The beauty of the English Premier League is not just in the teams and players themselves; it has also to do with the way fans behave and the structure of the various grounds in the league.  Unlike the other European leagues where opposition fans keep getting abused and ridiculed continously, Premier League fans will never do that.  Instead, they will openly applaud a performance worth mentioning even when the players is on the opposing team.  Also, the grounds are constructed in such a way that the fans are very close to the ground itself thus giving them the feel that they themselves are involved in the matches (go watch a few games in person and you will understand what I am relating to here).  Problems such as hooliganism and racial gestures have almost disappeared from the Premier League whilst it continues to exist in the other European leagues.