Comments on: Is the Premier League eating the rest of football? http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/ World Soccer views and news Sun, 7 Sep 2008 12:20:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: On Beasts and the Barclays Premier League - The Run of Play http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-338050 On Beasts and the Barclays Premier League - The Run of Play Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:26:34 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-338050 [...] among football writers and administrators and to claims that the English Premier League is “eating the rest of football.” This curiously gruesome but nevertheless oft-employed metaphor, which depicts the Premier [...] […] among football writers and administrators and to claims that the English Premier League is “eating the rest of football.” This curiously gruesome but nevertheless oft-employed metaphor, which depicts the Premier […]

]]> By: Fabian http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-338013 Fabian Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:42:07 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-338013 Is anyone forgetting the fact that England wasn't able to qualify for Euro 2008!!?? At the moment Italy are the World Champions and Champions League holders. Spain rarely produces at international level and England never produces, whereas Italy seems to always have a very strong national team and strong domestic league. Fiorentina shall win the Uefa Cup this year and Italy shall win Euro 2008. Capello is coach of England. And most importantly here in Italy we have more sunshine than England. Lets be realistic..... Rome, Florence and Venice are better than London, Bristol and Leeds anyday..... Is anyone forgetting the fact that England wasn’t able to qualify for Euro 2008!!?? At the moment Italy are the World Champions and Champions League holders. Spain rarely produces at international level and England never produces, whereas Italy seems to always have a very strong national team and strong domestic league. Fiorentina shall win the Uefa Cup this year and Italy shall win Euro 2008. Capello is coach of England. And most importantly here in Italy we have more sunshine than England. Lets be realistic…..

Rome, Florence and Venice are better than London, Bristol and Leeds anyday…..

]]> By: Victor http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-338009 Victor Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:49:12 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-338009 Hey Simon, countries dominating football is cyclical, but the current domination in coverage is probably aided by the financially strong big 4 in EPL. One thing that is not cyclical is the lack of skill level in the average English player, and the rudimentary style of English football. To illustrate the point, how many English players play regularly for the big 4? How has England fared in international competition lately, like the last three decades? If you compare with the equally fast and physical Bundesliga, the average German player seems more technically sound than they English counterpart. Cheers Hey Simon,

countries dominating football is cyclical, but the current domination in coverage is probably aided by the financially strong big 4 in EPL.

One thing that is not cyclical is the lack of skill level in the average English player, and the rudimentary style of English football. To illustrate the point, how many English players play regularly for the big 4? How has England fared in international competition lately, like the last three decades?

If you compare with the equally fast and physical Bundesliga, the average German player seems more technically sound than they English counterpart.

Cheers

]]> By: Ismail http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337982 Ismail Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:53:47 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337982 i am in uganda but our domestic league is down becose of too much interest in EPL.people rarely watcht SL OR BL on cable networks becoz the games are slow,commentators bore,and local media covers to much of EPL.can u imagine that local radio presenters have spent the last days talking about ARSENAL V MAN U game?its the hottest news in town.front pages here in uganda are full of pictures of RONALDO and ROONEY instead of the pictures of corrupt government offcial.you people in GreatBritain thank GOD for premiership and your grand fathers that tought us ENGLISH.indeed the market is big and will grow bigger so long as people here english commentaries and spanish french or german.You opened our eyes and were addicted to what the blue,red and white can give us.MAY GOD BLESS MANU and EPL i am in uganda but our domestic league is down becose of too much interest in EPL.people rarely watcht SL OR BL on cable networks becoz the games are slow,commentators bore,and local media covers to much of EPL.can u imagine that local radio presenters have spent the last days talking about ARSENAL V MAN U game?its the hottest news in town.front pages here in uganda are full of pictures of RONALDO and ROONEY instead of the pictures of corrupt government offcial.you people in GreatBritain thank GOD for premiership and your grand fathers that tought us ENGLISH.indeed the market is big and will grow bigger so long as people here english commentaries and spanish french or german.You opened our eyes and were addicted to what the blue,red and white can give us.MAY GOD BLESS MANU and EPL

]]> By: Mike http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337975 Mike Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:46:45 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337975 Interesting that there are some out there already wanting to be negative about the English clubs by saying maybe if we do it fo another couple of years.Are their memories so bad that they have already forgotten how we dominated the champions cup with Liverpool, Nottingham Forrest and then Aston Villa. So yes this domination does come in a full circle. Interesting that there are some out there already wanting to be negative about the English clubs by saying maybe if we do it fo another couple of years.Are their memories so bad that they have already forgotten how we dominated the champions cup with Liverpool, Nottingham Forrest and then Aston Villa. So yes this domination does come in a full circle.

