I mean, fair enough. This is a good point, and I'll take it. But, having said that, it also feels a bit like misdirection; I highly doubt the World Series is c

I mean, fair enough. This is a good point, and I'll take it. But, having said that, it also feels a bit like misdirection; I highly doubt the World Series is called the World Series because the otherwise US-owned teams involved contain international players. The implication of a 'world event' is that it consists of countries competing with each other, not US teams being open to hiring international players. It's called the World Series because it considers itself world-class and needs not consider sub-par outliers lying outside of the US; at least I think that's how most people would interpret the phrase. Which is why acknowledging that there are competitive teams outside of the US context makes that particular phrase problematic.