How about going for a rugby World Cup? It's not as huge as FIFA, it's achievable, wouldn't require a bunch of new stadiums, and Canada actually qualifies and has a decent team. It would be a great way to expand the reach of rugby in Canada.
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Originally Posted by elly63
Far be it for me to defend Toronto but if you think about it, in what cities are Toronto's major rivalries. And to me a rivalry is when the other city cares as well, so I don't think we can say the NY Yankees because I doubt they are flocking to see the Jays at Yankee stadium on a yearly basis aside from maybe this year.
Toronto's biggest acknowledged rivals are the Habs, Sens, Ti-Cats, and Impact and Caps. Do they have baseball or basketball rivalries where the other team cares?
So as much as Toronto likes to pretend it is a big time international playa, the best rivalries are homegrown. Very strange.
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A lot of people in Toronto want to cheer for teams that compete against American teams, which means being part of American leagues. But if other Canadian teams join in, all the better. It's an attitude that's perhaps strongest in Ontario, but prevalent across the country. Hence Vancouver universities competing in NCAA, Montreal getting the first Canadian MLB team, etc.
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Originally Posted by Acajack
No I don't see the irony in that because my kids wouldn't know Bieber if the Americans hadn't been interested in him first. I don't think they know Drake BTW.
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What exactly are you arguing here, that people only pay attention to music from Toronto if the Americans do it first? That couldn't be farther from the truth. You can criticize our movies, TV, sports, etc. but the Toronto (and Canadian) music scene is extremely strong. We listen to loads of local music without caring one bit if it gets noticed in other countries. Music is the one part of our pop culture that doesn't have a hint of Canada's famous national inferiority complex.