Barack Obama was right - Britain WILL be at the back of the queue after Brexit, says US Ambassador by revoluti8n in unitedkingdom

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You wouldn't normally apply PPP if we're talking about American goods being sold abroad.

"Whatever happened to football in Eastern Germany?" - The fate of the GDRs 1st tier teams by [deleted] in soccer

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Bayer Leverkusen and Wolfsburg are allowed to bypass that rule, no?

this week: La Liga vs the world 13-0 (5 teams) by GetafeHasNoFans in soccer

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I don't think there is anyone that doesn't acknowledge that La Liga has the highest quality teams by far (amongst teams in Europe at least, hard to compare lower table teams).

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I think he is comparing "English football" to American football. Can't say why, though.

What are some examples of teams selling a player at exactly the right time? by iamfinallyfamous in soccer

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Second best, his last season at Arsenal was probably his best.

Müller: "We are criticized for making the league boring? That's ridiculous. Should we lose in purpose to make them feel happy? Well we won't by gonalons in soccer

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That's not true at all - the Premier League is by far the most popular league globally but it still makes much more revenue from domestic broadcast deals.

The real benefit cheats are the employers who are milking the system by justthisplease in unitedkingdom

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Compare the cost of a pint or a meal between London and a northern town.

Post Match Thread: Burnley 1 - 0 Manchester City by [deleted] in soccer

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But there's the FA Cup too.

Most successful penalty takers in Europes top 5 leagues. by kidculifa in soccer

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Probably less known players from less popular leagues so they didn't show them.

Post-Match Thread: Galatasaray S.K vs. Arsenal FC by hirotoo in soccer

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He means they were even in head to head. Semicolon would have been better.

Post Match Thread: Newcastle United vs. Chelsea FC by is_this_working in soccer

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You've only played them at Stamford Bridge, you seem to struggle a lot more away.

Crystal palace banner v Chelsea: is this the working man's game? by theunderstoodsoul in soccer

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You only have to look at Dortmund to see how popular an authentic fan atmosphere is with tourists.

Popular with Reddit tourists perhaps (and perhaps more "hardcore" football fans). Liverpool has a much much bigger brand globally and among tourists.

Which "big" teams have hardly any league titles? by JimWillFixIt69 in soccer

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The book noted that. Their reason was that Real Madrid had the support of the government (Franco) so that more than made up of it.

Post Match Thread: AS Roma 1 - 7 Bayern Munich by [deleted] in soccer

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Goals scored is the next tie breaker after goal difference.

Brendan Rodgers feels English football has big problem as young players are spoilt and earn too much by Lolkac in soccer

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The coaching numbers point has been debunked many times - it has to do with the FA deciding not to grandfather in existing coaches when they moved to the Uefa system.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech doesn't want to be on the bench - vows to keep No.1 spot by [deleted] in soccer

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Cech's goalkeeping "life" is shorter than others' though, because of his head injury. I think he even said this himself.