Is the Premier League the best league in the world? 🤔 Simon Jordan has his say! 🔥

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[@ReeceLyons123]

He’s changed his tune. He was 100% saying we have the best league in the world when Leicester, West Ham, city and Liverpool were all in the semis of their European competitions

[@floydweller3085]

Ikr😂😂😂

[@smallarmskepa4390]

Wow it’s almost like opinions can change! Incredible! Nah, use your brain.

[@ReeceLyons123]

@@smallarmskepa4390 of course opinions can change, he’s just straight up denying he said it to begin with. I’m a big fan of Simon Jordan but he’s straight up lying here

[@russellward4624]

@@smallarmskepa4390 or its more like he hates City and has to find a way to denigrate thier accomplishments.

[@smallarmskepa4390]

@@russellward4624 nah no one cares about city, mate. If city wins the league, it’s because they piled money in. Essentially whoever finishes 2nd behind city actually wins the league because city is basically a fake plastic club. It’s almost like they don’t even exist.

[@iv9449]

It is but Spain will always have a say who's the best when a team like Villareal with budget less than Burnley can compete at high end football

[@oghaze9318]

They had Emery as manager though, and everyone knows a cup game requiring 10 games a season is not the same as having to be in a competition that has 30 games a season...

[@blackwaterproduction289]

@@oghaze9318 He didn't win it with Arsenal did he??

[@edenhazard2751]

@@blackwaterproduction289 lol after Arsene Wenger that Arsenal is dead what we know today. Just carcasses are remained of that club. No one can do great with Arsenal now. Just doing "Trust the process" now.

[@wbog4468]

There was no expectation or push for Villarreal to finish top 4. They literally focus on the cup and go all in. Compare that to Arsenal and West Ham who tried to juggle 2 competitions. You have to ask how a Villareal team with a reject PL manager and 5/6 ex PL squad players was able to beat Arsenal. Pepe, Lacazette and Aubameyang probably cost more combined than their entire squad. Emery is probably earn half than what he was earning at Arsenal too.

[@iv9449]

@Wbog if the league isnt that important to them why didnt PSG reach the semis to having focused on cup only?

[@shearer1682]

I don't believe for one second Trevor Sinclair has watched more than 3 AC Milan league games

[@blackwaterproduction289]

None of them did, no one in the English media did, that's why Tomori would probably not be picked for England although he's by far the best defender they have this season!

[@JamesWilsonMD]

He's a complete tool, i can't stand him

[@derekmontalto5488]

Simon has said MULTIPLE times that the EPL is the best league in Europe. He's walking it back because they were humbled in the European competitions. He's being intellectually dishonest.

[@lfcspectre4335]

Seria A was boss in the 90s and early 00s, but when mid 00s came Premier League took football another level when Chelsea was brought same time.

[@yourname3336]

To what level? La Liga with 1/3 of your epl clubs budget have won more international troohies including Spain national team!! The Epl is the most overrated one I’ll give you that

[@zinedinezidane4771]

La Liga have always been around during g those times

[@12angryrealists]

La Liga tool over the mantle from Serie A and was better than the Premier League until about 5 years ago. How long that will last is anyones guess but given the dubious finances pouring in, I suspect it will be a while.

[@zinedinezidane4771]

@@12angryrealists even the premiership dominant period can't beat Madrid dominance in Europe though lol

[@bradschneider82]

​@@yourname3336 On a team by team basis? Is Elche, Almeria, Getafe and fucking Espanyol really better than the likes of Everton, West Ham, Southampton and Forest?

[@lfcspectre4335]

We all know deep down Jim really wants to say the Scottish League is best League in the world, but can't say it in front of Simon. 😂

[@twenty2143]

Serie a is very competitive but the quality of the tops teams has been poor for the last few years. La liga is the best in terms of quality.

[@blackwaterproduction289]

True, and it seems to me that Milan and Inter are trying to get back to the right track.

[@mcb3167]

La liga teams have the most European titles by far

[@polaris7122]

What's that got to do with the discussion?????

[@TrFjAcOr]

Three teams, one a one trick pony that showed no aspirations in the CL and would rather drop into the Europa league (which is not taken seriously in England), the other two have absorbed all of the money with superior tv deals meaning their budgets are inflated. It's easy to win in europe when there is no competition domestically throughout the league. Also cup competitions in Spain are against weak teams, Football league teams in England are physically strong and tough to beat

[@desiday7070]

Trevor, Real Madrid won the Champions League, Eintracht Frankfurt won the Europa League and AS Roma won the Europa Conference. Am I missing something 😕

[@jmacmcfc4662]

so what? it was only a few years ago its was an all English final in every comp..... one season doesn't define the strength of the league

[@mohammedabdi3787]

@@jmacmcfc4662 la liga have been dominating europe for the last 3 decades, England teams started performing in the last 5 years. La liga teams have won 17 champions leagues in the last 30 years. English bias.

[@yomo1690]

I hear your point but cup competitions is not the same as the leagues. And its the consistency of British teams who appear at the latter stages of the competitions. For example it's no coincidence British teams were in every final

[@mohammedabdi3787]

@@yomo1690 that's just the last 5 years bro , no English team will be able to win the Champions league or Europa league twice or 3 times in a row. They just can't

[@yomo1690]

@@mohammedabdi3787 and whose not to say its gonna be for the next 5 years. We are talking about now not the past. I get it you love la liga but come on.

[@rohithraman6488]

Incoming PL haters to say "oh Real won the UCL, Frankfurt won the UEL and Roma won the conference league" yeah let's not forget: 2018 - English team in UCL final 2019 - not one but two all English finals 2021 - all English UCL final, English team in UEL final 2022 - English team in UCL final

[@Theboss-xr4ch]

How many times must Spanish teams smash English team

[@jacksonbow2766]

Keep going back pal, keep going back through the years. Let's see what it shows. Actually, when did you start watching the premier league? When Man City got took over by billionaire?

