Why are Premier League teams dominating?published at 08:22 GMT
Image source, Getty ImagesThe most obvious starting point is the financial power of the Premier League, which significantly outweighs other leagues.
Six Premier League sides sit inside the top 10 of the Deloitte Football Money League, while 50% of the top 30 come from the English top flight.
TV rights have generated enormous broadcast revenues for Premier League sides, with the income from that source dwarfing those of other countries.
Last summer, Premier League clubs outlaid more than ever before in the transfer window as spending surpassed £3bn.
To highlight just how much financial power Premier League clubs have over elsewhere in Europe, the total spent in the summer window was more than was spent by Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Serie A clubs combined.
More money means clubs can invest in bigger squads, with Arsenal seeing the benefits of spending big to increase their strength in depth as they finished first in the league phase of the Champions League and sit top of the Premier League.
