A comment on football (soccer for any North American readers).
Even now I keep running into comments that the English Premier League is still the strongest league in Europe. Even begrudgingly accepted that the two Spanish giants, Real Madrid and Barcelona, may be stronger than any team in England, there is always the interesting comment about depth.
Anyone want to check the semi-finals of both European competitions this year? Two out of the last four in the Champions League (Real and Barça, see above) are from Spain. Meanwhile three out the last four in the Europa League (Valencia, Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid) are all also members of La Liga.
Yes I know there are the traditional questions of the Basque country and Catalonia, but they are all Spanish League clubs.
And realise in passing that Spain's national team is the holder of both the World Cup and the European Championship.
More than a few reasons then for people in Spain, who are suffering under a massively deflated debt-ridden economy and the massive unemployment attached to it, to feel more than a little bit proud at the moment.
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