WI: The sports in an USA that includes all of North America

Hello friends. Now I want to talk about a topic that interests me.

As some of you know, I'm doing an AH and I've been curious about what sports would look like in my AH. But I want opinions to also keep myself at bay with the ASB.

First, to make things easier, I will use acronyms and etc. similar to OTL. These are the questions:

The United States has several popular sports, Baseball, Basketball, Ice Hockey, Football and Football Association.

The question is, could there still be Canadian Soccer (CFL)? What would the Football Association be called? Soccer?[1]

Note: MLS would exist at least since 1950. Other sports as in OTL.


Have some ideas in the competition but it will be very similar to the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL.
A few days ago I found this "proposal" that interested me to put it in the MLS:

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First, it would be to divide the 32 teams into 4 groups of 8 teams each. Each group would be a "region".

During the regular season, the basic structure that would determine the pairings and the competition system would be this format:

* Each team plays twice with the 7 rivals of their same group (14 matches, 7 of them at home and the other 7 of visitors).

* In addition, a total of 24 matches will be played against the rivals of the other groups (12 home games and 12 away matches).

* At the end of the season, all teams will have played 38
matches

The teams that will be in the first places of each group would qualify for the Playoffs or "liguilla" for the title.

In total there would be four classified teams that would play back and forth in the semifinals and a single match in the final in a neutral state.

The teams that occupy the last places of each group will descend, in total there will be four descendants and four teams from the lower division will ascend, the teams that ascend will have "protection" to remain in the category for three or five consecutive seasons without worrying about the decline.

* There would be several prizes for example for the team that is in the first place of the general table as well as bonuses.

* In addition there would be aspects similar to the MLS as it would be the league instead of the teams that would be "in charge" of the contracts and transfers of the players and there would be a salary cap.

One aspect of me: there would be several divisions inferior to the "style" of the United Kingdom, Brazil, etc.
What do you think? Would it be viable?

Hola amigos. Ahora quiero hablar de un tema que me interesa.

Como algunos saben, estoy haciendo una AH y me ha dado curiosidad de como serían los deportes en mi AH. Pero quiero opiniones para también mantenerme a raya con el ASB.

Primera, para facilitar las cosas, usaré acronimos y etc. similares a OTL. Estas son las cuestiones:

Estados Unidos cuenta con varios deportes populares, el Béisbol, el Baloncesto, el Hockey Sobre Hielo, Fútbol Americano y Fútbol Asociación.

La interrogante es ¿podría aún existir el Futbol Canadiense (CFL)? ¿Como se llamaría el Futbol Asociacion? ¿Soccer?[1]

Nota: La MLS existiría al menos desde 1950. Los demás deportes como en OTL.

Tengos unas ideas en la competición pero será muy similar la NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL.
Hace unos días encontré esta "propuesta" que me interesó para ponerlo en la MLS:

Primero, sería dividir los 32 equipos en 4 grupos de 8 equipos cada uno. Cada grupo sería una "región".

Durante la temporada regular, la estructura básica que determinaría los emparejamientos y el sistema de competición sería este formato:

* Cada equipo juega dos veces con los 7 rivales de su mismo grupo (14 partidos, 7 de ellos en casa y los otros 7 de visitante).

* Además se jugaría en total 24 partidos contra los rivales de los otros grupos (12 partidos en casa y 12 partidos como visitante).

* Al final de la temporada, todos los equipos habrán jugado 38 jornadas.

Los equipos que quedarán en los primeros lugares de cada grupo clasificarían a los Playoffs o ¨liguilla¨ por el título.

En total serían cuatro equipos clasificados que jugarían ida y vuelta en la semifinales y a partido único en la final en un estado neutral.

Descenderá los equipos que ocupen los últimos lugares de cada grupo, en total serán cuatro descendidos y ascenderán cuatro equipos de la división inferior, los equipos que asciendan tendrán "protección" para que permanezcan en la categoría por tres o cinco temporadas consecutivas sin preocuparse por el descenso.

* Habría diversos premios por ejemplo para el equipo que quede en el primer lugar de la tabla general además de bonificaciones.

* Además habría aspectos parecidos a la MLS como que sería la liga en lugar de los equipos que estarían a "cargo" de los contratos y transferencias de los futbolistas y habría un tope salarial.

Un aspecto mío: habría varias divisiones inferiores al "estilo" de Reino Unido, Brasil, etc.
¿que opinan? ¿sería viable?

[1] USA has 3 official languages (English, Spanish and French) since the drafting of the Constitution. It has (in the language) a political, social and educational system "similar" to Switzerland for example.
 
Im not sure what you mean about the CFL being soccer, Canadian football is different from American Football but still more similar than they are to soccer. Maybe I misread your quote.
 
Im not sure what you mean about the CFL being soccer, Canadian football is different from American Football but still more similar than they are to soccer. Maybe I misread your quote.

In short and telling all the other alternative stories.

Is it possible that these sports still exist with a POD prior to 1820?

* Basketball
* Baseball
* American football
* Canadian Football (especially this)
* Soccer
* Ice Hockey
 
In short and telling all the other alternative stories.

Is it possible that these sports still exist with a POD prior to 1820?

* Basketball
* Baseball
* American football
* Canadian Football (especially this)
* Soccer
* Ice Hockey

Yes and no. Soccer would still exist, but whether it uses the same rules is questionable, since football games have existed for centuries and there's plenty of different choices for rules to emerge. It's probably likely rugby football would exist, so over time the rules in North America might codify into something resemble American/Canadian football.

Baseball has very old origins and its highly likely it would still exist. But the rules would probably be different. Hockey's another old sport, but obviously it won't have the same rules and you might as well have bandy instead (invented in the UK) which also wouldn't have the same rules as modern bandy.

It's entirely possible basketball is never invented. Remember it was invented in Springfield, Massachusetts, right down the road from Holyoke, Massachusetts where volleyball was invented, but basketball is most certainly more popular in North America and also internationally. If I were in the 19th century, I'd probably think volleyball was destined to a more popular future.
 
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