Urban Politics and Professional Sports

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The roles of urban politics in professional sports has played a significant and influential part in the daily activities that encompass a city. This paper explains how sports is often a way for people of different races, backgrounds, and occupations to come together for one common purpose. In times of hardship and struggle, people can usually turn to sports to find a sense of stability and peace. It explains how, although the issues facing professional sports are rather insignificant when compared to the larger issues our nation faces each day, they are nevertheless still important.

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"Today, more than ever, politics plays a major role in the world of American professional sports. Politics influence the way professional sports organizations are operated in every American metropolis. The governments of municipalities across the United States face many issues regarding the four major American sports leagues: Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Hockey League (NHL). City governments are faced with issues such as small and large market controversy, stadium and arena financing, franchise relocation and contraction, and the amount of tax dollars that should be allocated to each team."

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