Interesting artical about La Liga...

[Ant-emilydesign]

Domination by Barcelona and Real Madrid making Spain the new Scotland...

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/mar/28/barcelona-real-madrid-spain" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog ... drid-spain</a>

Shocking fact within the artical says,

"...According to reliable statistics Madrid have 13.2m fans while Barcelona have 10.4m. Valencia are third with 2.1m. Nearly two-thirds of all football fans in Spain support one of the big two. And supporters of other clubs almost invariably choose Madrid or Barcelona as a "second" team...."

Also Real Madrid attendances are down by 7% this season, even with all there new signings!

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Domination by Barcelona and Real Madrid making Spain the new Scotland...

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/mar/28/barcelona-real-madrid-spain" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog ... drid-spain</a>

Shocking fact within the artical says,

"...According to reliable statistics Madrid have 13.2m fans while Barcelona have 10.4m. Valencia are third with 2.1m. Nearly two-thirds of all football fans in Spain support one of the big two. And supporters of other clubs almost invariably choose Madrid or Barcelona as a "second" team...."

Also Real Madrid attendances are down by 7% this season, even with all there new signings!

13.7 million fans and they cant fill the 80,000 stadium, they got more armchair fans than the scum

 

[JuniorBlue]

Very interesting, i've always believed that despite producing some quality gems of players in the past few years, it's only been a two horse race for many years. I remember growing up teams such as Real Betis, Valencia, Atletico Madrid, Deportivo, Villareal, Zaragoza all used to battle it out in a gripping race for 2nd/3rd spot, however i think it all involves money. Some seasons clubs have money to then improve/bolster their squads but you suddenly then see a decline in teams such as Betis/Zaragoza who have both sunk to the relegation battle, even with Zaragoza being demoted to their second tier. Definetly a two-horse race and if anything it'll get worse.

 

[mcfcdave]

mallorca are doing well and sevilla have climbed through the ranks over the past 4 or 5 years.as teams drop other teams go higher.villareal nearly won the league a few seasons back but just missed out.barcelona i think will always be dominent because they have a great youth set up,i cant say the same about madrid though.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

I thought Madrid and Barca negotiated their own tv deals in spain and the rest are just fighting for the scraps?