Football freaks only - Which league is the best?

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The discussion centers around which football league has the strongest average team, with participants predominantly favoring the Premier League and La Liga. Many contributors assert that the Premier League boasts higher overall quality, citing its competitive nature and depth of talent. Others argue that La Liga, with its historically strong teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid, presents a more technically skilled competition. The debate touches on the perceived physicality of English teams versus the technical prowess of Spanish teams, with references to UEFA rankings and the performance of clubs in European competitions. Participants also humorously engage in comparing football (soccer) and American football, highlighting cultural differences in terminology and gameplay. The conversation reflects a mix of personal biases, regional pride, and statistical references, ultimately underscoring the ongoing rivalry between these two prominent leagues.

Which football league is the best?

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  • #91
What about the French League? I know Lyon ogt out by Milan but still, they're an insane team. But if I were to go with the options up there, is La Liga the Spanish Premiera Division or the German Bundesliga?
 
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  • #92
La Liga's Spanish.

And, imo, Barca are the best club team in the world - we'll see what happens in the CL final :smile:

Of course, they have the Galacticos of Real Madrid - who are looking like the cast from Cocoon - and Valencia, Deportivo, Villareal...

It's a very decent league.

Bundesliga has no decent teams at the moment.
 
  • #93
UEFA champions league hasn't been listed on the poll? That's one of my favourite leagues. But nothing is better than the World Cup!
Well there seems to be a lot of confusion here over "Football" :biggrin:. Football(as called across Europe) is known as Soccer in US. But the official name given to football by FIFA is Association Football. (I like to call it "Footsie" though :smile:).
45 days left for the world cup!
 
  • #94
Who's watching the champions league finals right now?

Cracking game, though I can't watch it :frown:. Lehmann just got sent off. Barca should be leading if not for the ref.

Goal! I knew this would happen. Arsenal score with 10 men. Let's see if they can hang on for the rest of the game.
 
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  • #95
siddharth said:
Who's watching the champions league finals right now?

Cracking game, though I can't watch it :frown:. Lehmann just got sent off. Barca should be leading if not for the ref.

Goal! I knew this would happen. Arsenal score with 10 men. Let's see if they can hang on for the rest of the game.

Yea, I'm watching it. I have to say that the referee is a rifler, and he has denied a legal goal to Giuly. This decision will raise hackles in the Ciutat Comtal should the match end with this scoreline. Right now, at half time, Arsenal 1-Barca 0
 
  • #96
GOOOAAALLLL!

Eto'o scored.
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Barca 1-Arsenal 1
 
  • #97
Yaay!

Come on barca, one more to win. I think ronnie is going to get the winner. He looks dangerous.
 
  • #98
GOOAALLL!

Woa, Belletti scored. Barca 2-Arsenal 1. I'm crawling on the floor
 
  • #99
This is great stuff :approve:. It was the substitute Larsson both the times with the assist.

Yes! Barcelona have won. So, the winner of both the Champions League and the UEFA cup were teams from La Liga.
 
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  • #100
The champions league is a knockout competion and so can not be used to judge who's best. if it were the case then chelsea would have been in the finals as they are at present a much better team than arsenal and have proved so over the course of the pl season.

There are only two good leagues the Premeirship and the La liga but the premiership would probably come out top if a proper competion was put to gether to judge which one was best.


Well done barca, From a chelsea fan.
 
  • #101
Congrats to Barcalona! Got tensed when they did not score in the first half, now they have won! Way to go! :biggrin:
 
  • #102
Was a good game but the referee spoiled it. Henry got kicked all over the place by puyol and marques but neither received any for of punishment (yelow card) yet henry makes a perfect tackle and gets booked what's that all about?

Well done to Barcelona they are a great team and would probably have won if it was 11 against 11 anyway but i wouldn't have been surprised if it was a high scoring game with arsenal just edging it.
 
  • #103
Andy said:
Was a good game but the referee spoiled it. Henry got kicked all over the place by puyol and marques but neither received any for of punishment (yelow card) yet henry makes a perfect tackle and gets booked what's that all about?

What about Eboue's dive, from which Arsenal scored? He should have been sent off for that, if not for the first bad tackle.
 
  • #104
Yea i agree, eboue did dive and he should have been booked according to the laws of the game. But so should all of the barcelona players that where gesturing to the referee that lehman should be sent off. And there was a lot more play acting by the barcelona players throughout the entire game than by the arsenal players.
 
  • #105
Is this an interesting thread?
 
  • #106
Nfl!
 
  • #107
Its an interesting thread if you understand the game.
 
  • #108
Just a ball.
 
  • #109
One ball, two holes and 22 cocks running around trying to get to the hole.
 
  • #110
Eeh-is it THAT we're talking about here??

Anyway, it doesn't change the fact that the hole/pole ratio is much too low.
 
  • #111
*****COUGH COUGH COUGH******

Quarter-final draw

AC Milan v Bayern Munich
PSV Eindhoven v LIVERPOOL
Roma v MANCHESTER UNITED
CHELSEA v Valencia

For all you doubters out there :smile:
 
  • #112
Guiness Premiership. It is the only league in England playing Football.

From a life long member of the Bath Football Club
 
  • #113
I hope that bayern will kick some Italian ass..
any fans of Germany here?
 
  • #114
ziad1985 said:
I hope that bayern will kick some Italian ass..

So do I; then man united will play bayern in the semis. (I've got a fond memory of that fixture :rolleyes: )
 
  • #115
don't remind me of 99(I think it was 1999), when it was bayern-Man united final.
1-0 till minute 88 , then suddenly man united gives birth to 2 goals, that was lame!
 
  • #116
ziad1985 said:
don't remind me of 99(I think it was 1999), when it was bayern-Man united final.
1-0 till minute 88 , then suddenly man united gives birth to 2 goals, that was lame!

mwahaha.. I quite enjoyed it :biggrin:
 
  • #117
cristo said:
mwahaha.. I quite enjoyed it :biggrin:

I hated it, like an 11 years old would hate a barbie doll...
but we won it in 2001 :approve:
 
  • #118
Tips for the quarters:
Milan by a couple goals on aggregate
Liverpool by 1
Man U will win just because i don't want them too
and Chelsea will beat Valencia in both games.
 
  • #119
ibo said:
Tips for the quarters:
Milan by a couple goals on aggregate
No way; bayern will beat milan.
Liverpool by 1
liverpool don't deserve to win, but probably will be lucky and win on away goals or something!
Man U will win just because i don't want them too
Man u will win because they're the best team in the competition.
and Chelsea will beat Valencia in both games.
i don't know about that-- chelsea aren't that good!
 
  • #120
AC Milan v Bayern Munich
PSV Eindhoven v Liverpool
Roma v Manchester United
Chelsea v Valencia

I think Bayern, Liverpool, ManU and Valencia will make to the semis. Finally ManU will become champions!
 

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