[@ojogbaneamedu2501]

Said a different way 2018 - Spanish team win the UCL 2019 - All English finals 2020 - No English team in final and German team wins 2021 - All English finals 2022 - Spanish team win the UCL Now if we extend that 5 years further 2013 - All German finals 2014 - All Spanish finals 2015 - No English team in finals and Spanish winner 2016 - All Spanish finals 2017 - No English team in finals and Spanish winner

[@theophiluskyeremeh9466]

Let me add with the exception of VALENCIA losing on penalties vs BAYERN in 2001, no Spanish team have ever lost in any European cup final vs non Spanish team since 1998. remember the Spanish teams have played many finals especially against English teams. they have won all. i hope Trevor Sinclair can remember now.

[@matthewh6719]

Handpicked stat. No-one is denying that Spain consistently has 1 or 2 of the best teams in the world, who often reach and win finals. It makes more sense to look at Premier league Vs La liga in European competition, not just finals.

[@CJ-dk7hc]

@@matthewh6719 la liga won 6 europa league in 10 years..EPL 3 ,bundesliga 1...the new conference league? goes to Seria A

[@matthewh6719]

@@CJ-dk7hc For the record I think the PL is the best league right now but I'm not saying it's been the best league over the last 10-20 years. However I still think it's more accurate to look at all matches rather than just finals. I'd expect La Liga to come out on top. But it won't paint the dramatic picture from the comment I was replying to

[@wbog4468]

@@CJ-dk7hc i dont think Europa league is the benchmark for quality. Clubs are starting to take it more seriously since the award is now Cl qualification. Also have to consider that the 3rd place group stage CL team drops into this cup.

[@LegendNinja41]

Spain is probably all round the best, in terms of quality and what teams achieve with that money even though i mostly am a fan of Prem and Bundesliga, Spanish teams do well in both CL and EL overall. Bundesliga teams and Prem teams with budgets of Villarreal or Sevilla often embarass themselfs in Europe.

[@TrFjAcOr]

What are you on about, Spain isn't the all around best. Outside of the top 3 the drop off is massive, then outside of the top 6 it's huge. The issue around europe is there is a lack of equal financing. Winning in Europe is not a yardstick for success. The arguement for Sevilla and Real Madrid success in europe is that the domestic competition isn't that consistently challenging, and the league rearranges fixtures to give them a leg up

[@LegendNinja41]

@@TrFjAcOr the drop off outside the top3 is huge but not outside the top6 because there isn't really a top 6, 4-7th are usually 5-6 different clubs like Sevilla, Betis, Real Sociedad, Villarreal, Bilbao. There's isn't a big quality gap between those unlike between the Top6 in Prem and the rest, usually. But my argument wasn't that La Liga is perfect, you can always find something to criticize. Ehh domestic competition also can be less challenging for other teams, like PSG or Bayern, doesn't guarantee success. You didn't make any argument for which league would be the best overall if not Spain, because the others are doing worse.

[@gustoaudio8711]

Possibly the most entertaining league, which is what it’s all about in the end of the day. But England is always at a disadvantage in terms of weather and lifestyle, it’s only the money that draws the world’s best players. Who would swap living in Madrid or Barcelona for Manchester or Liverpool otherwise?

[@henryv9155]

did everyone forget the era of prime Barca and Real Madrid? EPL’s dominance and competitiveness is a fairly recent thing, with all the money to bring in top managers and players from other leagues

[@charles5632]

We say EPL is most competitive but how often do you see 5 teams challenge for the title every year. City and Liverpool have dominated for the last 4 seasons; the gap is huge.

[@oghaze9318]

City and Liv have dominated because the competition in the PL pushed them to that level

[@Behold__Optic_Blast]

That's just a new thing tho. Also doesn't really matter, look at the rest of the table. Other than Chelsea, every league position was contested on the final day. That's an element of competitiveness you'll rarely see. It's not just about who's winning the league or challenging for it.

[@stuartsimister5042]

Liverpool haven't dominated the league with one title win in 31 years for me.

[@InfiniteDroidArmies]

Because of money and foreign players, yes it is. Has nothing to do with the qualities of the native players though.

[@danielwong8678]

Then you know nothing

[@craigdiascd]

@@danielwong8678 it's true. You know nothing if you believe the Prem is good for the English players. The arrogance.

[@zizourooney6907]

@@craigdiascd when teams do well they hype English players and when teams are bad they blame it/target foreigners

[@jacksonbow2766]

Spot on. The EPL has the highest percentage of foreign imported players of all the top 5 leagues. 63.1% of the players in the league are foreigners. Serie A is catching up at 62.3%, which is sad to see. La Liga is only 45% Foreign players. Bundesliga and Ligue 1 are mid 50% It's a tourist league in the EPL and I doubt many will hang around in the UK once the are finished because they can get better weather and less taxes elsewhere.

[@mrfacts6860]

laliga has been the best league for a decade and a half

[@twenty2143]

Well said sir

[@tristman8413]

It hasn't since Ronaldo left..

[@adelheidlekobane8046]

Man said laliga 😭🤣🤣

[@robhernandez5520]

Not a chance. We are talking from bottom to top and it's been the Prem for a while now

[@mediacenterman8583]

Over the past ten years 5 different teams have won the EPL. Furthermore, the smaller and less well funded teams have the ability to compete against the big boys on their day. This is part of the spectacle and adds to the global appeal. It is not even a debate concerning its entertainment value.

[@jacksonbow2766]

The real sad truth about this debate is that leagues like Serie A are heading the same way as the EPL with more foreigners in the league than homegrown players. The EPL is 63.1% Foreign import. Series A is currently at 62.3%. People compare and argue against La Liga not being as strong etc. But at least they rely more on their homegrown players. It's sad when your nations clubs dont rate your homegrown players.

[@russellward4624]

Why is that sad? Why should we priorize the location your born over your skill? Shouldn't we just want the best?

