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They’re obnoxious in Boston. They attacked Santa in Philly. They long for a win in Tampa. Sports are returning and the faithful are already spoiling for a fight.

Enter the phrase “Boston fans are…” in Google and the top three autocomplete suggestions you’ll get are “the worst,” “spoiled” and “trash.” The results below them are peppered with words like “annoying,” “obnoxious” and “racist.” But for the Beantown faithful, charm isn’t part of the playbook.

The capital city of Red Sox nation tops the Forbes inaugural ranking of Best Sports Cities in North America, outpacing even sports-crazed cities like New York and Chicago. Our ranking of 20 cities takes into account how many fans are packing the stands, watching them on TV and following them on social media.

We only consider the four major American sports: baseball, football, basketball and hockey. Women’s professional and college sports are not factored into our formula because data is unavailable.

No. 2 on the list, Philadelphia, still hasn’t lived down Eagles fans’ furious snowball attack and thunderous boos hurled towards Santa Claus a half century ago. They also get to bask in that runner-up status without their teams tainted by cheating scandals. 

And the worst place for sports? Not surprisingly, a city with a reputation for its hospitality to visiting fans. Tampa Bay has no NBA team. The Rays play baseball in a domed 1980s relic. The NFL Buccaneers are so dismal they are ignored by 75% of the local population.

See the full ranking here.

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