Franchise (sports)
Professional sports leagues are organized in numerous ways. The two most significant types are one that developed in Europe, characterised by a tiered structure using promotion and relegation to determine participation in a hierarchy of leagues or divisions and a North American originated model characterized by its use of franchises and closed membership. Both these systems remain most common in their area of origin, although both systems are used worldwide.
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—Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842–1906)