tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639474280933569691.post5776320358907930167..comments2023-03-27T19:18:19.441-04:00Comments on Soccer Source: The World’s Top 25 Clubs, Oct. 15 2007 EditionThe Soccer Sourcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874664836520462410noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639474280933569691.post-17136272776002366652007-10-16T12:23:00.000-04:002007-10-16T12:23:00.000-04:00I looked into clubs from those countries' leagues....I looked into clubs from those countries' leagues. I came close to adding Defensor Sporting from Uruguay, who are alive in the Copa Sudamericana and sit second in the domestic league, but I think Steaua Bucharest are better. I would have added Colombia's Millionarios (who beat #23 Sao Paolo in CS action) but they're in horrible form in the Colombian league. Like 12th or something. Argentina's Independiente made the inaugural version of the list but haven't done much since. Pound-for-pound, I do think the Mexican league has more depth than just about any other in the hemisphere. That said, they probably do get a disproportionate amount of coverage from U.S. TV, but that is probably due to the large target audience (i.e. first-generation Mexicans) in the country.The Soccer Sourcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874664836520462410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639474280933569691.post-16591304215632894672007-10-16T11:55:00.000-04:002007-10-16T11:55:00.000-04:00pachuca are the current holders, i stand corrected...pachuca are the current holders, i stand corrected, they are the first mexican club to win an international tournament. however my point is that GolTV and others pay too much attention to the Mexican league/s and very little to such strong leagues as Argentina or Brazil. Paraguay, Chile, Columbia, Uruguay, Chile... strong countries but not breaking into the top 25?Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704390425261645289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639474280933569691.post-78379527927232732162007-10-15T13:50:00.000-04:002007-10-15T13:50:00.000-04:00Right and the Copa Lib holders, Boca Juniors, have...Right and the Copa Lib holders, Boca Juniors, have been in crappy form lately, for example losing to River and being ousted in the Copa Sudamericana, which is why they have yet to make this list. We'll see how the rest of that tournament plays out. It will definitely impact these rankings.The Soccer Sourcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874664836520462410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639474280933569691.post-91438753696589637882007-10-15T13:48:00.000-04:002007-10-15T13:48:00.000-04:00Aren't Pachuca the current Copa Sudamericana champ...Aren't Pachuca the current Copa Sudamericana champions? Mexican teams have only been playing in the Libertadores since 2004.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639474280933569691.post-89344472571234861012007-10-15T13:37:00.000-04:002007-10-15T13:37:00.000-04:00i agree you ranking should not be legacy based, he...i agree you ranking should not be legacy based, hence the reason why i talked about recent international tournaments.<BR/>maybe you can divy up the list into two and do one Euro and the other Latin. however your latin should not have to many mexican teams however becuase they have yet to make an impact in the Libertadores or Sudamericana...no matter if Hugo Sanchez thinks that mexican soccer is just below Argentine and Bralizian (in my opinion the guy is crazyyy).Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704390425261645289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639474280933569691.post-33718754536955206702007-10-15T12:02:00.000-04:002007-10-15T12:02:00.000-04:00It's funny because I actually tried to make my lis...It's funny because I actually tried to make my list LESS Euro-centric, but in the process I seem to have pissed off both Euro supporters and those in LatAm (but no offense taken either way). I don't have any doubt that many of the best players ply their trade for European clubs, but Mexican and South American teams (and others) can and do beat them as you point out. I admit that I need to educate myself more to the latter teams. Despite being in the same hemisphere (and time zone) I am still pretty ignorant, I'm afraid. (But I'm working on it!) I should also state that this is not a ranking of the clubs' legacies but of their current form.The Soccer Sourcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874664836520462410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639474280933569691.post-38207016450772481382007-10-15T10:28:00.000-04:002007-10-15T10:28:00.000-04:00What i hate about these listings is that they hard...What i hate about these listings is that they hardly take into consideration fútbol (south american soccer). If one were to read the soccer history books, you can see that the majority of international championships wether it be clubs or national team level correspond to south american teams. if we look at recent club level tournies, you see teams like Boca Jrs and Sao Paulo beating massive Euro teams like AC Milan or Barça. <BR/>In your list, you have Olimpiakos and Chivas, two teams that have yet to win any international level tournament... so how is it that they rank so high? <BR/>This ranking is like the bizarre FIFA national teams ranking; with soccer being the World's most important sport, you are telling me that we can't find a better solution to the ranking problems?!<BR/>(Sorry I picked your blog Mr. Baker, but I am just trying to get some controversy rolling ;-) ).Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704390425261645289noreply@blogger.com