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[–] 19 points 4 months ago (7 children)

You realize that pretending to not know what the most watched sporting event in the world is just makes you seem like an idiot, right?

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  • [–] -5 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    Many sports have a 'world cup'.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    But only the USA has a world cup with local teams

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    I was about to post an erm ackshually but I checked my facts.

    An urban myth holds the name "World Series" came from a putative sponsorship by the New York World newspaper. The earliest such claim found by Snopes was made in 1991

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