No, England dominates youth football (alongside Spain)—especially in recent years. France is lagging significantly behind. The table below covers the U21 and U19 European Championships (the two premier European youth competitions).
U20 World Cups: Spain, England, and France each have one title.
There is no debate between England and Portugal. Portugal simply cannot compete with England—ever. At the club level in European competitions, the gap is massive. World Cups: England has one. At the youth level, it’s not even a contest (the English have a huge advantage).
Portugal has won one European Championship—that’s it. Otherwise, they trail in every category: World Cups, youth European championships, and European club competitions. The gaps are enormous.
I never wrote that the Premier League has the best English managers. I wrote that it dominates European club football (alongside Spanish teams). In the last two years, PSG has shifted the landscape slightly.
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