[@jacksonbow2766]

@@russellward4624 Depends if you want to have a strong National side. Depends if you want people to play for the badge and the clubs they grew up supporting. Depends if you just want Employees over fans of the club. I will also add that becoming a professional football is tough enough as it is. Only a small % make it to the big time and when your nations clubs would rather give their spots away to imports but then expect you all to show your loyalty and buy the merch and tickets it's a bit of a piss take.

[@russellward4624]

@@jacksonbow2766 how has that hurt the national side? England was in the European final. It makes your players better not worse to play with great players. It's just fewer crappy players that woukd never get near the national team that don't play.

[@jacksonbow2766]

@@russellward4624 I disagree bud. The England national team has plenty of Non-English players in it. Why? The same the UK government sold off all the UK's export trades decades ago and then hired in the services and people from around the world. A Player born in the Ivory Coast to African parents playing for England🤪🤪🤔 Another born in Canada to Nigerian parents is now a full England international.🤪🤪🤣🤣 Raheem Sterling was born in Jamaica to Jamaican parents.🤔🤪🤪 Declan Rice was a full international with Ireland before he changed his mind so easily to play for England.🤣🤣🤣🤪🤪🤣. Give it a few more years and the England team will have players with surnames like Luchovski and Maleneskov etc. With the influx of Ukrainians now coming into the UK, that's the future of English football.

[@environm3ntalist549]

@@jacksonbow2766 all those players are English… you seem to have a confusion of what constitutes nationality.

[@LukeGood1018]

John Charles the Welsh wonder was at Juventus, not Inter Milan. He became a legend at the club.

[@lfcspectre4335]

Probably mistaken to Robbie Keane who failed at Inter Milan 20 years ago

[@LS26]

He was voted their best all time overseas player and a legend at Leeds too

[@brianshockledge3241]

He changing his tune has got nothing to do with Manchester City dominating the league, obviously.

[@spha863]

Depend on what you like intensity and better competition amongst the team and physicality its epl technicians are Spanish and defensive football is Italy for me I love technicians so barca take it for me

[@HYSTERIA-ee2re]

Yes it is you have 2 or 3 teams at times battling for 1st then another 4 too 6 battling for 4th then anywhere from 3 to 6 battling to stay in the league no other league gives you this much entertainment especially when it comes down to the final day like it did this season

[@JB-qr2jq]

Don’t talk absolute rubbish. Man City and Liverpool have dominated the past 6 years!! It’s a 2 horse race. La Liga is a 3 horse race with all 3 teams winning European trophies regularly, beating English teams regularly.

[@HYSTERIA-ee2re]

@@JB-qr2jq that's why I said 2 to 3 teams at times can you lot not read properly

[@Rhys9212]

Wonder if Smalling and Tomori cb partnership would be best for england

[@karannegi7199]

Italians are the best in defense; Spain has the best midfielders;- The best attackers are from France or Brazil; Germany has the best goalkeepers. Germans are also overall superior in mentality and toughness. English footballers are....the most 'famous'/celebrity-like, I guess. Some of them are really good, but most I feel are overhyped. Their fitness levels are also often nowhere near their European counterparts. Just my opinion.

[@soccerhub2543]

Me: I'd prefer to "live the life and not play the games" 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@ojogbaneamedu2501]

In terms of money and entertainment the Prem is number 1. In terms of actual technical ability, I’d say the Prem rn is just barely over the La Liga because of the weakness of Barcelona now (who somehow still finished 2nd in the league). From 2006-2018 I’d say the La Liga was the unquestionable best league in the world from a technical stand point. As for which is the most competitive, now it’s the Serie A but Imo it’s also now arguably the worse of the top 5 leagues from a technical standpoint. However you do get many competitive teams in Italian football at the moment and that’s nice to see.

[@happyapple4269]

The premier league is far and away the most competitive..

[@ojogbaneamedu2501]

@@happyapple4269 City have won 4 of the last 5, that’s the same amount as PSG in that time frame. City imo are just as likely as PSG to win the next 5-10 as well.

[@mattiknowyourmum7521]

@@ojogbaneamedu2501 PSG have won 9 in the last 10 , city haven't 😐.

[@ojogbaneamedu2501]

@@mattiknowyourmum7521 PSG have won 8/10, City have won 5/10 and as the years progress those numbers will converge. We can see this is true because City have won 4 of the last 5, the exact same as PSG.

[@farazshahzad9650]

Villarreal are 7th in La Liga, have a budget less than Burnley, and were able to make it to the semi finals of the UCL. Prem is probably better right now, but I think if we were to have an equal amount of money flowing through both leagues, and distributed properly, La Liga would be better, as their quality of football is superior.

[@aburaheimhassan1894]

No question that EPL is the strongest and most powerful league but big question mark if its the best for entertainment and competition amongst the teams

[@holeefuk413]

Of course it is

[@godseye13k]

@@holeefuk413 Not realy is it. Now we have the same as most of the others 2 teams who smash the rest.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

LiVARpool,Utd - win PL Media - PL is Best League City - win PL Media - is PL the Best? No Institutional Bias against City?😂

[@jackzeldon2883]

You must learn to Enjoy the passive aggressive Beta butt hurt..... I Luv it! heading into 20/21 UK Media "Liverpool can win 7 Trophies this yr if they win Super Cup & Avenge their 2005/06 FIFA Club World Cup Loss to Sao Paolo!" & when LFC won the FCWC it was Big news!....... When Chelsea won it's not a real Trophy & claim we won Zero trophies 🤣🤣🤣🤣,,,, There is No rivalry w/ City - Pep has DOMINATED Klopp's Blackburn level LFC

[@blackwaterproduction289]

I believe Simon is right, and the issue most people that just keep disregarding anything other than EPL are people who don't even watch those other leagues! Fik has been the best English defender this year and it's not even a debate, I have watched 99% of Milan matches and he's always one of the best in that team! + He played more minutes this season than any other Milan player! He was paired with Kjaer for half of the season, and the other half he was paired with Kalulu and guess what? He's the best Milan player arguably week in week out! Maldini chose him by name to come to Milan, and he's been one of their best signings in recent years! Tomori has been a revelation for Milan, and he should start for England ahead of everyone else!

