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Its
That’s not an awe inspir-
ing record for the self-
back! Af- professed “Greatest show
in the world,” is it? But do
ter an incredibly long
stats tell the whole story.
wait, a new season of
The PL is basically a grip-
Premier League football ping drama of “Game of
is upon us. Just how long, Thrones” proportions.
you may ask? During the You think you know what
off season, the UK went
is going to happen, but do
through not one, but
you? Do you really? In
three terror attacks. Sean this decade, La Liga has
Spicer resigned as the
been shared by two clubs
Whitehouse spokesper- in all but one season.
son, and his replacement,
Anthony Scaramucci has Juventus is on an un-
since been fired.
precedented 6 league ti-
tle winning stre ak, and
Happy days are here
only an idiot would bet
again. But what exactly
on them not picking up a
makes the most hyped
7th come May. It’s a simi-
football league in the
lar case in the Bundesliga
world so well loved?
with FC Bayern Munich,
Many would argue it
and until Monaco’s sur-
doesn’t have the best
prise title in France last
footballers. Messi,
season, PSG has that title
Ronaldo, Lewandowski, all locked up.
Neymar Jr and Dybala all
ply their trade in other
In this decade, the PL has
leagues.
had 4 winners. That may
not seem like much, but
Most would say the qual- none of them have man-
ity of football doesn’t
aged to retain the title. In
reach La Liga levels too. fact, disastrous title de-
The last time a PL club
fences have happened at
won the Champions
least thrice this decade.
League was 2012. Since Who can forget the Mo-
then, La Liga has won all yes comedy show of 13-
but one of them, contrib- 14 or Mourinho’s anum
uting an impressive 6 out horribilis in 15-16?
of the 10 finalists. Not a
single one of the remain- The backlines in the
ing 4 hail from the PL.
league may look terrible,
but that leads to score
lines like those seen on
the opening weekend. Ar-
senal’s game against
Leicester was thrilling,
but the defending was ab-
solutely atrocious! Every
single Arsenal defensive
error led to a goal. But is-
n’t that the point of foot-
ball? Thrill-a-minute fun
that leaves you craving
more? Who can confi-
dently predict who wins
it?
Who just misses out?
Which big team disap-
points? Which team sur-
prises and who gets the
drop? So it might be true
that other leagues are
stronger, or faster but the
PL is just more fun. Some
may say that’s subjective
(it’s not), and they are
entitled to their opinion
(screw their opinion). It
is more fun, and that’s
why we love it.