In terms of quality La Liga is no less than Premier League, I would rate La Liga to be even better for the quality of players and the caliber of top 6 Spanish club in European Competitions. If we leave out Spain and England in the World Cup quarterfinals, 15 La Liga players started for other countries while for England the number was 19 and 9 out of that played for Belgium alone. In the final 7 La Liga players started as compared to 4 from the English league.
La Liga is better than Premier League in many footballing aspects and on the pitch there is simply no comparison. La Liga players are far more tactical & technical than premier league players. A minnow La Liga team can score a brilliant counter attack goal with one accurate long pass and fine finishing & we watch this happening in La Liga every week. While in case of Premier League it's more about fancying things than the better outcome.
The aspects where Premier League beats La Liga are:
MARKETING:
In terms of marketing the English media creates the much necessary hype that results in brilliant attention seeking for the league. Besides the marketing strategy like trophy tour in Asia and choosing very famous celebrities to promote the league outside the country also helps. Right now famous cricketer MS Dhoni promotes EPL in India. There is no such marketing strategy for La Liga which hampers their popularity as compared to Premier League.
COMMENTARY:
Funny i'm saying this but the English commentary in La Liga is pretty much worst as compared to other leagues. The commentators literally produce no excitement at all even killing the most exciting games. In premier league the commentary is absolutely brilliant and the commentary is the main reason their game look solid. The commentators make even the most boring games exciting with their words.let's compare this two videos below.
FINANCE:
Overall there is huge difference in the finance between the two leagues. EPL and the clubs generate much higher revenue than La Liga. The main reason for the income of EPL clubs is the TV deals and the popularity of the league is the main reason why Premier League has such great TV deals. Premier League has always been on top of the rest marketing wise and that has always helped them. With Neymar & Rodríguez gone last season followed by Ronaldo this summer would surely effect the popularity of La Liga.
But Football Quality wise La Liga is much ahead of EPL but to really come close and beat EPL, La Liga needs to improve it's marketing strategy and create hype for the league across the globe. It's not that the players playing in La Liga are poorer than those in premier league. The biggest stars play in Spain but all they lack is the hype. La Liga also needs marketing strategy that creates hype for it's players and the league and result in better TV rights & sponsorship deals. If La Liga clubs get access to finance as much as the premier league clubs, they would leave the English clubs miles behind. It's all about marketing and not the quality.
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