Ka-pi96 said:
Has it? I feel the gap has always been pretty big, and rather than it widening more teams have been able to breach that gap in recent years. PSG definitely look like they'll be part of "the best" sooner or later. English teams look like they might finally be good in European competitions again and it wasn't that long ago that Juventus weren't even close to being one of the best European sides. Atletico Madrid too, wasn't that long ago that they were a team that disappointed every season, but now in the last few years they've won a league and made the final of the Champions League twice. |
Yes, previously players stayed in the country they were from. The South American and Eastern European leagues used to be much stronger. There's no way Steaua Bucharest or Red Star Belgrade would win the Champions League today. But since the 1990's the players have been migrating to the best leagues in huge numbers. Look at Serie A and Bundesliga's competitiveness the past few years, it's basically just one team dominating. I can't even imagine the 2004 Porto-Monaco final happening today.
