Major professional sports league, or simply major league, is a term used in Canada and the United States for the highest professional competitions in team sports. The term "major league" was first used in 1921 in reference to Major League Baseball, the top level of professional American baseball. The term is most commonly applied to the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Hockey League.

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  • Major professional sports league, or simply major league, is a term used in Canada and the United States for the highest professional competitions in team sports. The term "major league" was first used in 1921 in reference to Major League Baseball, the top level of professional American baseball. The term is most commonly applied to the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Hockey League. Each of these is the richest professional club competition in its sport worldwide. The best players can become cultural icons in North America and the rest of the world, because the leagues enjoy a significant place in U.S. and Canadian popular culture. The world's most popular sport, football, is known as soccer in Canada and the United States and is also popular there, however, the premier American soccer league, Major League Soccer, while a major North American league, is not presently considered as prestigious as major European leagues. Most top American, Canadian, and international players from around the globe play for European clubs. In the United States and Canada, the term "major league" is usually limited to team sports, although individual sports such as golf, tennis, and auto racing are also very popular.
  • Le cosiddette major leagues, nel Nordamerica sono le più alte divisioni professionistiche degli sport di squadra. Questo termine venne per la prima volta usato nel 1921 in riferimento alla Major League Baseball, il più alto livello del baseball americano, e, per molti anni, "major league" o "the majors" si riferì esclusivamente al baseball. Le "Major leagues" sono complementate dalle "Minor leagues", le quali sono la divisione inferiore, più o meno come la "serie B", e/o leghe di "sviluppo", al di sotto della major league nella gerarchia sportiva, e dalle "Amateur leagues", nei quali gli atleti non percepiscono un salario. La designazione se una lega deve essere "maggiore" o "minore" viene fatta dagli organi sportivi di governo per quel dato sport, non dalla percezione popolare di quello sport, (ad esempio con le audiences televisive o il numero di articoli nei giornali). In qualsiasi paese o regione, la massima lega detiene i migliori atleti, i più grandi stadi, i più numerosi e attivi fans e il più lucrativo contratto televisivo, nonché i più ampli introiti e gli atleti più pagati. Nel Nord America le massime leghe sportive, generalmente riconosciute, sono la Major League Baseball (MLB), la National Football League (NFL), la National Basketball Association (NBA), e la National Hockey League (NHL). Altre leghe maggiori includono la Major League Soccer (MLS), la Canadian Football League (CFL), la Arena Football League (AFL), la National Lacrosse League (NLL), Major League Lacrosse (MLL), la Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), la Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), e la National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). Diversamente dalle altre leghe sportive del mondo (con l'eccezione delle leghe australiane), quelle negli Stati Uniti e in Canada non usano il sistema delle promozioni e retrocessioni. Infatti le loro strutture sono caratterizzate dall'uso delle franchigie a sistema chiuso. In sostanza le stesse squadre, anche se arrivano ultime in classifica, si ripresentano l'anno successivo. Da notare che il termine "major league" è limitato agli sport di squadra, sebbene alcuni sport individuali come il golf, tennis e le gare automobilistiche siano molto popolari, con PGA, ATP, WTA, Indycar, e NASCAR.
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  • June 2009
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  • For other meanings of "Major League" or "Major Leagues" see Major League (disambiguation)
  • Major Leagues
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  • Major professional sports league, or simply major league, is a term used in Canada and the United States for the highest professional competitions in team sports. The term "major league" was first used in 1921 in reference to Major League Baseball, the top level of professional American baseball. The term is most commonly applied to the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Hockey League.
  • Le cosiddette major leagues, nel Nordamerica sono le più alte divisioni professionistiche degli sport di squadra. Questo termine venne per la prima volta usato nel 1921 in riferimento alla Major League Baseball, il più alto livello del baseball americano, e, per molti anni, "major league" o "the majors" si riferì esclusivamente al baseball.
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  • Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada
  • Maggiori leghe sportive professionistiche degli Stati Uniti e il Canada
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