Premier League News

There are many different popular clubs that are in the Premier League. Some of them that are popular in Europe and some of them that are household names across the world. One of these includes Manchester United. Manchester United is the most popular team in the EPL and is one of the most popular sports teams in the entire world. They came to become the most popular team because of their great success. They have won 20 league titles which is the most in the league. They have also had some high-level players that have helped the fanbase grow including Alex Ferguson and Christian Ronaldo. Manchester has a very good reputation and for a good reason. Some of the most clubs that are popular and have the most fans include Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City. Chelsea is arguably the second most popular team in the premier league. They have recently come to glory as they are currently the best team in the league right now. But since the early 2000’s they have been a great soccer ...

     Bright Future for the EPL:        Throughout the recent years, the EPL has gained a massive following from around the world. With other leagues competing for bragging rights of best league in the world, the EPL has always been in that conversation. When analyzing the EPL and trying to figure out reasons for its success, I came across one main point, young talent                                                      The EPL is flourishing right now with the young and bright talent that this new wave of all-stars brings in. For example, one of the many stars, is Bukayo Saka. Saka is young prodigy out of the United Kingdom. He is currently 20 years old and he already has a starting role for one of England top teams, Arsenal. He is listed as the best player currently on the roster and ...

End of An Era Coming Soon... As for 2021-22 season, 9 of the 20 clubs playing in the Premier League have a gambling sponsorship in front of their Jersey. Burnley, Crystal Palace, Fulham Leeds, Newcastle, Southampton, West Ham, and Wolves all have gambling companies underneath their crest on their jerseys. Over 45% of thew teams have a gambling sponsor and it's not on one the top 6 teams in the EPL. Even in the Championship, 17 of 24 teams have betting companies as their sponsors. This in total equates to 27 of the top 44 teams in England showcase betting to the millions of viewers (Mirror UK) Two years ago, the House of Lords (Parliament) released a 192 page doctrine of the impact of illustrating gambling to the viewers. The sponsorships are worth over 140 million pounds in income for the two leagues. Ricky Parry, EFL Chairman, states that the league will see catastrophe if the sponsorships ended abruptly. "It would be potentially catastrophic if it came in overnight," Pa...

                                                                                     Where Teams Will Finish So far, the 2022 calendar year is Manchester City's season to lose. They lead the league in goal differential and least goals. With that, they have a 12 point difference between second place Liverpool with 48. However, Liverpool has played two less games, so if they play well and win games, theres only a two game difference between points.  Chelsea is a close third to the resurgence of Romelu Lukaku back playing in the English Premier League. in fourth right now, is the surprising West Ham. Players such as Declan Rice, Michael Antonio, and Saiid Benrahma are playing their best futbol in their life. They lead Manchester Unite...

Wage Gap in the EPL The English Premier League has a multitude of talent in its league, but that does not mean all of the stars and excellent soccer players are playing on all 20 clubs. There is a major gap when we talk about the amount of money clubs have to spend on its players. The top 6 teams in the English Premier League as far as talent/financial success throughout the years include, Manchester United(580M), Liverpool(558M), Manchester City(549M), Chelsea(469M), Tottenham(445M), and Arsenal(338M). The next closest team financially is Everton, who is over 100M short from Arsenal. The top 6 teams in the EPL, working with a different salary can have a major effect on the English Premier Leagues integrity of just "buying" talent without much scouting or development.  Manchester United's newest star, Cristiano Ronaldo, just costed ManU 100 million pounds for his transfer fee, including 40 million for for the contract he is owed. Unfortunately for the Premier League, not ...

   Money Talk Currently, Newcastle is 14th in the table of the Premier League and has gone up 4 spots out of relegation since the repurchasing of the club from Yasir al-Rumayyan, the public face of the (PIF).    The English Premier League in total will earn roughly 6.1 billion dollars from revenues. Of that 2.5 billion is accounted for television rights and another 1.5 is from sponsorships/advertisements (Statista). English soccer has different leagues where teams can be promoted and demoted. Team's would rather be in the Premier league because all of the money is there.       Following a sharing revenue model, each team earns a small percentage equally for playing in the EPL. The league below is called the Championship. If a team is demoted from the Premier League to the Championship, the club will lose an estimated 100 million dollars from relegation. All premier teams have to follow the financial fair play act so all teams try to be equal with ...