Premier League is the world's most watched league and attracting the top players from all over the world. The birth of the Premier League followed on from a very poor 1980s in English football and the events that succeeded it. Stadiums and facilities were in very poor condition. Premier League was born in February 1992 and started its first season on 15th August 1992. The first season of Premier League was played with a total of 22 teams contesting it. Manchester United lifted the cup and became the champions. Ever since, Manchester United have been on a winning streak and have 11 titles in their bag out of a possible 18. On the 20th February 1992 the first division clubs resigned from the Football League and three months later the Premier League was established as a limited company. In 1992 there were just 11 non British or Irish footballers in the Premier League, by 2007 this had increased to over 250. The first ever Premier League goal was scored by Brian Deane of Sheffield United in a 2-1 win against Manchester United.
The Premier League was initially composed of 22 clubs but it was always the aim to reduce that number to 20 to support development and excellence at club and international level. This was achieved at the end of the 1994-95 season when four clubs were relegated and just two promoted. The first Premier League season in 1992-93 kicked off to a backdrop of rocketing transfer fees and record deals. England striker Alan Shearer joined ambitious Blackburn Rovers from Southampton for a British record £3.5million in July and went on to score 16 goals in 21 league games. Sheringham cost £2million and justified the price tag by finishing as the league's top scorer with 22 goals. The signing of Eric Cantona for a cut price £1.2million from Leeds United in November was a major catalyst for the Red Devils' title success. Aston Villa ended the 42 match season in second place, ten points behind Manchester United. Norwich City, who recovered from an early 7-1 thrashing at Blackburn Rovers, gained the remaining UEFA Cup place by finishing third.
The league officially changed its name to “Premier League” in 2007. Premier League is the most lucrative football league with combined revenues rising up to a staggering $3.15 billion in 2007-08. Currently the television rights are held by Sky TV and Setanta till the end of 2010 season. They have paid an incredible 1.7billion pounds.
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