[@isaiahh4108]

It really is like look how well the mid table teams do in Europe all 3 comps., they have the most world class talent. It’s the league that I follow the most here in the states

[@joaquinarchivaldoguzmanloe1073]

Real Madrid >>>

[@isaiahh4108]

@@joaquinarchivaldoguzmanloe1073 🥱

[@user-io8cm4dk1f]

Frankfurt finished 11th and won Europa league, Villarreal got to the CL semi final and finished 7th

[@mrjames7246]

Would Inter, AC or Juventus finish in the prem top 3. No is the answer so that clears up what league Is stronger.

[@NinjaaaHD]

They would give it a rest, Chelsea finished third in the PL and they’re awful

[@blackwaterproduction289]

Do you really believe that?? Cuz Inter and Milan had decent games against Liverpool who almost won the title, and I am pretty sure they would do fine against Burnley and Norwich!

[@calm123]

@@NinjaaaHD Chelsea won CL last year, if they are awful what the hell are rest of Seria A clubs than🤣

[@seanolusina6058]

Why do the English find it hard to take credit. There's no question that the epl is currently the best league in the world. If you take all the 20 teams in the epl and have a grand face off with every single league in the world, guess what, the epl will come up tops. This self-deprecating fake humility can get very boring and annoying sometimes.

[@simphiwemntambo7397]

Ifs ands and buts, real Madrid spanked you top3 , Villareal spanked your biggest club to win europa and Sevilla has been repeatedly spanking your second tier teams for fun....

[@dilan6134]

Most entertaining league in the world, most competitive league in the world… no. Without Liverpool this would be even more of a farmers league than it already is

[@cafu-thebrazilianalanhutto6835]

Quality its the best league because it’s by far and away the richest. But most competitive is probably USA because everyone has a shot of winning something, can’t really say the same for any league in Europe tbh

[@mediacenterman8583]

Over the past ten years 5 different teams have won the EPL. Furthermore, the smaller and less well funded teams have the ability to compete against the big boys on their day. This is part of the spectacle and adds to the global appeal. It is not even a debate concerning its entertainment value.

[@cafu-thebrazilianalanhutto6835]

@@mediacenterman8583 but then would you expect Brighton or Fulham to ever win a league. I certainly don’t think they ever will, no club outside the top 5 clubs will ever win it again, Arsenal and Man Utd could take a long time to win the league

[@therapkid100]

La Liga is the best league because from top to bottom it is the more technical. All the teams can play well and dont resort to Burnley style tactics

[@paparucoontour]

Money yes absolutely. The ability of signing the best players and managers in the world OBVIOUSLY makes a HUGE difference. Has everyone forgot how English football use to be before all this gigantic wave of oil and TV money came in? I didn't.

[@wbog4468]

Mid 70s to nid 80s it was the strongest. The standard certainly dropped after the Heysel incident. Serie A then took control

[@shutupworkid9735]

Yeah it’s always been among the best.

[@djharto4917]

Only Liverpool kept the league look remotely interesting. Man City will piss the league next year. They managed to walk it without a striker! Now they have just bought 25 league goals

[@omatseyeugen5697]

Liverpool maybe spending 85mpounds for Nunez

[@blackwaterproduction289]

@@omatseyeugen5697 Nunez ain't Haaland

[@edenhazard2751]

No I think Chelsea and Tottenham will bounce back next year and finish league winners, City or Liverpool might drop to 3rd or 4th. Haaland and Nunez will likely to have off year due to transfer fee pressure and expectation to perform. And Leicester and United will definitely try for CL again. West Ham, Wolves and Brighton are surely will fight for Europa and Conference. And Arsenal can win Europa to confirm CL, but in the league they would finish in 7th-10th.

[@djharto4917]

Tottenham league winner’s! Arsenal winning a European competition! Chelsea have just lost rudiger…. If you say so

[@arniechattha4220]

@@edenhazard2751 what are you talking about lol City and Liverpool top 2 next season with Chelsea challenging but in 3rd

[@kartikaye134]

he always says it's the best league, heard him say it a 1000 times.

[@Cedisdead]

Best intensity and physically but not the best technical or tactical.

[@babs_xplorerinspire1491]

Simon doesn't allow himself get carried away with unnecessary hype. He tries to base his submission on facts and objectivity. Though he said EPL was the best based on some facts he highlighted.

[@houndofuladh587]

Without a doubt. Has been for many many year's. No league touches it when it comes to excitement and entertainment

[@craigdiascd]

Excitement and Entertainment isn't the Best, it's the most exciting and entertaining.

[@Diogo85]

Nope. La Liga is better.

[@paulhughanpt4106]

White and Jordan best double act around love the banter between you 2

[@littzy5576]

Yes

[@ivanmility7922]

Give spain and Italy the finances of the BPL see how both these leagues turn into the greatest leagues

[@Epsilon04]

Or how about they earn that money as the pl did in the first place by making themselves the best and most compelling league in the world. The league came first, the money came second.

[@jmacmcfc4662]

@@Epsilon04 couldn't of put it better myself lad... well said

[@jacksonbow2766]

@@Epsilon04 🤣🤣🤣🤣. You are on a wind up right? Who earnt the money? The league didn't come first because the "Premier League' was a breakaway league from a group of clubs who wanted to keep more money for themselves. Sky promote your league now. The EPL board did a great job raising the profile of the league dont get me wrong but who earnt the money? The league is only a rich league because of over seas fans and investors. It has the highest percentage of Foreign import players across all the top 5 leagues. The 'greatness' and 'best' stance you and many others like to spout is from 'aquiring' and selling all the clubs idenities, not from creating. Money was the overall ambition, lots of money.

