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Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
Don't forget that the NBA does have two franchises in Canada and quite a few players hail from other countries as well, so it is appropriate to call 'em 'world champions' 
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Not really, soccer has the Champions League which involve pretty much the entire European continent plus Turkey and Israel. The winner never call themselve world champion (though it is pretty much accepted that the winner are usually consider the best club, though Boca Junior will usually say otherwise). Same with UEFA Cup, granted EUFA cup is second fiddle to the Champions Leauge and Inter-Toto tournemnt to UEFA cup.
Also there is the Super 12 Rugby LEague involving 3 different countries with 4 teams from each country (South AFrica, New Zealand and Australia).