The Premier League
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Episode 19: The Premier League - The Greatest Show on Earth
What made the Premier League the biggest and best football league in the world? Why did English football's top clubs break away in 1992 - and what happened to the teams they left behind? And how on earth did Leicester City go from relegation certainties to champions of England?
In this episode of The Sporting Almanac, we chart the story of the Premier League - from its murky beginnings in boardrooms and backrooms to the global spectacle we know today. We look at how the breakaway changed football forever, how BSkyB staked its future on a gamble that paid off beyond anyone’s imagination, and how this diversion in the flow of money transformed both the top and bottom ends of English football.
We relive the league’s most unbelievable fairytale - Leicester’s 5000-1 title win - before debating the best players, the most dominant teams, and the greatest managers to grace the Premier League. Henry, Keane, Salah, Shearer. Fergie, Wenger, Pep, Klopp. Invincibles, dynasties, icons, miracles - it’s all here.
Whether you remember that first Super Sunday at the City Ground in Nottingham, you fell in love with the game during the Premier League era or you're just getting started - this episode's for you.
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