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Worth Talking About EP 010: La Liga Makes Its Case

By Chief Editor | Approved by Will Nichols, Editor in Chief | 8/15/2026

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Worth Talking About episode 10, Finally Offline's weekly series hosted by Whest Cornell, opens the Spanish football season by asking whether the best football this year is not in England. La Liga starts this weekend. Barcelona enter as reigning champions with many World Cup starters in the squad, but face pressure from Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid after a strong off season. Atletico Madrid have still not released Julian Alvarez, who has been adamant about leaving and wants to join Barcelona. With a 38 week season ahead, the open questions are who wins La Liga and whether it is the best league in the world.

Key Points

What if the best football this year isn't in England?

That is the question Whest opens with, and it is the one La Liga gets to answer starting this weekend. Footy is back, Spain's top flight is underway, and the case for it being the best league in the world is not a stretch this season.

Barcelona come in as reigning champs with a lot of the World Cup starters on their squad. That is the front of the grid. The problem is the rear view mirror: Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid have had a hell of an off season.

Then there is the drama. Atletico Madrid still have not let go of Julian Alvarez, and Julian has been adamant about leaving. He wants Barcelona. Whest's position on that is short and clear.

Free my man Julian.

It is early August and this is a 38 week season, so most of this is still theory. But the question is on the table now: who wins La Liga, and is it the best league in the world?

馃帳 Host: Whest Cornell

Transcript

Whest Cornell: What if the best football this year isn't in England? Is La Liga about to be the best league in the world again? That's football heritage.

Hey, it's Whest, and this is what we're talking about with Finally Offline.

Footy is back this weekend, and Spain's top flight league, La Liga, starts this weekend as it commences its 96th season.

Reigning champs Barcelona have a lot of the World Cup starters on their squad, but they have to watch their rear view mirror, as Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid have had a hell of an off season.

More on the drama front, Atletico Madrid still have not let go of Julian Alvarez. Julian has been adamant about leaving the squad. He wants to go to Barcelona. Free my man Julian.

It's early August and a 38 week long season. So much to play out.

Let us know your thoughts, who you think is going to win La Liga, and if they're going to be the best league in the world.

That was Worth Talking About with Finally Offline. I'm your host, Whest, and as always, much love. Peace, peace, peace.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Worth Talking About by Finally Offline?

Worth Talking About is Finally Offline's weekly series hosted by Whest Cornell, covering the week in culture and sport one sit down at a time. Episodes are collected at finallyoffline.com/watch.

Why does Worth Talking About episode 10 say La Liga could be the best league in the world?

Because of how the season sets up: Barcelona defend the title with a squad full of World Cup starters, Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid come off a strong off season, and Atletico Madrid are still holding on to Julian Alvarez, who wants to leave for Barcelona.

What is the Julian Alvarez situation in Worth Talking About episode 10?

Atletico Madrid have still not let Julian Alvarez go. He has been adamant about leaving the squad and wants to join Barcelona. Host Whest Cornell's take is simple: free my man Julian.

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