]]> By: Simon Baskett http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337972 Simon Baskett Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:07:20 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337972 Just one point to add - for the fourth season in a row there will be an English club in the final of the Champions League so it is not just a question of one freak season. Just one point to add - for the fourth season in a row there will be an English club in the final of the Champions League so it is not just a question of one freak season.

]]> By: SekadarBlog - Inggris Mendominasi Eropa? http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337946 SekadarBlog - Inggris Mendominasi Eropa? Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:12:00 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337946 [...] pertanyaan awak pers di Eropa, terutama Inggris. Sementara bagi fans, jawabannya bisa beraneka. Yang gemar Liga Inggris, pasti positif. Yang tidak [...] […] pertanyaan awak pers di Eropa, terutama Inggris. Sementara bagi fans, jawabannya bisa beraneka. Yang gemar Liga Inggris, pasti positif. Yang tidak […]

]]> By: Five Times http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337945 Five Times Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:13:47 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337945 Papa Bear is right, we can't just let 1 season determine the strength of a league. EPL just SEEMS dominant. But when you look at the big picture (like in that list) and also England's international team, it tells otherwise. Here's another statistic. The teams that have won the most CL trophies are as respectively 1) Real Madrid 2) AC Milan 3) Liverpool. The reason why EPL sems dominant is probably due to its undisputed popularity and anyway, here's my take on why EPL appeals more than other leagues... commentators. I don't know about where everyone else is at but here in Singapore, the English commentating for La Liga and Serie A are dead boring. And no, it is not local commentating but I suspect is from ESPN themselves or whoever provides the games internationally. There's no doubt that these leagues are as fun to watch... sometimes... but you really need some crisp clear and interesting commentating. Also crowd/atmosphere noise on TV. It seems to me that for Serie A and La Liga atmosphere sounds, I can only hear a long drawn drone of some air horn or static whereas the production values of the EPL is much higher and you can actually hear singing and decent crowd noise. Papa Bear is right, we can’t just let 1 season determine the strength of a league. EPL just SEEMS dominant. But when you look at the big picture (like in that list) and also England’s international team, it tells otherwise. Here’s another statistic. The teams that have won the most CL trophies are as respectively 1) Real Madrid 2) AC Milan 3) Liverpool.

The reason why EPL sems dominant is probably due to its undisputed popularity and anyway, here’s my take on why EPL appeals more than other leagues… commentators. I don’t know about where everyone else is at but here in Singapore, the English commentating for La Liga and Serie A are dead boring. And no, it is not local commentating but I suspect is from ESPN themselves or whoever provides the games internationally.

There’s no doubt that these leagues are as fun to watch… sometimes… but you really need some crisp clear and interesting commentating.

Also crowd/atmosphere noise on TV. It seems to me that for Serie A and La Liga atmosphere sounds, I can only hear a long drawn drone of some air horn or static whereas the production values of the EPL is much higher and you can actually hear singing and decent crowd noise.

]]> By: Jogre http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337941 Jogre Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:34:45 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337941 I do agree that English soccer is dominating right now, and i personally am a big fan of the fast paced all-out style of play used in the Premier league. But i would still be hard pressed to claim that the English league is the best in the world. Sure the big four are monsters on the world stage, but what about the rest of the league. The sign of a good league is when not only the big clubs are clawing for the championship, like in Spain you have R.madrid and Barcelona constanly worrying about the likes of Villareal, Atl. Madrid, even Valencia. You don't really have those great mid-tier teams in the premier league. In the end the championship is solely for the big four. I do agree that English soccer is dominating right now, and i personally am a big fan of the fast paced all-out style of play used in the Premier league. But i would still be hard pressed to claim that the English league is the best in the world. Sure the big four are monsters on the world stage, but what about the rest of the league. The sign of a good league is when not only the big clubs are clawing for the championship, like in Spain you have R.madrid and Barcelona constanly worrying about the likes of Villareal, Atl. Madrid, even Valencia. You don’t really have those great mid-tier teams in the premier league. In the end the championship is solely for the big four.

]]> By: papa bear http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337940 papa bear Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:38:03 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/10/is-the-premier-league-eating-the-rest-of-football/#comment-337940 yeah, English football totally gives people the best chance to win in Europe. /sarcasm Milan Barca Liverpool Porto Milan Madri Bayern Madrid ManU Madrid Dortmund Can we PLEASE stop the madness? The Prem had ONE good year in the CL (so far) if they put 4 in the semis the next 2 years then we can suggest that they are the best league by far. yeah, English football totally gives people the best chance to win in Europe. /sarcasm

Milan
Barca
Liverpool
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Madri
Bayern
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ManU
Madrid
Dortmund

Can we PLEASE stop the madness? The Prem had ONE good year in the CL (so far) if they put 4 in the semis the next 2 years then we can suggest that they are the best league by far.

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