English Premier League

The English Premier League is the most watched football league in the world and if you're not yet a regular

viewer and want to know more about it then this article gives you all the information required to get started.

The premier league is the richest of all leagues with an estimated revenue of around $3.5 billion for the

2007-08 season. It is the 1st tier of English football and it comprises of 20 teams. All 20 teams play each

other twice in each season, once home and once away, making it a total of 38 games per team in a

season. The football season starts in August every year and ends in Mayof the following year. Presently

the Barclays bank is the main sponsor of the premier league and hence it is officially known as the

Barclays Premier League (BPL).

The league is based on a system of promotion and relegation. At the end of each season, the bottom 3

teams in the BPL are relegated to the football league championship, which is the 2nd tier of English football

and 3 teams from there come up to the Premier League. The league standings are decided on the basis of

a points system. A win is worth 3 points whereas a drawn match earns both the teams a solitary point.

There are no points for a loss. At the end of the season, the team with the maximum number of points is

declared the league champion. If two teams have the same number of points, then the one with the higher

goal difference (goals scored-goals conceded) finishes above the other. If the goal difference is also

identical then the team with more goals scored finishes higher.

The Premier League was founded on 20th February 1992 and before that it was known as the football

league first division. This came about because the clubs in the old first division decided to break away from

the football league, which was founded in 1988, to take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal.