This weekend, football fans will celebrate the kick off of the new English Premier League. After a hot summer joint with hot transfers, now it's the time to see how teams are ready to compete in a league that is in struggle with Spain's La Liga to claim the world's most interesting league title. Reasons are here and there from fans that this is good or that is extraordinary, but you can't judge by words only; you need evidence.
For the last three years English teams have had dominant presence in the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League. Last season Manchester United played against Barcelona in the final match. Two seasons ago, it was a battle between two English teams; Manchester United vs. Chelsea. Although Chelsea couldn't make it for the second successive final match presence last season, but to many (even Barca fans) it was semi-final referee's mistakes which led to Barca's championship in the end, otherwise, last season's final match would be the repeat of its previous counterpart.
Many football fans say only four teams can combat for the title in English Premier League, but to be honest, four is a lot in comparison to other leagues. In Spain the battle is just between Barca and Real. In Germany, it's only once in a while that Bayern loses the title. And after Italy's football crimes revealed some years ago, Inter is the first name to win Serie A almost every year. So, four is not a lot, especially if the battle for the title is not settled until the very final weeks.
Yes, last season's battle to win Premier League title was not over until 37th week, a week before the final one, while in Spain, Italy and Germany the champions had celebrated their victory far before the closing dates. What this means is the heat in Premier League.
Comparing the attendance of football fans in each game, suggests that football has become a part of every English man's life. Even the teams who are losing the chance to stay in next year's Premier League see their stadiums packed with fans chanting for their victory. This is not very common in other leagues, if not saying it is rare.