Our Basic Guide to Understanding English Premier League Football
A Basic Guide to English Premier League Football
The English Premier League Football is one of the revered soccer leagues in the world. Here is a simple guide to understanding why!
Are you confused every Saturday morning, players from Man-U are flying around your television screen? Are your pals constantly moaning about strikers on the bench or what was Sir Alex thinking?
As they say, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Here are some basic information to get you involved as an informed English Premier League Football fan.
What is the English Premier League Football? It's one of the most popular soccer leagues in the world.
The best 20 soccer teams from England play in the English Premier League Football. The league features a number of the popular teams in the world including Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester. These teams are referred to as "The Big Four" and are the most followed teams around the world because of their past success and international rosters containing super stars from countries all over the globe.
Here's a list of teams you might recognize:
- West Bromwich Albion FC
- Aston Villa FC
- Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
- Bolton Wanderers FC
- Manchester United FC
- Sunderland FC
- Chelsea FC
- Manchester City FC
- Blackburn Rovers FC
- West Ham United FC
There are some major differences in the English Premier League Football from what people are used to in professional sports in America. First off, there are no post season games, the leader at the end of the season is the champion. This creates an environment where every league game is important for the teams in contention. The other important difference is relegation. The basement three teams in the league are dropped, or relegated, out of the premier league to a lower quality league. Three teams from the lower league are promoted and invited to play their next season in the Premier League.
With the rare exceptions the majority of the teams play once a week and most of all of the games are on Saturdays with a couple games played on Sundays. There isn't any shoot-out in the Premier League so a tie is a tie. Or in soccer football terms, "a draw."
Read more about the English Premier League Football in our Soccer Magazine.