers as the Wimbledon final which is hosted in London every year.

London hosted the Olympic games 3 times

The legendary Lords Cricket Ground is in London, and Cricket is WAY bigger than hockey and baseball.

LA has never even hosted a UEFA Champions League game, a tennis grand slam or the Ashes :oldlol:

No one cares about MLS and no one outside America even knows college sports exist trust me.

LA is not even comparable to London on the sports scene dude.

[thefatmiral]

New York city. 7 pro teams by my count.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

New York city. 7 pro teams by my count.

I'm from the NYC area but we do not have any great NYC teams atm besides arguably the Rangers maybe.

[ThePhantomCreep]

lol what does LA have? The Lakers and thats it. 90% of people around the world couldnt tell you anything else about LA sports.

2 Olympiads (generally considered the most successful in history)
World Cup Final
7 Super Bowls
230 National titles between USC and UCLA.
Current home of the Stanley Cup

LA is a city of champions.

http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/08/which-american-cities-won-most-medals/2920/

Los Angeles leads with a whopping 45 medals, San Francisco is a distant second with 11, followed by Miami, Gainesville, and Trenton-Ewing with 10 each; New York and Austin have 9 each; San Diego has 8 and Athens, Georgia, won 7. Baltimore and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul brought home 6 each; and Denver, Charlotte, and Portland, Oregon have 5 each.

45 medals in 2012? That's more than Germany's haul.

[ducktape]

2 Olympiads (generally considered the most successful in history)
World Cup Final
7 Super Bowls
230 National titles between USC and UCLA.
Current home of the Stanley Cup

LA is a city of champions.

http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/08/which-american-cities-won-most-medals/2920/

Los Angeles leads with a whopping 45 medals, San Francisco is a distant second with 11, followed by Miami, Gainesville, and Trenton-Ewing with 10 each; New York and Austin have 9 each; San Diego has 8 and Athens, Georgia, won 7. Baltimore and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul brought home 6 each; and Denver, Charlotte, and Portland, Oregon have 5 each.

45 medals in 2012? That's more than Germany's haul.
the best sporting city isn't the city with the best teams and athletes. it's the city with the best sporting events. the grand slam event in tennis is by far the best sporting event in the world and the us open is in new york city. it's better than all of the sporting events in los angeles combined.

[ThePhantomCreep]

the best sporting city isn't the city with the best teams and athletes. it's the city with the best sporting events. the grand slam event in tennis is by far the best sporting event in the world and the us open is in new york city. it's better than all of the sporting events in los angeles combined.

Ok, tennis fan.

NYC has never even hosted an Olympiad or World Cup Final, both which dwarf tennis in popularity and importance. Be real.

[ducktape]

Ok, tennis fan.

NYC has never even hosted an Olympiad or World Cup Final, both which dwarf tennis in popularity and importance. Be real.
it doesn't matter since they aren't played in the same city every year like the grand slam events. those sports can be more popular and important, but tennis is the most intelligent and fairest sport, which makes it the best.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Ok, tennis fan.

NYC has never even hosted an Olympiad or World Cup Final, both which dwarf tennis in popularity and importance. Be real.

Yeah honestly NYC sports haven't been doing great for the past 20 years besides maybe the Yankees and Giants during their championship years. The Knicks leave a lot to be desired. However, I have cousins who said early 90s Knicks were like religiously watched by many New Yorkers unlike today where we're just so damn inconsistent.

[ThePhantomCreep]

it doesn't matter since they aren't played in the same city every year like the grand slam events. those sports can be more popular and important, but tennis is the most intelligent and fairest sport, which makes it the best.

But LA does have a prestigious annual sporting event, The Rose Bowl. Every few years it doubles as the BCS Championship game, which is the most watched annual sporting event after the Super Bowl. BTW this city produces more NFL players than any other metropolitan area, amazing considering we have no NFL team.

I'd probably vote London or Paris for greatest sports city, but LA's credentials are pretty formidable.

[ThePhantomCreep]

Yeah honestly NYC sports haven't been doing great for the past 20 years besides maybe the Yankees and Giants during their championship years. The Knicks leave a lot to be desired. However, I have cousins who said early 90s Knicks were like religiously watched by many New Yorkers unlike today where we're just so damn inconsistent.

New York has arguably the best fans--local teams always do well in attendance regardless of their record. The Knicks were trash throughout the 2000s yet routinely sold out every game. Being in densely packed Manhattan helps with that, but still.

[EnoughSaid]

England needs to host the World Cup pretty soon. Then after that it will truly become a great sports country and London will be forever enshrined after holding the Final at Wembley.

[ThePhantomCreep]

England needs to host the World Cup pretty soon. Then after that it will truly become a great sports country and London will be forever enshrined after holding the Final at Wembley.

Try already hosted in 1966 + the Euro 96 final.

[Andrei89]

The semi finals and fhe final of Euro 2020 will be hosted in London as well.

I dont take the answers in this thread too seriously, as there are many Americans on this forum who all seem to be biased as fakkkk! :lol

[wakencdukest]

Firstly London has 2 football teams (possibly more), that are each worth what the Lakers and Clippers are combined.

Superbowl probably doesnt even get as many worldwide viewers as the Wimbledon final which is hosted in London every year.

London hosted the Olympic games 3 times

The legendary Lords Cricket Ground is in London, and Cricket is WAY bigger than hockey and baseball.

LA has never even hosted a UEFA Champions League game, a tennis grand slam or the Ashes :oldlol:

No one cares about MLS and no one outside America even knows college sports exist trust me.

LA is not even comparable to London on the sports scene dude.




Whatever dude. I never made a statement about LA being the best sports scene in the world. I just refuted your ASININE claim that the Lakers are the only thing LA has going for it, totally ridiculous statement on your part.

[Just2McFly]

LA actually has a REALLY impressive resume, I have no idea why people are laughing