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EPL sets high bar in European soccer, finances and glamor

FILE - Dortmund's Jude Bellingham claps hands after winning the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Arminia Bielefeld in Dortmund, Germany, on March 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

FILE - Robert Lewandowski wears his new FC Barcelona soccer jersey, on July 20, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

FILE- Liverpool players pose before the Champions League final soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Saint Denis near Paris, on May 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

FILE - Manchester City's Erling Haaland, right, is challenged by Liverpool's Andrew Robertson during the FA Community Shield soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester City at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, on July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

EPL sets high bar in European soccer, finances and glamor