Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech insists the Premier League is the best and most competitive football league in the world.
With the 2013/14 season shaping up to be the most open edition in years, Czech Republic international Cech feels English football has now become the strongest competition in world football.
"At the start of the season I was saying that it would be very evenly contested at the top of the table," he told Pravo.
"Look at the amount of money Premier League clubs have spent on new players. Those are unbelievable sums of money. It is not just the top clubs anymore. Now, all clubs have spent big.
"The Premier League is the best competition in the world and the top players want to be a part of it. They don't only go to the top clubs. Now, they go to all clubs.
"The league is getting more competitive because of that and even the bottom club has a very good team. There is a very small difference between the top sides and bottom sides.
"For instance, look at Sunderland. They had a bad start, were rock-bottom, but you look at how much quality they have in the squad. That's why any team can beat any other, and it's not that three or four teams would dominate the rest."
