Is Man City's Premier League dominance making soccer's most popular league boring?

FILE - Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola celebrates with the Premier League trophy after the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England , Sunday, May 19, 2024. Manchester City clinched the English Premier League on Sunday after beating West Ham in their last match of the season.

That is not City’s problem. But if four in a row becomes five, six, seven, it could be a problem for all of England’s leading clubs if it impacts on the revenues generated by the sale of global broadcast rights. That is a measure of the heights City has had to reach to stay ahead of the rest. Even last season it had to overcome an Arsenal team that spent 248 days at the top of the standings — the most for any team that hasn’t gone on to win the title.

Yet City is not alone in being able to spend big and its Premier League rivals are among the richest clubs in the world. It is now 11 years since United last won the title in 2013. In that time it has repeatedly missed out on Champions League qualification — this season included — and has never been closer than 12 points off the eventual winner.

While City has the players, the money and the executives to give it the best chance of continuing to be a winning machine, Guardiola is the X-factor.

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