International Soccer Leagues are something that doesn’t come easy If you didn’t grow up around soccer and never played the game, it is difficult to keep track of all the leagues around the world. However, when you are a sports enthusiast , and a sports bettor, you may wish to learn more about the biggest sport in the world.
Let’s take a look at the top soccer leagues in the world. We begin with the most popular and recognizable soccer league in the world.
- Premier League-
- There were bad times for the Premier League in its early days as the attendance was low and the players were punks. A TV contract was attempted to be established in 1985-86 but to no avail. The beginnings of the Premier League was a division for the top level and was not part of the 1888 beginning tradition.
- Yet they still were part of the league system where the worst teams in the league would be relegated to the second level and the top team in the second level would be bumped up to the Premier League. Work began on a new tv contract and they networks now saw the potential. Sky was given the TV rights. This structure lead the the National Football League reaching for a similar contract in the United States. In 2023, the TV partners of the Premier League are Sky Sports, TNT network and Amazon Prime Video ( they all carry live fixtures during the season.) The 2022–23 season was the first to take a six-week break between November and December 2022 to allow for the first winter World Cup, with a return for the Boxing Day fixtures.
Premier League Today
This is a 20 team league that works on the promotion and relegation aspect of the game. The Premier League began in February 20, 1992. In the 31 years of existence, seven teams have won the title: Manchester United (13), Manchester City (7), Chelsea (5), Arsenal (3), Blackburn Rovers (1), Leicester City (1) and Liverpool (1).
There are 20 clubs in the Premier League. During the course of a season (from August to May) each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for 38 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, the head-to-head record between the tied teams is taken into consideration (points scored in the matches between the teams, followed by away goals in those matches.) If two teams are still tied, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. The EFL Championship, known as the second best league in England, its the recipient of the promotion and receives the relegated teams for the next season.
Currently, in 2023, here are the Premier League teams:
Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, West Ham Utd., Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion, Crystal Palace, Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Ashton Villa, Manchester United, Chelsa, Fulham, Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bournemouth, Sheffield United, Everton, Luton Town and Burnley.
Be sure to follow all our soccer posts on KnupSports as we will feature. We will feature several bu not all of these world leagues:
Premier League
Bundesliga
La Liga
Serie A
Italian Serie A
Major League Soccer
French Ligue
Mexican La Liga
Dutch Eredivisie
for worldwide soccer schedule, check out ESPN for each week.