[@ojogbaneamedu2501]

@@Epsilon04 Being honest, the main reason the premier league is the most watched is because it’s the best league with English as its primary language, the most spoken language in the world. That is a huge advantage that allows it to be popular everywhere, Spanish, German, French or Italian football can’t match that.

[@ephraimakoto3657]

It is not about finances, it is the entertainment and drama that provides the money through ratings and views.

[@godseye13k]

Most expensive with out a doubt. Best in the world hard to say now. Now its like most of the other 2 teams absolutely dominate, whilst the rest try and catch.

[@thomasstenson3706]

Quality no Intensity yes I've wat he'd the other too 5 leagues with great players in each league but the intensity is unmatched But English fans need to realize that about other league and other countries need to realise people don't put the EPL ahead in terms of quality but it's immense intensity Also Liam Brady is Irish not British

[@smallarmskepa4390]

Yeah for casuals, the fast paced style is nice to watch so I understand why someone like you would think it’s the best league in the world. It takes a greater knowledge of football to watch a slower paced more tactical game like in serie A.

[@NOORAHMED-wi8hy]

City schooled Madrid Madrid VARcically robbed City More Quality - LaLiga,PL?😂 Here's proof of City vs UEFA kzbin.infoUjK5j-zwmIE?feature=share

[@djsteves554]

@@smallarmskepa4390 what a clown

[@bigbowss9817]

Intensity of the schedule I agree, but not the style of play. Bundesliga is a lot more fast paced then Premier League, thats why there's more goals scored...

[@bigbowss9817]

@@smallarmskepa4390 You can play fast paced tactical football if players think & move faster, so thats limited point of view. Premier League has the best managers in the World, you cant say its not advanced tactically (only in defensive sense is Serie A superior, if at all)...

[@vikingfrog7204]

It's the most expensive league in the world, it has the biggest money flowing top to bottom. That doesn't always make it the greatest. I also think it's very personal, depends what sort of football you wish to watch.

[@footballhipstertv]

The buying power of the Prem is ridiculous, teams like Man City, Man United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle, Leicester, Aston Villa, Wolves, Arsenal, Spurs can offer bigger contracts than most top 4 teams in every other league, other than Madrid, PSG and Juve. In terms of competitiveness I'd say Serie A is almost as competitive, there's really good teams like Roma, Atalanta, Lazio, Fiorentina, Hellas Verona, Empoli, Sassuolo all battle for 4th-10th

[@footballhipstertv]

@Siyanda Simelane I'm speaking about the present. If I were talking about the last decade I'd have brought La Liga into the conversation as well. At the moment Serie A is incredibly competitive

[@footballhipstertv]

@Siyanda Simelane Personally, no. Maybe Inter, but they lost Conte so it would've been a tough guess. I didn't expect Milan to be consistent, because they weren't in the last decade. I also didn't expect Napoli to challenge for as long as they did, and given that Juve brought Allegri back i figured he'd lead them to the title. Glad Milan won though.

[@andreacarbonari]

I'm milanista, Tomori with his pace is very good in the mark but he has some limits with his foot.. if I'm Southgate I'll take him everyday because you can need his characteristics in a tournament. Sorry for my english.

[@alexbelotti1603]

You spoke well 👌. Yes tomori isn’t the best with playing out from defence and I guess that’s why he likes Maguire more 😩

[@bigbowss9817]

Only reason the title race is interesting in Serie A is because Juve fell off, which means there are no more true UCL contenders anymore. However, top to bottom, its weakest in top 4. Every team below Atalanta (who were 8th) would be in relegation battle in Bundesliga, let alone EPL. Now they do have a strong defensive culture, so to perfect your trade as a defender, there is a lot more to learn there then any other league. Each league have their strenghts & weaknesses and I hate when anyone calls them farmers, but overall, its hard to argue against the Premier League being the best, even tho its mostly due to financial power (since the best teams barely have any english players in their starting lineup)...

[@KB-lt8xd]

People like you are so dumb. Any non bias person knows that Everton and Leeds would have been relegated in La Liga yet the only reason they stayed in the prem is because SOMEHOW there are three teams even worse than them. How can you honestly watch Norwich and think they’re better than the lesser teams in other leagues? The truth is you don’t watch other leagues. Norwich wouldn’t even win a game in Spain and I couldn’t even say them staying up in France

[@blackwaterproduction289]

Yeah that's bullshit! Juve were so good because everyone else was so bad apart from Napoli for a couple of years who really pushed, but then Milan got better, Inter got better, Atalanta came from nowhere, all of a sudden Juve weren't as superior as they used to be! I don't know if you watch Italian football, but I have been watching it since the late 90s! They have their ups and downs just like any other league in the world, so if you don't really watch it, you can't even formulate an argument.

[@seyioladeleojo4395]

I wouldn’t say barely any English players. Even City have stones, walker, sterling, foden who regularly play

[@johnmcauley3042]

English top 6-8 teams have the least homegrown players in their squad.

[@bigbowss9817]

@@blackwaterproduction289 Juve got worse too, they went to 2 UCL finals in last 10 years and gradually fell. AC Milan was bottom of his UCL group, Inter got bounced first KO round & Napoli went out 3rd and lost Europa playoffs. None of them are true contenders, that is fact...

[@fghgffgvbgh]

Its not about simon praising any league. Lol he literally said many times epl is far superior and now he is changing. This is why Jim got pissed. Either stick to what you say or accept you were wrong

[@Rille922]

Far superior as a complete package. Here he is talking about level of play, which he also consideres superior but not to a insane amount

[@mrfacts6860]

last 13 years 9 champions league winners 10 europa league winners from Spain. 17 final Spain and England teams all won by Spain teams this year madrid lubricated top 3 epl teams please stop this now

[@lowkeysava7854]

So one team is the whole of la liga ?

