Why the English Premier League is so popular is really a bit of a mystery. For those living in the country, ticket and merchandise prices are so excessive that only a minority can get to the games and actually afford to enjoy themselves while there. The number of foreigners in the league is so huge that if this was any other professional there would be instant condemnation. The same three or fours clubs tend to win everything and the lack of respect shown towards officials week in week out is anything but impressive. Click here to view the rest of this article and learn more about the author, Marc Steel
2 comments:
Marc,
It's popular because it's shown throughout the world on TV. For example, we can see more Premier League matches in America than Major League Soccer games.
Second, the English Premier League has become an all-star league with some of the best players in the world. For those of us living overseas, we don't care as much that most of the players aren't English. We just want to watch entertaining football, which is what the Premiership provides.
Cheers,
The Gaffer
epltalk.com
Unfortunately, being English I tend to focus on the negatives. I hadn't thought of it from an American point of view. Thanks very much
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