The Premier League is an English professional league for men’s association football clubs. At the top of the English football system, it is the country’s primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation. Besides English clubs, some of the Welsh clubs can also qualify to participate in the competition.
The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 matches each, totalling 380 matches in the season. Most games are played in the afternoons on Saturdays and Sundays, the other games during weekday evenings. It is currently sponsored by Barclays Bank and thus officially known as the Barclays Premier League. Outside of Great Britain it is commonly referred to as the English Premier League.
The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League, which was originally founded in 1888. The English 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.
Since 1888, a total of 23 clubs have been crowned champions of the English football system. Of the 45 clubs to have competed since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, five have won the title: Manchester United (13), Chelsea (3), Arsenal (3), Blackburn Rovers (1) and Manchester City (1). The current champions are Manchester United, who won the title in the 2012-13 season.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League
With less than one month remaining before the start of the new season, transfers are at the peak. With clubs getting new managers and signing new talented players, the English Premier League fans can be sure to have a very entertaining season come Saturday 17th August 2013. The clubs are out for the tour and preparations for the next season. The cash is being splashed across all the competitive leagues in the world in the chase for the best players signatures and acquiring of their services.
The most awaited thing in the world of soccer now is to see how the kick off of the English premier league will be. With several derbies lined up in the first five games of the season, new managers meeting early and new signings showing why they were brought into the league. With the kind of preparations that are taking place in each and every club that will be participating, this can be said to be the most competitive season ever in the history of the English premier league.
Competition for the playing chances among the players will be high as each one of them is already eyeing the 2014 FIFA world cup so lets expect something good and entertaining from our beloved premier league clubs. All the styles, skills, saves and hilarious goals will be back again in the coming few days and our weekends won’t be as boring as they are now.
All the best to all the 20 clubs participating in the 2013-2014 season of the English premier league, the fans and the entire organizing body of the premier league.
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