La Liga claims to be the best league in the world, BUT....

[EKBATAN]

...but beneath the glitz of the big two and lies a very different picture

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/mar/28/barcelona-real-madrid-spain

[soheil86]

everyone knows that laliga is a two team league. and anyone who thinks laliga is better in general than epl and serie a is blind.

[Puji]

what i like about la liga is that at least until recently, the smaller clubs would (and still do) challenge the big two

[EKBATAN]

what i like about la liga is that at least until recently, the smaller clubs would (and still do) challenge the big two

that happens in england and italy all the time

[Naap]

from april 2010 the tax in England will become 50% for top athlets, thats 10% more than now

http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/international/england/0908/Artikel/manchester-united-fc-chelsea-arsene-wenger-fc-liverpool-fc-arsenal-exodus-ronaldo.html

Thats a great article but only in German, and the table about how much a team have to pay when a player earns 3mio netto

[JaanevarAjeeb]

Serie A is also a 2-3 team race: Inter, AC Milan, Rome (Rome has come up in place of Juve due to Juve's relegation a few years ago).

Premier League: ManUtd., Chelsea, Arsenal. It's hard to say that Man City will join these teams anytime soon.

or even J-League: Kashima and Jubilo

That does not make these leagues any less prestigious than any other.

Also, I think the lower-tier teams play harder against the top two in Spain, when compared to lower-tier teams in other countries. England and Italy prob. have better mid-level teams, but that doesn't mean anything. England and Italy also suffer from over-investment from foreigners.

I think that it's amazing that the IPL produces so many various top 3 or 4 teams every year, as it is among the most corrupt!

[chuck bass]

la liga has better players, epl has more competition

[EKBATAN]

Serie A is also a 2-3 team race: Inter, AC Milan, Rome (Rome has come up in place of Juve due to Juve's relegation a few years ago).
Premier League: ManUtd., Chelsea, Arsenal. It's hard to say that Man City will join these teams anytime soon.
or even J-League: Kashima and Jubilo
That does not make these leagues any less prestigious than any other.
Also, I think the lower-tier teams play harder against the top two in Spain, when compared to lower-tier teams in other countries. England and Italy prob. have better mid-level teams, but that doesn't mean anything. England and Italy also suffer from over-investment from foreigners.
I think that it's amazing that the IPL produces so many various top 3 or 4 teams every year, as it is among the most corrupt!

serie A has been on a slump due to fans boycotting cuz of expensive ticket costs and not enough money spent by the teams in recent years

also roma should be considered top 4 because they always compete for the top spot until the end and they usually win the domestic cups

[chuck bass]

serie A has been on a slump due to fans boycotting cuz of expensive ticket costs and not enough money spent by the teams in recent years
also roma should be considered top 4 because they always compete for the top spot until the end and they usually win the domestic cups

roma aren't on the same level as barca, real, valencia, arsenal, chelsea, man utd, milan and inter:

[Puji]

that happens in england and italy all the time

i dont watch italian league much, but i always see one of the big four in epl absolutely rape the smaller teams

[Team Melli Fan]

1. british papers are trying their best to keep viewers focused on the epl with the bad economy around the world
2. although the report is mainly true, it did state marca as a source. NEVER trust marca. most biased and bullshitiest newspaper ever

[arash123]

mls has more competition than la liga...does that make it a better league? no.

la liga>epl...end of story.

[EKBATAN]

valencia, arsenal, chelsea,

they are on the level of these three overall

[JaanevarAjeeb]

i dont watch italian league much, but i always see one of the big four in epl absolutely rape the smaller teams

Not always, sometimes it's a 0-0, 1-1, or even 2-2 with a PK or the big team losing a man or two due to ejection. Happens more in Serie A than EPL for sure.

[soheil86]

roma aren't on the same level as barca, real, valencia, arsenal, chelsea, man utd, milan and inter:

yeah, r madrid lost 2-6 AT HOME, they are not on the same level as valencia, chelsea, and arsenal