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Premier League gains from La Liga’s striking losses

By By Far The Greatest TeamPosted on August 3, 2013Posted in Abroad, Premier LeagueTagged Alvaro Negredo, La Liga, Manchester City, premier league, Roberto Soldado, Sevilla, Tottenham Hotspur, Valencia

This summer’s transfer dealing in Spain resembles a game of musical strikers. The £26m sale of Roberto Soldado from Valencia to Tottenham has already led to Los Che moving for relegated Real Zaragoza’s Helder Postiga, although a deal is not yet complete. When Soldado’s international teammate, Alvaro Negredo, departed for Manchester City last month, Sevilla […]

The definitive Premier League vs La Liga debate… Part II

By By Far The Greatest TeamPosted on October 3, 2012Posted in Abroad, Premier League, StatisticsTagged La Liga5 Comments

In Part I of this article I compared English football with Spanish by comparing how well teams did in European competition. Now it’s time to look deeper, using different criteria to judge the strength of the leagues. Putting the Catalans to one side for the time being (finally), why is it that Chelsea – the […]