It's more unequal but the stats are similar really over the last 10 years

3 different clubs have won La Liga and 3 different clubs Premier League. Since the Premier League began in 92/93 there has only been 4 winners. In that same time period there has been 5 winners of La Liga.

Before the inception of the Premier League, England's top division was one of the most competitive in the world, where anybody really could beat anybody with perhaps the exception of Liverpool's dominance.

As for the talk about attendances, Spain is far from the worst offender in the world. Remember England do not dominant on this score, Germany well ahead in terms of both attendance and atmosphere and they have a league which is exciting for all the teams competing in it as it's pretty even compared to other European leagues.

As for talk of local pride, I doubt anywhere in the world can match the local pride of Athletic Bilbao who have remained in the top division in Spain since it's beginnings despite never picking a player without Basque nationality. Imagine the pride in achieving that. You won't find many Barca or Real fans around those parts.

Other regions are also immensely proud of their football clubs. Oviedo, Gijon, La Coruna, Betis in Sevilla all some of the most visceral support around.

Posted By: Brandonio on September 10th 2011 at 14:10:04

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good article on lol liga (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 12:15:28
- The fact that 60% of the population support one of the big two (Other Sports) - duke of york, Sep 10, 12:41:01
  - average attendance in the prem and la liga are the same (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants I I, Sep 10, 12:44:20
  - wow i didn't know that (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 12:41:59
- It is remarkable that in a country of that size, with that pedigree (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 10, 12:23:10
  - Are you saying the prem is equal? (Other Sports) - pants I I, Sep 10, 12:38:52
    - Not equal, but less split than that (Other Sports) - duke of york, Sep 10, 12:43:21
      - brilliant management, massive global merchandising, a huge stadium and Champs League money (Other Sports) - Tombs, Sep 10, 12:57:33
      - yep good article here (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 12:45:05
  - yep just as the national team becomes successful (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 12:27:48
    - Greatest footballers in the world (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 10, 12:36:06
      - yeah valencia were decent in CL 10 years ago (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 12:41:06
        
        oh, and Leeds were a decent champions league side 10 years ago too (Other Sports) - pants I I, Sep 10, 12:56:16
        
        In your incredibly one sided biased shots at La Liga, you're failing to (Other Sports) - pants I I, Sep 10, 12:55:34
        
        I thinbk all he's saying, and which appears to be true (Other Sports) - duke of york, Sep 10, 13:03:07
        
        It's more unequal but the stats are similar really over the last 10 years (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Sep 10, 14:10:04
        
        I think it's relative though. Players at Gijon will only be on 1k a week (Other Sports) - pants I I, Sep 10, 13:36:40
        
        *healthy (Other Sports) - pants I I, Sep 10, 13:36:57
        
        either way they are both utterly shit (Other Sports) - Charles 21 I I, Sep 10, 13:04:40
        
        The Prem is shit, yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - duke of york, Sep 10, 13:11:23
      - You're backing your argument, with the same situation (Other Sports) - pants I I, Sep 10, 12:39:56
        
        Slightly less so surely (Other Sports) - duke of york, Sep 10, 12:45:03
        
        the gap between them, and us, is argubly the the same in proportion to Spain (Other Sports) - pants I I, Sep 10, 12:53:15

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