[@virtuallimit3619]

Yes it is

[@adgeyuk9803]

It’s not even a question it’s Mike’s better than any league and the most watched it the world. That’s why all the big teams in Europe wanted a super league they can’t compete.

[@saifchowdhury3581]

Liverpool and City scoring 90+ points for 5 seasons with absolutely 0 title challenge from anyone else. How is number 1 to number 20 close in premier league? Even in laliga, Barcelona and Madrid didn't post such numbers year after year.

[@isaiahh4108]

That’s how good the league is they got 2 giants and Chelsea Spurs Man U Arsenal West Ham give those teams trouble

[@alexbelotti1603]

Think that highlights the drop off in quality from the smaller teams in the PL, most teams in the PL are awful defensively.

[@Dr.Yakub22]

Lol pep Barca and Jose Madrid both reached 100 points

[@jacksonbow2766]

@@isaiahh4108 Really?? 2nd Place Liverpool ended 18 points ahead of 3rd Place Chelsea this season just gone. Let's look at the last 5 years. Like this the EPL is just as competitive as the Scottish Prem.🤣🤣

[@lowkeysava7854]

@@jacksonbow2766 this is the only year that happened.

[@franciscoalvarado7441]

Of course it is, with all the American and Saudi money invested in it, they can afford to bring in the best players , coaches, trainers and facilities

[@ragnarjakobsen7722]

I agree Simon 👌 We're so honey dicked in believing we're the best blar blar.. yes financially it is, because it's turned into a money making machines. I still think there's more romance, love, togetherness and its more tribal in Italy and Spain. Our media puts us on a pedestal so that's why we're constantly disappointed in big tournaments.

[@chrisdee1583]

@@rohithraman6488 Last time I checked they won those tournaments that's all the history books will print not your silly feelings they didn't do much recently 🤡

[@ragnarjakobsen7722]

It's funny really.. me and my mate was talking about this last night watching some of Robert Baggio videos.. what a player. 80's, 90's, 00's.. has still been dominated largely by Europe. The players they had in them leagues.. Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Baggio, Batistuta, Maldini, Zidane.. the list is endless 🔥 that's without Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi lol. Look at how many European titles they've won. How many English teams won the champions league in the 90's.. 1? 00's.. 3 in the last 22 years? How many Ballon d'Or? Let's be realistic and not sold on how it's portrayed in the media. And I'm a United fan.. even SAF 26 years and 2 champions leagues, its that really a stat for the greatest manager they all say? Look at Mourinho and Ancelotti ? Obviously I love Fergie but just being honest

[@chrisdee1583]

@@rohithraman6488 So your point is that England got beat in a final and that makes the Prem the best league? That's basically your point eh ?😂😂😂

[@rohithraman6488]

@@chrisdee1583 Who has done better in tournaments recently - England or Spain? Simple question.

[@chrisdee1583]

@@rohithraman6488 Spain 😂😂😂😂😂 They won the tournaments for goodness sakes hahahahaha

[@steerj07]

Countless times he's said the PL is the best by a mile. Not sure why he's suddenly revising his opinion out the blue. Maybe because he just never wants Trevor to share an opinion with him, so can't blame him for that.

[@mustsilm]

Milan finished last in their CL group. They were the only italian side who had no european games after christmas. It benefited them for serie a. Tomori should stick to Milan. In epl Chelsea would have loaned him to Villa or Burnley.

[@garywallace5602]

Real Madrid, have won the same amount of European Cups, than ALL English clubs combined...drink THAT one in! 🍺

[@aidiemcg7413]

@DRozk agreed, francos boys had some help for the first half dozen !

[@garywallace5602]

@drozk. United, won 1 on penalties, '99 was flukey as f@@k. Liverpool, won 2 on penalties, '05 being flukey as f@@k. Chelsea, won 1 on penalties...when they fluked their way to the final in the first place! 😀

[@samu3824]

Money talk. But I wouldn't say that EPL is much stronger than Seria A or La Liga.

[@isaiahh4108]

La Liga is Madrid (both) or Barca literally all the time Serie A is super defensive and struggle in European comp

[@joaquinarchivaldoguzmanloe1073]

Real Madrid Barca >>> epl

[@samu3824]

@@isaiahh4108 Inter came the closest to knocking Liverpool out of Champion's League.

[@timedtravels]

Lower end teams in the Prem would finish mid table in any other league!

[@aks8285]

@@timedtravels I would say they would be relegated

[@jinnamgoong5295]

Best managers & players = best league

[@aks8285]

Best league with man city majorly dominating since 2012 😶

[@De3dSh0t]

In terms of competitiveness maybe but you can't say that it's definitively the best. Between 2009 and 2018 Spanish teams have won 6 Europa League titles (Atletico and Sevilla) and 7 UCL titles (R.M and Barca) with Atletico getting to the final twice as well. That's what you call dominance to where you can say they're the best league in the world, the Prem has a way to go.

[@okocha8113]

PL is the best and has been the past 20 years.

[@De3dSh0t]

@@okocha8113 tell me when an English team manages to win 2 UCLs in 3 years, forget about three peating in both the UCL and Europa, or make 8 consecutive UCL semi final appearances

[@Kwab116]

Facts

[@okocha8113]

@@De3dSh0t UCL? Whats that got to do with PL? We are talking about the league and not ucl. Thats irrelevant to the discussion of the Best league in the world, we look at the whole league from top to bottom as a whole. So if Bayern wins 3 ucl in a row, the bundes league is the best in the world? 😂😂😂🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@intermediate212]

@@okocha8113 how is the EPL the best in the world? You can't say competivenes because technically the MLS would then be a better league lol.

[@isaac8334]

Milan back in a day used to be feared by Europe

[@unphazd5137]

The PL is without doubt the best league in the world by FAR. Hence why pep has stayed here for nearly 8 years compared to 4 in spain and 3 in germany...

[@iioreoyziioreogang7972]

Having the best league, is not measured by European success. These are one off games, EPL offers unpredictability, intensity, record crowds attendance, finances. Compare to other leagues, SJ has a point.

