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Spanish world order

QUAZI ZULQUARNAIN ISLAM
World Cup winner, check. European Cup winner, check. Defending Champions League winner, check. World Club Cup winner, check; it is clear that the balance of power in the footballing world now lies with Spain and Spain alone.
Having flattered to deceive internationally throughout their history, the Spaniards have finally made football their
own, dominating almost every international and regional competition that they have taken part in over the last few years. Nowhere is this better evidenced than this season's European competition, where five out of eight semifinalists in the Europa League and the glitzy Champions League are Spanish teams.
It raises the very realistic possibility that we could be on the cusp of witnessing two allSpanish finals in the two European competitions; an unprecedented event in its near half-century history.
Of course, a major catalyst in this domination has been Barcelona
who have forged what
could easily challenge to be one of the greatest football sides of all time. But even minus Lionel Messi, the Catalan contingent also dominates a Spanish team that has ruled the international football scene since2007.
The Spanish dominance, coupled with a drop in performance by both the Italian Serie A and the English Premier League will see a seismic change in the landscape of European football over the next few years. UEFA's Co-efficient system already rates the German Bundesliga ahead of its Serie A counterparts and now Spain is all set to overtake England for the number one spot. Although, England's drop in position will not see them lose teams in the Champions League, like the Italians, what it does go to show is how fleeting dominance at the top level of football can be.
In 2008, Manchester United and Chelsea took part in a thrilling final in Moscow. The all-English affair had the press working overtime finding superlatives for the high-octane English Premier League and how it was living up to the marketing hype of “the best league in the world". But fast forward to 2012 and the only English team amongst the last eight in Europe are a struggling Chelsea who will count their miracles if they can get past Barcelona.
Of course the change has not been overnight. Fuelled by tax holidays and the lure of Iberia, the true superstars in world football have gradually swapped the husde of the Premier League for the culture of Catalunya or Madrid. No wonder then, that the slightly attritional Clasico boasts the presence of the best players in the world. England's best hope then has been to feed of scraps; consider the transfer of David Silva, perhaps the best non-Barca or Real player in the La Liga last season, to Manchester City who despite their money seems to have not been able to lure the cream of the crop.