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Multi-national sports leagues
- Major League SoccerMajor League Soccer began play on the 6th of April 1996, when the San Jose Clash defeated D.C. United in front of 31,000 fans at Spartan Stadium in San Jose.
- NBA G LeagueOn the 13th of June 2000, NBA commissioner David Stern and deputy commissioner Russ Granik announced the formation of a new minor league.
- EuroLeagueIn 1958, the first European Champions Cup final took place in Belgrade. Rīgas ASK defeated Academic Sofia with a score of 170 to 152.
- UEFA Champions LeagueGabriel Hanot, editor of the French newspaper L'Équipe, proposed a continent-wide tournament after reading reports about the South American Championship of…
- Major League BaseballThe Cincinnati Red Stockings took the field on the 4th of April 1869, wearing blue wool pants and white flannel shirts. This team became baseball's first…
- Basketball Africa LeagueOn the 16th of February 2019, Adam Silver stood before a packed press conference at NBA All-Star weekend to announce plans for a new continental professional…
- National Basketball League (Australia)The National Basketball League began play in August 1979 as the National Invitation Basketball League. It started with ten clubs and ran during the…