EPL is far more competitive than the Bundesliga. Why do you think Pep went to Munich? He knew he couldn't guarantee himself the league title in England...whether he manages Man City or Chelsea. He took an easy route (in my opinion) in choosing to manage a team that....(correct me if I'm wrong)....just won the Treble at the time?
If you look at statistics (if they ever do get released) the EPL could be the most watched competition in the World. It is by far the most competitive.
(However, the most watched match, apparently, is the El Clasico).
I remember when I went to Malaysia in 2007. Most Sportswear stores only had Man UTD, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona and a couple of Serie A shirts. I'm sure that's changed now with the insurgence of Man City and the recent German dominance in the CL, but there's no doubt that the EPL Brand is Huge in the Asian market.
With regards to the CL, I'm not making any excuses here, but I'm sure if we did have a winter break, we would be more competitive. The winter fixtures here in England are a Joke. Maybe they'll only scrap it on the year of the Qatar World Cup lol
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Even Chelsea's CL victory a few years ago was a very strange accident.
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Well, no....that was Carlo Ancelotti guiding them to a Domestic Double with his smart tactics. No idea why they sacked him the season after, but Chelsea have always had that sort of reputation of firing managers after one bad season. And there's no denying his quality as a manager, eventhough some may argue Real were lucky to win the CL against Atletico.....but let's not forget; they did thrash Bayern Munich 5-0 over the 2 legs in the Semi-Final.
EDIT: Oooops, just realised you were referring to Chelsea's CL Victory, not PL :D *slaps himself*
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Since the all English final in 2009 it's been all but going down.
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Correction: that was 2008 :)
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 & 2012 have had at least 1 English team in the UCL Final. That's 3 years since the all-English Final in 2008. Since the turn of the Millennium, Germany have been in the final for 5 years (compared to the 7 I've mentioned for England).
Statistics don't lie :)