FIFA.com Has La Liga taken over?

Barcelona usurped United as the European kings, subjecting Sir Alex Ferguson's charges to a tutorial in Rome; several key components in team that recently broke international football's longest winning steak are based in La Liga; and, after Real Madrid signed Ronaldo and Kaka to challenge a side headlined by Lionel Messi, many believe the Spanish top flight is home to the three best players in the world. Sure, the Premier League is not short on quality sides or individuals: United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal, Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Michael Essien and Cesc Fabregas, pay testament to this.