QUOTE (milanistar @ Dec 30 2006, 12:43 AM)
How so? In Spain they're MILES away from Real Madrid in everything. Titles, history, fans...
In Europe they won some UEFA Cups and 2 CL. BIG DEAL! So did FCPorto, so what? Are they big? Please.
They're in a good moment now. Maybe because Madrid had the crazy-Perez... and Valencia was not the Benitez one anymore. In Europe they're always helped by refs - and that's a FACT.
They've good players in their history? Yes. Of course: Stoitchkov, Cruifj, Koeman... now Ronaldinho. For me that doesn't mean anything. The club is what matters.
A big club for me is simple: big fanbase, titles, reputation, fame and history.
And Barcelona is not on my top-list: Milan, R.Madrid, Juventus, Liverpool, Bayern, Ajax, ManUtd, Flamengo, River Plate, Boca Juniors and probably we can add Marseille, Santos and Benfica to this list. But hey, this is just my list to what I consider a great/big club.
Big teams you have: Chelsea, Valencia, FCPorto, PSV, Lyon, Sevilla, Roma, etc... that have some good moments time to time but will never be as historical, powerful and famous as the ones on the list above.