It's back!

The Premier League is back. Finally. The World Cup was nice, but it happens too quickly. 4 weeks and it's over. The League stays with you the entire year. It's like a friend. And so far, so good. It's the second week and the goals keep on flying in. 3x 6:0 matches in one weekend. Newcastle, just promoted from the Championship, demolished Champions' League contenders Villa. Better still, Man U dropping points at the Cottage. Nothing really like it anywhere.

No wonder then that the Premier League is the most successful league in the world. Not only is BSKYB paying more for the local right, it appears that the League has £475m international annual revenues. To put this in context, La Liga, aka the best league in the world, home to Barca and Real, at the second spot is making £132m.

So yes, there are more goals in the Premier League. And true, the smaller clubs stand more of a chance against the super-clubs - Real only lost points to Barca last year, Barca simply didn't. But is it worth x4 in football terms? My guess is, it has less to do with football and more with language: English. You see, even in football the picture doesn't say it all. The commentators have a major role to play. They are not there to explain the game. They give the game its tone and rhythm. So, in monetary terms, English is earning the Premier League about £343m per annum. Not bad. One way or another, I'm just glad it's back.

PS 695km down. 305km to go.