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The Premier League is the top tier of England's football pyramid, with 20 teams battling it out for the honour of being crowned English champions. Home to some of the most famous clubs, players, managers and stadiums in world football, the Premier League is the most-watched league on the planet with one billion homes watching the action in 188 ...
Aug 15, 2017 · When the Premier League began there were 22 teams -- the First Division had voted to increase the number of clubs for the preceding 1991-92 season -- but was reduced to 20 again after three ...
The English football champions are the winners of the highest league in English men's football, which since 1992–93 is called the Premier League. Following the codification of professional football by the Football Association in 1885, the Football League was established in 1888, after meetings initiated by Aston Villa director William McGregor.
The Premier League was officially founded on February 20, 1992, after clubs in England’s top tier, the First Division, decided to break away from the Football League, founded in 1888. But the plans for a new ‘super league’ boasting all of England’s elite clubs had been in place long before they finally came to fruition:
A strong domestic league has been beneficial in Europe, too. When the Premier League was formed in 1992, England was 13th in the UEFA Association Coefficient table. A decade later it had risen to third, the Premier League behind La Liga and Serie A, who between them were in the middle of a 16-year period at the top of European football.
List of football league clubs in the top four tiers of English football (i.e. the Premier League and the English Football League), as of the 2023–24 season, by year formed. To provide a consistent methodology, the year used is that published by the clubs themselves.
Feb 2, 2012 · Video: Sky 'Whole new ball game' advert for the launch of the Premier League in 1992, soundtracked by Simple Minds. Created by Sky Creative Sky Creative. In 1992, the English Football Association ...
