A statistician will tell you that
statistics can not only be
grossly misunderstood, but it
can very well be manipulated
to any degree to suit your
purpose.
This holds true also in the
world of football. Let me
rephrase that—especially in
the world of football. While all
football fans can agree that
Europe has four giant leagues
—Serie A, the Bundesliga, La
Liga and the English Premier
League, consensus is not
easily achieved when you
attempt to rank these
leagues.
Ranking is subjective and
depends upon one’s
individual preference. Some
prefer defensive football,
while others enjoy an
attacking blend of football.
And there are some who
prefer Eva Carneiro.
If you go by UEFA, they have a
neat system designed called
the UEFA co-efficient
rankings, which determines a
number designated as
“coefficient” by the results of
the clubs in the UEFA
Champions League and the
UEFA Europa League games.
This is done for five seasons,
and this coefficient
determines the number of
participants in the Champions
League and Europa league for
the respective domestic
league. Currently, the top four
leagues are those of England,
Spain, Germany and Italy with
85.410, 84.186, 75.186 and
59.981 points respectively.
However, in my opinion, a
league should be evaluated
not merely by their presence
in European competitions but
also on a variety of issues.
These issues can range
anywhere from a solid youth
academy to financial solvency.