[@Diogo85]

And it isn't measured only by competitiveness, either.

[@alexbelotti1603]

The Italian league is the most competitive big league in the world. Man City have won 4 out of the last 5 Pls and now they’ve bought Haaland to further the gap.

[@okocha8113]

What? Juve literally won 9 years in a row? How is it competitive?

[@alexbelotti1603]

@@okocha8113 as of 2022 I can clarify for you. The Italian league wasn’t competitive 2 years ago I agree but now they’ve got Inter Milan, Ac Milan Napoli all battling for the title. Juventus are nowhere to be seen. They’ve got lazio with Sarri Roma with Mourinho Atalanta Fiorentina. Very competitive nowadays.

[@aks8285]

@@okocha8113 You must watch the current serie A also btw man city has quite similar dominance

[@shanklyreds]

Yes it is as long as it has Liverpool fc in it👍👍👍

[@thomasbirch4697]

hello Norwich... I lost it

[@siyabongasiyo1270]

Well those who watch only the premiere league and only watch teams of other leagues when the premiere league teams play in the champions league. Offcourse they are gonna say the premier league is the best. Yes it is the best in terms of money and media coverage. But if we are gonna talk about what is happening on the field, the is some argument for other leagues. Spanish teams always feature in the semis or Final or even win the champions league and yet the English media or english fans dont rate that league highly and we can say the same for the Italian league and German league. Just because one team or 2 teams are dominating that league. Well I think the premiere league is going that route that they are judging other leagues with or standard. The is only 2 teams dominating as we speak. And yet English fans will stil say that their league is the best. Yes money wise and viewership wise it is. And alittle bit on the quality of football also. But put some respect on other leagues.

[@ragnarjakobsen7722]

Agree.. and I'm a United fan

[@russellward4624]

And English teams have had more teams in the semi finals of the ucl over the last 5 years.

[@siyabongasiyo1270]

@@russellward4624 True and fully agree with you. Then the question should be how do you measure or quantify a best league. Is it because it is the most viewed, is it because of the teams that win the champions league, is it because of the national team , is it maybe because of the type of foreign players that play is that league or the number of foreign players that play in that league?

[@jadnasser1553]

Well you can't use winning the ucl as a measurment to determine which league is the best because for example bayern have won the ucl in 2019 but we all know that the bundesliga is not the best league. For me the measurment is the number of point, so in the prem 92 points are not enough for liverpool to win the league but 92 points for a team in the other leagues will surely won them the league.

[@siyabongasiyo1270]

@@jadnasser1553 in the same breath 92 points or more can be a sign of one team or two dominating. If we are gonna complain and say Bayern dominates German football, well we can argue and say Man City and Liverpool are starting to do the Same in England. Same as we can say that Real Madrid and Barcelona are the dominating teams in Spain or even Baryen and Borussia Dortmund in Germany.

[@jonnyhull7860]

Well city won last 4 times out of 5 and its gonna be 6 and counting now haaland signed city will clear up now in my opinion

[@nicholashunt9522]

Quadruple is it??

[@jmacmcfc4662]

doesn't change the fact the other clubs in the league are better and more competitive than most other lower table sides in other leagues...

[@neilpa]

Haaland will fail and leave after 1 or 2 seasons. He is not suited to play at City.

[@russellward4624]

@@neilpa were you also saying Pep will be gone in 3 years? Lol

[@neilpa]

@@russellward4624 nah as it was obvious Pep would milk the illegal oil money and corrupt refs and stay as long as he can as he wouldn't be able to cut the mustard st other clubs.

[@ironlionzion5745]

Serie A will always have a mystique and pedigree that all other leagues will never achieve.

[@phillipmukama6796]

Surely the best league in the world, have arguably the three best teams in Europe, best managers/coaches

[@Bertie22222]

Ask yourself why countries around the world pay billions to watch the EPL, not the Spanish league, not the Italian league, not the German league but the English league. Ask why the majority of people in the world follow a team in the EPL, or at least have a second team from the EPL. It doesn't mean that the 380 games are all top quality but TV companies all over the world vote with their wallets.

[@buridah328]

Yes. It is.

[@npc310177]

I dont consider it the best league in the world at all, just the best commercialized one. In terms of unpredictability the championship is more enjoyable to watch. I'd also put La Liga ahead of the EPL, and Serie A not far behind.

[@finalfrontier001]

La Liga is absolute mickey mouse. Just 1 team now.

[@allyofficial4547]

I don't think the money has made it better. Maybe the best quality league but seems to have had a lot of the passion sucked out of it. Also players are vastly overvalued in the EPL simply because teams will pay it

[@wbog4468]

@@allyofficial4547 i think this is the most reasonable comment. Partly explains how a side like Villareal was able to defeat both Arsenal and Manchester United. Emery was deemed not good for Arsenal and their side contained at least 4 or 5 premier league 'rejects'

[@spendover]

So Lukaku scored loads of goals in Italy and has failed drastically in the Premier League but, he played against better defenders in Italy? Italian defenders and the league once was the best but, not anymore…. Italy haven’t qualified for the World Cup remember

[@rohithraman6488]

Let's be honest I think Serie A is back on the rise, there's competition in that league, after Juve won it 9 years in a row, Inter won it last year, Milan won it this year

[@spendover]

@@rohithraman6488 And??

[@GauravYadav-bf7qj]

@@rohithraman6488 there is some great competition but no real quality. Even the defense is poor now and has been for last few years as stats would suggest as well.

[@cameroncopus9737]

Spain will always be the number one league because playing for Real Madrid or Barcelona is always going to be the pinnacle for players around the world the same as playing for AC Milan or Juventus was the pinnacle for a period in the 90s

[@Bertie22222]

Tosh

[@Kwab116]

Facts

[@cameroncopus9737]

@@Bertie22222 Why do none of the truly elite footballers over the years like Maradona, Messi, R9, Ronaldinho, Zidane, Figo not want to play in England but wanted to play in Spain then?

