Barclays Premier League

Barclays Bank sponsors the most popular of the English Football Leagues – The Premier League. Thus, it is officially known as the “Barclays Premier League”. The League is a conglomerate that has 20 professional football clubs as members. The Premier League operates by a system of promoting and demoting with the Football League.

The competition came into being in 1992. It comprised of the 22 clubs in the First division of the Football League that broke away to form an elite league. In 1995, this number was reduced to 20 on insistence by FIFA.

Earlier, with different sponsors, the League was named differently. Barclays Bank sponsors the League since 2004; and will continue to do till 2010.

Roles and objectives in Barclays Premier League

• Supervise, develop and improve constantly, to maintain a lead in the world football competition.
• Improve the viewer’s interest and accessibility to football in general, and to live games of the League in particular.
• Improve the commercial value of the League, and use the additional income to develop the competition, and safeguard the future of the League.
• Enhance the quality of Football world-over by collaborating with other Football bodies.
• Use the competition to enhance the quality of play of the member clubs.
• Bring forth and develop new talent to fuel the country team with the best possible players.

The season of the Barclays Premier League starts in August each year, and ends in May. Each one of the 20 member clubs plays 38 games - two with each of the other clubs. Of the two games between any pair of clubs, one is played on the home field of each club. Winning teams are awarded three points, teams that draw are awarded one point, and losing teams get zero points. All clubs in the league are ranked based on the number of points, goals scored, and goal difference.....More

Premier League

In 1992, Premier league started working on its own as limited company in Lancaster Gate as headquarters from out of office of football association’s. The premier league corporation has 20 member clubs as shareholders. Each shareholder has one vote on issues such as rule changes and contracts, through which the chairman, chief executives and board of members are selected for management of premier league. The football association has its superpower as a special shareholder to vote and elect management members and to adopt new rules. The contest among the clubs is by means of promotion and relegation. Season’s kicks-off from August to May, with each team playing 38 games.

Sponsor for Premier League

The premier league has become one of the top most football competition of English football league system. It has been ranked first for past five years due to its appreciable performance among other European competitors. It is the utmost popular and most watched sports over the worldwide by over half a billion people in 202 countries. The sponsor for the premier league is Barclays Bank hence the premier league is officially known as Barclays Premier league and Barclays Bank will continue to sponsor until 2010.

Among 20 clubs of the premier league each club has to play others twice, once in their home stadium and once at their contestant stadium to make a total of 38 games.

For a win each team receive three points, one point for draw and no points for loss is awarded. Total points also rank the teams, then goal difference and then goal scored. The clubs that crowns highest points among the 38 matches played is announced as a champion......More

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• In 2008, the event will take place from August 25th to September 7th.
• The US Open tennis 2008 tournament will be covered and broadcast live by CBS and USA Network along with many other international channels.
• 2007 winner Roger Feeder will play to defend his title.
• Winner of the Women’s singles in 2007, Justine Henin retired and will not participate this year.
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