| The Premier League - professional league competition | | | | world; the league annual revenue was approximately |
| for football clubs. It is the most watched league | | | | 1.8 billion £. The League charged fans to watch |
| around the world, which attracts millions of viewers | | | | sport on television, assigning television rights to SKY |
| and provides a challenge for the top football players. | | | | TV, which was a major commercially successful step. |
| Millions of viewers search the Net as they look for | | | | Sponsorship helped the Premier League to grow and |
| Premier League streaming video, and read the | | | | develop. The sponsor determined the league's |
| Premier League news articles. It was formed in 1992 | | | | sponsorship name: Carling, Barclaycard and Barclays |
| from the Football League first division, which has | | | | gave their family names to the competitions |
| been the highest division of the Football League, and | | | | sponsored by them. The investments paid off, |
| the highest division of English football. Breaking away | | | | allowing Premier League to invite the top players |
| from the first division has been a milestone for the | | | | from all over the world. |
| professional competition, which symbolized a new era | | | | Today, the Premier League is presented worldwide |
| in English professional football. | | | | on networks in more than 200 countries. It gained |
| The English Premier League was given the right to | | | | freedom of signing the best players from the highest |
| negotiate broadcast and sponsorship agreement, | | | | possible categories, owing this to the promotion of |
| which was an essential step towards commercial | | | | the League and large investment; nowadays Premier |
| independence. In several years The Premier League | | | | league soccer is England's primary football |
| became the most lucrative football league in the | | | | competition. |