You know what's messed up? Say we beat Manchester United or qualify on their behalf. Or Barcelona for that matter. Instead of saying that the Serie-A is on the rise, I'm pretty sure the english media will say that the EPL or La Liga is in decline.
Who cares, though, but still. I find it annoying.
EDIT: They would be right, in a sense, but it's their "focus" that bothers me, and how they twist and turn everything to make Serie-A come out like dirt.