With millions of fans and viewers worldwide the England Premier League also known as the EPL is one of soccer’s most interesting leagues in world football.

Let’s go through some quick facts about the English Premier League:

The Premier League is England’s primary football competition and is contested by 20 clubs.

The league was reduced from 22 teams to 20 at the end of the 1994–95 season.

The EPL is the most watched sport league in the world. It broadcasts to a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people in 180 countries worldwide.

The Premier League was founded in 1992 and every season begins in August and ends in May.

Manchester United FC is the first team to win the England Premiership League title in the 1992/93 season. They are also the first team to win the title 3 times consecutively.

The first Premier League goal was scored by Brian Deane of Sheffield United in a 2–1 win against Manchester United.

45 teams have competed in the Premier League since the inaugural season in 1992–93.

The title has been won by six clubs including Chelsea, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Arsenal and Leicester City.

In the history of the EPL, Blackburn Rovers have been the only Premier League champions to be relegated from the league. In the 1998–99 and 2011–12 seasons.

The first recipient of the Barclay’s golden boot was Teddy Sheringham of Tottenham Hotspur. Hr scored 21 goals in 40 games for the club as well as an additional goal for Nottingham Forest on the opening day of the season.

The Premier League Golden also known as the Barclays Golden Boot for sponsorship reasons is awarded to The top goalscorer in the Premier League at the end of each season.

Manchester United have won the most titles. 13 in total.

Manchester United’s Old Trafford has the biggest stadium capacity in the league with capacity for over 70,000 people.

Source: https://quizsavvy.com/soccer-facts/top-england-premier-league-facts-you-need-to-know/

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