Has got to carry more authenticity than being the best when your top loaded?
Tennis players, snooker players, Boxers etc win a title by being the best of the rest, with absolutely no advantages over their opponents, where as the likes of Lewis Hamilton for instance, gets to drive one of the best cars in the world. The likes of Barcelona, Man City, get to buy the best players because of their wealth.
More credit should go to champions who reach the top in a level playing field, surely?