Every year the IFFHS releases its ranking list of the top football leagues in the world. The Barclays Premier League won the honor for 2008, thanks largely to the fantastic performances in the Champions League from English clubs. This ranking was released in April, but on the eve of the Premier League season, I figured this would be a good time to revisit the list from last year.
Here are the IFFHS Top 15 worldwide domestic leagues:
1- England
2- Italy
3- Argentina
4- Spain
5- Brazil
6- Germany
7- France
8- Mexico
9- Portugal
10- Ukraine
11- Turkey
12- Greece
13- Holland
14- Chile
15- Peru
Of interest to our readers in North America, the US/Canadian top flight, Major League Soccer was ranked the 77th best league in the world by the IFFHS.
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