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Best Leagues In Europe
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:14 pm
Outside the big 4 leagues what is the next tier of leagues. I've always just assumed France and Portugal had the 5th and 6th best leagues.
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Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:21 pm to cheesesteak501
Where would Turkey rank? I always thought Russia had a competent league, at least up top with CSKA and Zenit
This post was edited on 4/8/15 at 9:22 pm
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:24 pm to cheesesteak501
I would say France definitely #5 and they're fairly close behind the top 4 even in periods when they don't have many CL contenders at the top of the table. They simply have a lot more quality talent dispersed all the way down the table.
In my opinion, there's a bit of a gap after those five where leagues have some good teams at the very top but pretty weak ones otherwise.
Portugal is next mainly based on their perennial powers (Porto, Benfica, Sporting) usually being better than anyone else's.
After that I guess:
Russia, Holland, Ukraine. . .
Turkey, Belgium, Greece, Switzerland
In my opinion, there's a bit of a gap after those five where leagues have some good teams at the very top but pretty weak ones otherwise.
Portugal is next mainly based on their perennial powers (Porto, Benfica, Sporting) usually being better than anyone else's.
After that I guess:
Russia, Holland, Ukraine. . .
Turkey, Belgium, Greece, Switzerland
This post was edited on 4/9/15 at 1:12 am
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:44 pm to wm72
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Portugal
Is an amazing incubator of talent. Their profits on selling players is astounding.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:58 pm to glassman
quote:
Portugal
Is an amazing incubator of talent. Their profits on selling players is astounding.
Yeah, Sporting specifically does have an incredible youth academy.
Benfica and Porto have produced some great ones as well though Porto's reputation is enhanced by being a shopfront window for 3rd party owners to showcase their wares in the CL/EL.
This post was edited on 4/8/15 at 10:05 pm
Posted on 4/8/15 at 10:04 pm to SM6
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Where would Turkey rank?
After the Top 4, then France then Portugal . . .
I think you could argue endlessly about the order of the next 8 based on different values but currently Russia is probably nearer the top of that group and Turkey middle.
This post was edited on 4/9/15 at 1:14 am
Posted on 4/9/15 at 12:42 am to cheesesteak501
France, Portugal, Russia, Ukraine.
Netherlands, Belgium, Turkey, Switzerland, and Greece make up the third tier.
Netherlands, Belgium, Turkey, Switzerland, and Greece make up the third tier.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:22 am to cheesesteak501
France and Portugal still have teams in the Champions league. More than we can say for England
Posted on 4/9/15 at 4:50 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
don't forget the Skybet Championship in these discussions...
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