[@jordanastro4694]

@@cameroncopus9737 you can counter that by saying Ronaldo, one of the greatest players of all time, has played in the prem league twice.

[@AJ-xv7oh]

@@cameroncopus9737 The Latin link and Latin culture. Simple.

[@redpandagency]

Premier is the best league but there aren't a lot competition to be honest City won 7 in the last 10 years. Premier League has the most money and marketing but doesn't mean they're best league by far from the other leagues otherwise would be more dominant teams from premier league on Champions league and Europe League. Spanish team has dominated european football for a long time.

[@thedean4431]

simple city would win any league in europe no way an aging team like say real madrid would win the prem no chance

[@mylob82]

It has the perfect mix of foreign players That’s makes it exciting

[@scottmatthews5650]

The prem is the best league in the world, dominance of Europe always goes in cycles! Let’s not forget chelsea won it last year and Liverpool on the final this year! Only haters will say it’s not the best league but haters hate.

[@rohithraman6488]

Exactly English teams lose in Europe PL haters - the Prem is overrated English teams win in Europe PL haters - where are all the English players

[@jacksonbow2766]

@@rohithraman6488 PL fans.... Any other nation wins back-to-back Champs league finals and PL is going through 'a cycle' and doesnt prove anything. The English media and fans have been the same for decades, it is an arrogance and display of Entitlement that has been around for a long time. I remember the 1st ever Champs league tournament in 92. English Champions V Scottish Champions. The media and fans were banging on about the Scots getting stuffed and beaten like 6-0 in England blah blah. The Scots won both games. No English team in the 1st ever Champions league just like no English team in the 1st ever European cup but apparently all their clubs have a good given right over everyone else to claim some high and mighty claim to football. It's not the PL that people hate, it's their fans and medias arrogance and entitlement.

[@rohithraman6488]

@@jacksonbow2766 The only reason there wasn't an English team in the 1st ever European cup is cause that team was banned by the FA

[@jacksonbow2766]

@@rohithraman6488 They weren't banned buddy, they were manipulated by the English FA. Coerced even. The English FA couldn't stop it's clubs from entering. Oh Imagine if it could, history would be completely different. Chelsea, who were the English representatives, withdrew some time after their invitation because of coercion from the FA. Just like the following year the English FA tried again to coerce their champions but Man United joined the cup anyway.

[@proviewplayr6468]

😆 simone did down play lukaku goals scoring before saying the Italian league was less competitive than prem

[@isaac8334]

but man city is dominating the epl in the last 10 years they won like 7 I think so it's not like we seeing different team winning it every year. this year man city looking to win it again with haaland

[@eddiejohnson2201]

The premier league will only be the best when man utd win it again because they are the true giants of english football just like real madrid are for spanish football these leagues need these teams at the top

[@tamilmaran7067]

English Premier League is just like Spain La Liga. 🇪🇸 2 Team League Spain 🇪🇸 Real Madrid/ Barcelona England 🇬🇧 Man City/ Liverpool. Only this 2 team will be up there at the end of the season.

[@laggers54]

It is the best league. However it’s probably not the best league if you’re a young English player looking to make a team.

[@tyronedouglas3556]

I've always said England is the most competitive but its not the best league in the world its one of them not the number one, plus because of the financial power of the league all the other leagues fans dont necessarily love the EPL

[@mediacenterman8583]

Yes people get their knickers in a twist when you praise the EPL. I am not talking about technical value or tactics, but in terms of the spectacle, popularity, excitement and marketing, the EPL is clear of any other league.

[@fraserlewis6905]

In terms of competition the English leagues are the best from prem to league 2 that's a facts. There's 3 teams in Italy 3 teams in Spain 2 in Germany and 2 in Portugal 2 in France there is no less than 16 teams in the championship that could win it every year and the prem has atleast 5 or 6 usually

[@fraserlewis6905]

@M B what stats do u need just go watch the leagues and the viewing numbers seria b is a pub league the French second league is a pub league none of them are decent standard it's a well known fact the championship is the most unpredictable exciting league in the world

[@fraserlewis6905]

@M B what's the best league then how can u even be arguing that the Italian league is competive. Its only the last 3 years anyone other than juve won't it for years

[@MrDumile]

It is the best league in the world but that's not to say that other leagues don't have 5/6 teams that could carry their own weight in the premier League

[@bigmeech9847]

5:35 Jude literally said he doesn’t want to play in the prem.

[@UserName-br5zu]

He literally said 2 weeks ago that he hopes to return to Birmingham and play for them in the Premier League. Stop making up rubbish

[@bigmeech9847]

@@UserName-br5zu you really think he’s gonna return there at the peak of his career? Huh dummy?

[@UserName-br5zu]

@@bigmeech9847 He isn’t at the peak of his career. Also where did I say he was going to return now? You said he doesn’t want to play in the PL and I corrected you, because he said himself that he does. Nobody said anything about when. ‘Dummy’. Learn some reading skills before replying to me next time.

[@nickgeorgiou123]

Name me when the prime best player in the world joined the premiership? Players want to be in Spain or Italy not some sky sports created league

[@starlord3496]

It's the most competitive league premier league

[@starlord3496]

@Lost Khan na it’s 2nd

[@russellbartram2472]

Yes it is all day long

[@Rodney231]

If using European success as the means to determine success... Then the best league has to be the Spanish League...they win the most Champions League and Europa Leagues.

[@Biggie123Fol]

How is it the best league in the world when Liverpool and Man City run away with it most seasons and are the only two left with a chance by Christmas???? It's a two team league! Everyone else bottles it before we get half way!

[@hyweldavies5662]

John Charles went to Juventus not Inter Milan and was worshipped over there.

[@eriksgasins9086]

How do you even define whats the best league?

[@vincentabel]

John Charles went to juventus not inter Milan