THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
The English Premier League ('Also called The Premiership' or 'Barclays Premier League') is the top league competition for English football. It is above The Football League. For
historic reasons, a few clubs from Wales compete in the English football system. One of these, Swansea City, has played
in the Premier League since the 2011–12 season. Cardiff City also played
in the Premier League in the 2013–14 season.
The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20
member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from August to May. Teams play 38
matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling
380 matches in the season.[1] Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday
afternoons; others during weekday evenings. It is currently sponsored by Barclays Bank and thus officially known as the Barclays Premier League and is
colloquially known as the Premiership.
Outside the UK it is commonly referred to as the English Premier League (EPL).
The competition started in 1992. Clubs in the Football League First Division
decided to break away from The Football League,
founded in 1888. The Premier League has since become the world's most watched
sporting league. It is the world's most lucrative football league, with
combined club revenues of £1.93 billion ($3.15bn) in 2007–08. It is also
ranked first by UEFA. This rating is based on performances in European
competitions over the last five years. In this English Premier League is ahead
of Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A.
The Premier League is the most-watched football league in
the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a
potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2014–15 season, the
average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000, second highest of any
professional football league behind the Bundesliga's 43,500. Most stadium occupancies are near
capacity. The Premier League rank second in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European
competitions over the past five seasons
A total of 46 clubs have competed in the Premier League,
but only five have won the title: Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester City.
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