Deck 14: Professional Sport Leagues Beyond North America

Question 1

The international federation governing football (soccer) is which of the following?

A) FIA
B) FIBA
C) FIFA
D) FISA

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What league has the highest level of basketball competition for women in Europe?

A) EuroSport League
B) WEBA
C) WNBA
D) EuroLeague

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is the most well-known team in the FA Premier League?

A) Arsenal
B) Manchester United
C) Olympiakos
D) AC Milan

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What region of the world has the greatest level of esport viewership?

A) Europe
B) South America
C) Asia
D) Australia

Question 5

The UK exit from the European Union is referred to as?

A) Breakout
B) Brexit
C) EU Exit
D) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is the method of team movement between divisions in many international leagues?

A) Transferring
B) Trading
C) Delegation and realignment
D) Promotion and relegation

Question 7

The player movement system internationally is known by the term?

A) Trading system
B) Transfer system
C) Relegation
D) Free agency

Question 8

Why do female basketball players opt to play in international leagues?

A) Higher salaries than in the US
B) Better facilities than in the US
C) Opportunities for better sponsorship deals
D) Shorter season schedules

Question 9

The FA Premier League is owned by shareholders who can be best described as which of the following?

A) The teams themselves
B) Wealthy individuals
C) Private businesses and foundations
D) Municipalities

Question 10

Which European sport garners the most corporate sponsorship monies?

A) Football
B) Formula 1
C) Basketball
D) NFL Europe

Question 11

UEFA has joined with Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) to form a campaign called Unite Against Racism

Question 12

International sport federations play a bigger direct role in professional sport in North America than internationally

Question 13

European sport clubs develop players from a young age rather than having the players develop in school sport

Question 14

The fee paid when players move to different teams internationally is called the transaction fee

Question 15

FIFA is the international federation for football

Question 16

Name three differences in governance structures in sports leagues beyond North America

Question 17

Illustrate how promotion and relegation would work and what the league membership would look like for 2019, using the following example
$$\begin{array}{l}\underline{\text { Final Standings for } 2018}\\\\\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { First Division } & \text { Second Division } \\\hline \text { FC Bayern München } & \text { FC Augsberg } \\\hline \text { FC Nürnberg } & \text { Borussia Dortmund } \\\hline \text { FC Köln } & \text { Eintracht Frankfurt } \\\hline \text { FSV Mainz } & \text { Hertha BSC Berlin } \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$

Question 18

What financial move by the FA Premier League helped its transition to success?

Question 19

What are the main sources of revenue for the FA Premier League?

Question 20

What basic inter-relationships exist among governing bodies in international professional sport?