England put Premier League forward for Best League in the World title 2018

THE FOOTBALL Association has unveiled its bid for the Premier League to be crowned the Best League in the World 2018, but faces stiff competition from fashionable emerging leagues in Europe and Africa.

“We are the obvious choice,” said FA boss Ian Watmore. “We’ve got stadia named after top brands, some of the best phone-ins in the world and digital pitch side adverts at over 16 per cent of the grounds.

“Infrastructure,” Watmore added, before leading the assembled press pack in a stirring rendition of Three Lions ’98.

Other leagues considered for England’s bid included much-fancied underdog The Championship (which boasts passionate support and excellent transport links between its two Sheffield clubs), League Two (authentic), and PowerLeague Catford Wednesday night Division 4 (funny team names).

League One was controversially omitted from the nomination process, with Watmore explaining “no one cares about League One”.

FIFA is expected to choose an African league as The Best League In The World for the first time in 2018, a concern for European journalists who rarely write about competitions such as Angola’s Winning Heart Lion League B. African leagues have long been tipped to put Europe’s in the shade, with Pele famously putting a fiver on “an African league being the best in the world before the year 2000″.

The media are legally obliged to speculate about The Best League In The World a minimum of once per quarter. Being the subject of these articles can bring huge tourism opportunities to the country in question and improve morale in the populous.

The Premier League has been The Best League In The World twice before, in 2002 when it achieved the perfect balance between exciting high-scoring matches, attractive kits and world class players such as Danny Cadamarteri, and in 1998 when Arsenal were really, really good.

Published April 23, 2010

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