SPANISH SOCCER IN THE GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT

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Take a glance around the globe through a football fanatic’s eyes, and it’s not Italy, nor England, nor Brazil and especially not North America they’re looking at.

To a greater extent than at any other point in the sport’s history, in recent years the attention of the world’s football fans has been focussed on Spain. This should come as no surprise for a number of reasons…

The club teams

Aside from the German Bundesliga, Liga BBVA features by far the highest concentration of truly top quality players in the world, including the likes of Messi, Christiano Ronaldo and the precocious Welsh talent Gareth Bale.

Spain’s top sides are currently amongst the most feared in club football worldwide, with Barcelona and Real Madrid hotly tipped to feature prominently in the latter stages of the UEFA Champions’ League.

The champions of the world

When Spain scooped the 2010 FIFA World Cup in convincing fashion, they lay down a marker as possibly the most accomplished national side ever to have set foot on a football pitch since the turn of the Millennium.

A commanding performance in the qualification stages for next year’s World Cup finals in Brazil, which saw Spain win six, draw two and lose none of their qualifying matches in a reasonably strong group, would suggest that they remain the team to beat in next year’s finals. It would take a brave man to bet against them retaining their crown next summer.

The bookmaker’s pick

The quality of Spanish football, both in Liga BBVA and in the international arena have made Spanish club and international football a highly popular betting subject for football fans around the world.

The common sight of Spanish games being aired in betting shops has served to ingrain the nation’s football into the hearts and minds of viewers, and betting sites now regularly offer Spanish football betting alongside racing and online slots.

Easy viewing

The accessibility of Spanish football to viewers around the world has been greatly improved by developments in online technology. In 2013, many sports fans seldom watch a game on their television, preferring instead to stream live sport via tablet or smart phone.

Viewers now have the option to view football from countless leagues in dozens of countries, with many opting to view Spanish games due to the quality of the sport on offer. Never before has Spanish football been so widely viewed, and it’s not hard to see why.

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