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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  • #121
I agree that Man U will win the competition.

I think the Chelsea v Valencia match will be the closest. I'd like to see Chelsea lose though!
 
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  • #122
I think that right now, the EPL is the strongest league in the world, especially now that Liverpool are going from strength to strength and are able to attract great players. EPL has four great teams, and at least six other teams who could beat the continental greats on their day.

I would love to see a down-to-the-last-day situation between Manu and Chelsea in the Prem, a Manu vs Chelsea FA Cup Final and a Manu vs Chelsea Champs league final.

As long as Manu win the Prem, I'm not bothered about the finals. I don't like to see monopolies, which is what Chelsea almost established in the Prem.
 
  • #123
Couperin said:
I would love to see a down-to-the-last-day situation between Manu and Chelsea in the Prem, a Manu vs Chelsea FA Cup Final and a Manu vs Chelsea Champs league final.


Hopefully resulting in another treble for Man U!
 
  • #124
UEFA has decided which is the strongest league, because it assigns coefficients to the various domestic leagues in order to establish the number of clubs representing each country in the UEFA competitions. These are the coefficients for the 2007/08 campaign

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/Keytopics/kind=64/newsId=436763.html

1)Spain 72748
2)Italy 66731
3)England 63486
4)France 50781
5)Germany 48364

These are numbers and statistics and not the fanatical babble of some of the members here
 
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  • #125
83% of statistics are made up on the spot anyway.
 
  • #126
Wow, that is the best counterargument you can come up with? Seems to me that is a way of admiting defeat and acknowledging the superiority of La Liga :rolleyes:
 
  • #127
dont be stupid, if barcelona are so good then where are they in the champ league? what about real madrid?
 
  • #128
Andy said:
dont be stupid, if barcelona are so good then where are they in the champ league? what about real madrid?


I don't care about the mandrils, in fact I laughed my soul out when the conceded a goal within the first 10 seconds in the match against Bayern. Ok, this has been a black season for spanish teams in the Champions, let's see what happens next year
 
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  • #129
A very black season for spain, i do love watching barcelona and real madrid though. But i do find that in general premiership games are a lot more exciting to watch than the la liga games.
 
  • #130
And a very good one for England..3 teams
 
  • #131
Andy said:
But i do find that in general premiership games are a lot more exciting to watch than the la liga games.

It's easy to suspect some bias in this statement...:rolleyes:

I find the Swedish league very exciting, but I doubt no one else here does...
 
  • #132
cristo said:
Hopefully resulting in another treble for Man U!
Judging by the special ones performance in the FA cup that could happen, but I think both clubs are in the crap now, too many injuries. Its a lottery who wins IMHO.


UEFA has decided which is the strongest league, because it assigns coefficients to the various domestic leagues in order to establish the number of clubs representing each country in the UEFA competitions. These are the coefficients for the 2007/08 campaign

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/Keytopics/k...Id=436763.html

1)Spain 72748
2)Italy 66731
3)England 63486
4)France 50781
5)Germany 48364

These are numbers and statistics and not the fanatical babble of some of the members here
Which year was the data take to create this table? certainly not 2006/2007 or 2005 as a matter of fact
 
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  • #133
EL said:
It's easy to suspect some bias in this statement...:rolleyes:

I find the Swedish league very exciting, but I doubt no one else here does...

Now I do, since Larrsen will be playing there again
 
  • #134
Anttech said:
Now I do, since Larrsen will be playing there again
Please...L-A-R-S-S-O-N
 
  • #135
i'm probably one of the few neutral sides here..and i have to go with the serieA with clost competition from the Ligua, the Premiere division is third. I'm from Lebanon btw. Italy has contact football and very nice tactical play and magnificent players to watch. La ligua has nice strategies and great players. besides Man UTD and Chelsea and Arsenal who has world class players in England? i only watch them because of Chelsea and Theiry Henry ! i don't know 1 player in England who can entertain viewers like ronaldinho, ibrahimovic, adriano...do.
 
  • #136
probably the english league would improve when the work permit is eased up a little. comon english ppl were are your brazilians and argentinians?
 
  • #137
eaboujaoudeh said:
comon english ppl

I'll take that as a phrase that's lost in translation :rolleyes:
were are your brazilians and argentinians?

erm.. West Ham Utd? :-p
 
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  • #138
I'm a bit surprised I get "team mates" in Serie A now, but not at the time the thread was started. I mean since then Serie A has become a bit demolished due to the bribe scandal etc. Actually I would go for La Liga right now...
 
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  • #139
eaboujaoudeh said:
i'm probably one of the few neutral sides here..and i have to go with the serieA with clost competition from the Ligua, the Premiere division is third. I'm from Lebanon btw. Italy has contact football and very nice tactical play and magnificent players to watch. La ligua has nice strategies and great players. besides Man UTD and Chelsea and Arsenal who has world class players in England? i only watch them because of Chelsea and Theiry Henry ! i don't know 1 player in England who can entertain viewers like ronaldinho, ibrahimovic, adriano...do.

Lebanese you say? We have a crappy league here, that's why we are fans of European leagues, but I agree with you on SerieA .
Ps:I like very much the German league, but I don't feel it rises up to leagues like the Italian one..
 
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  • #140
common = as in come on, sorry for that.
we have a league in Lebanon? damn :P
 
  • #141
eaboujaoudeh said:
common = as in come on, sorry for that.

:smile: that makes more sense!
 

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