====== Points of Divergence : Sports ====== For all you sport enthusiasts out there, here's a page collecting PODs concerning the history of various sports - whether about their origins, evolution, organized and unorganized versions, you should all be able to find it here. All POD entries are sorted as chronologically as possible. ---- ==== General musings and Olympic PODs ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=49926|Sports What Ifs]]**, courtesy of [[offtopic:Dave]] **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=69399|Alternate history sports discussion]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/cultural-eternal-olympic-games.204497/|Cultural WI: Eternal Olympic Games]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=290715|Byzantines restart the Olympic Games]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=259580|Challenge: American Sports in a Confederate Secession World]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/confederate-states-at-the-olympic-games-and-fifa-world-cup.427959/|Confederate States at the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/no-modern-olympic-games.417991/|No modern Olympic Games]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/list-alternate-olympic-games.398536/|List Alternate Olympic Games]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ahc-wi-1916-olympic-truce.424547/|1916 Olympic Truce]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/alternate-winter-olympic-host-cities-present-and-future.436880/|Alternate Winter Olympic host cities, present and future (from 1924 onwards)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/alternate-olympic-games-venues-1948-2018.236740/|Alternate Olympic Games Venues, 1948-2018]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/alternate-olympic-host-cities.282472/|Alternate Olympic host cities]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/alternate-and-more-awesome-olympic-paralympic-sports.196566/|Alternate and More Awesome Olympic/Paralympic Sports]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=248660|No Olympic boycotts in 1976, 1980 and 1984]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-ahc-southern-hemisphere-winter-olympics.437281/|Challenge: Southern hemisphere Winter Olympics]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=291860|Will women ever play professional sports alongside men ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/olympic-sports-that-should-be.250747/|Olympic Sports That Should Be]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/what-city-will-be-the-first-african-olympic-host.233206/|What city will be the first African Olympic host ?]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Ancient, traditional and exotic sports ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=290715|Byzantines restart the Olympic Games]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=192232|WI: Richard the Lionheart popularizes bullfights in England]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=257638|Jousting as a modern spectator sport ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=16461|Challenge: Martial Arts in the West]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Football (Association Football) ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=246674|Alternate Football (Soccer) Matches]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=262251|Alternate Football Scores]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=35152|Football (Soccer) World Cup in a world with many German countries]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-united-british-isles-football-team.440428/|WI: United British Isles football team]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=323786|Challenge: Have The United States be a football nation (with a POD after 1900) 1]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=323786|Challenge: Have The United States be a football nation (with a POD after 1900) 2]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=189613|Soccer/Football WI: Vatican soccer team in UEFA Champions' League ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=318519|Challenge: England football team with at least one or two major tournament wins since 1966, and more semi-final appearances]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=316993|England qualifying in the 1978 World Cup ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=278945|Ferguson fails at Manchester United]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-cameroon-beats-england-in-1990.317614/|WI: Cameroon beats England in 1990]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=291275|WI Paul Gascoigne had joined Manchester United rather than Spurs ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=96487|Soccer WI: Italy goals golden in 1998]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/dbwi-if-south-korea-didnt-win-the-world-cup-finals-in-2002.427753/|DBWI: If South Korea didn't win the World cup finals in 2002]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-cameroon-beats-brazil-7-1-in-the-2014-world-cup.320438/|WI: Cameroon beats Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== American Football and Rugby ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=314342|Challenge: Unified, hybridised "North American Football"]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=265717|Challenge: Rugby the Dominant Sport in the United States]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=215684|Challenge: Make American Football Dominant Sport in Europe]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=328875|Challenge: American Football and Rugby more popular than Football]]** **[[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=335495|Sports WI: No USFL ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=188790|Challenge: Break the Old Firm's (Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers) dominance in Scottish football]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=343353|WI Patriots win the 2008 Super Bowl]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Baseball ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=320183|Challenge: A Packers-style, publicly owned & successful major league baseball team (with a post-1901 POD)]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=334400|Challenge: Make Baseball popular in Europe]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=322428|Baseball remains the most popular team sport in America (with a POD in 1960)]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=279140|MBL stays segregated]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=328947|Challenge: Divide MLB]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Basketball and other ball sports ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=319624|Challenge: Have basketball dominate the sports world]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=243568|WI: An earlier ABA-NBA merger ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=251213|Why hasn't handball caught on in the US ?]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Motorsports ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=154083|Challenge: Motor racing at the Olympics (1)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/olympic-auto-racing.417534/|Challenge: Motor racing at the Olympics (2)]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=222226|List of Alternate F1 World Champions (1)]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=294789|List of Alternate F1 World Champions (2)]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=261253|Alternate NASCAR]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=264421|World Touring Car Champion from the late-60s and early-70s]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=134764|Motorsport WI: Group B Lives On]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=216182|Formula 1 Turbo Era never ends]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=264224|Plausibility check: Sports aviation revival after the Second World War]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== See Also ==== **[[timelines:sports|Sports Timelines and Scenarios]]** **[[pods:Popular Culture|Points of Divergence : Popular Culture]]** **[[society and societal norms|Points of Divergence : Society and Societal Norms]]** ---- ==== Navigation ==== **[[pods:pods|Points of Divergence Main Directory]]**