What's it like in the promised land of the Barclay's Premiership (now offiicially called the "Premier League")? Is it all Prawn Sandwiches and Russian billionaires or does some atmosphere remain in what is widely regarded as the best football league in the world?
Click on the clubs on the right to find out...
History:
Formed on February 20th, 1992 with the first the first games played on 15 August that year. It followed the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League to take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal; The Football League had served as England and Wales' primary football competition since 1888. Since then, the Premier League has become the world's most watched sporting league and the most lucrative football league, with combined club revenues of around £1.4 billion in 2005–06, which is expected to rise to around £1.8 billion for 2007–08, primarily due to rising media revenues.
Trivia:
A total of 40 clubs have competed in the Premier League, but only four have won the title: Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, and Chelsea. The current champions are Manchester United, who won their tenth Premier League title in the 2007–08 season, the most of any Premier League team.