Premier League

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/premier-league

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding date?February 20, 1992
2. What is the global broadcast audience?Potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people across 212 territories
3. How many games does each team play in a Premier League season?Each team plays 38 games, one at home and one away against every other team.
4. Why did the Premier League start in 1992?The clubs wanted more control over television money, so they left the old league and formed the Premier League.

Association Football: The global sport known as soccer, governed by FIFA, played by two teams of eleven players.
Promotion and Relegation: A hierarchical league system where teams move between divisions based on seasonal performance.
UEFA Coefficient Rankings: A system used by UEFA to rank football clubs and national associations based on European competition results.