The Premier League Annual Update
Logan Skinner
Table of Contents
-What Is The Premier League-
-Premier League Football Clubs-
-Breaking News-
-League Standings After Today's Final Fixtures-
-Manchester United Official Club History-
-Manchester United Club Roster-
-Chelsea FC-
-The Top Twenty Most Valuable Football Clubs In The World-
-Highest Paid Football Players-
-Last Weeks Web Survey and Results-
-Work Cited-
What Is The Premier League?
Winning the premier league title is one of the most exciting stages in the world, but you do not even have to take first place to have the chance to compete on what the world calls "the minor league wold cup". Top four winners receive the opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League (also known as the European cup) which is a tournament across Europe with all of the elite European teams. There is no playoff system to determine the winner, unless two (or more) teams finish at the top with exactly the same number of points, goal differential or goals scored. The team to win the most game and receive the most points at the end of their Thirty-Eight game season, will then be crowned victor!
Not like most sports the EPL (English Premier League) is a privilege, not a right. Once a team locks themselves into the premier league, the games only begin to start. Teams must individually battle it out game by game for a spot in the league.
Not every team in the league is of European culture. Not every player in any league is of that nationality.
Not only do they have the chance to compete in the EPL, and the UEFA, teams also run for the ranking on the FA cup. It is the oldest cup, establishing way back in 1871. Seven Hundred and Thirty-Six teams compete in a random drawing to see who they will battle it out against, it simply being a knockout stage makes it a lot more pressure for teams and players.
"10 Things You Should Know About the English Premier League | BBC America." BBC America. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2016.
Premier League Football Clubs
AFC Bournemouth
Arsenal
Astonvilla
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Everton
Leicester City
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Norwick City
Southhampton
Stoke City
Sunderland
Swansea City
Tottenham Hotspur
Watford
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United
BREAKING NEWS
Against All Odds Leicester City Named League Champions
Odds of Leicester City winning their League Five Thousand : One
Those odds did not worry the football players from Leicester City in the beginning of their season. On behalf of the Barclays Premier League, we proudly congratulate Leicester City for bringing home the Barclays Premier League trophy for the first time in club history!!! Leicester City took home the trophy after an exhilarating Three-One win against Everton at their home stadium, King Power Home Stadium in Leicester, United Kingdom. Leicester City took home the win after their closest rivals in Tottenham Hotspur battled Chelsea to an exhausting Two-Two tie which bumped Leicester City into the top position of the league over Tottenham Hotspur by Ten league points.
BELOW: The picture below displays the Leicester City football players hoisting their trophy after their 3-1 win over Everton. ("Leicester City Celebrate with Premier League Trophy Party." BBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2016.)
League Standings After Today's Final Fixtures
("Barclays Premier League Football News, Fixtures, Scores & Results."Barclays Premier League Football News, Fixtures, Scores & Results. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2016.)
PREMIER LEAGUE UPDATES
Manchester United Official Club History
Manchester United Club Roster
#1 - De Gea | Keeper
#20 - Romero | Keeper
#40 - DInis Castro Pereira | Keeper
#50 - Johnstone | Keeper
#4 - Jones | Defender
#5 - Rojo | Defender
#12 - Smalling | Defender
#17 - Blind | Defender
#23 - Shaw | Defender
#30 - Varela | Defender
#33 - McNair | Defender
#36 - Darmian | Defender
#37 - Love | Defender
#38 - Tuanzebe | Defender
#43 - Borthwick-Jackson | Defender
#51 - Fosu-Mensah | Defender
#8 - Mata | Midfielder
#11 - Januzaj | Midfielder
#16 - Carrick | Midfielder
#18 - Young | Midfielder
#21 - Herrera | Midfielder
#25 - Valencia | Midfielder
#27 - Fellaini | Midfielder
#28 - Schneiderlin | Midfielder
#31 - Schweinsteiger | Midfielder
#35 - Lingard | Midfielder
#41 - Poole | Midfielder
#44 - Pereira | Midfielder
#45 - Goss | Midfielder
#46 - Rothwell | Midfielder
#47 - Weir | Midfielder
#49 - Riley | Midfielder
#7 - Memphis | Forward
#9 - Martial | Forward
#10 - Rooney | Forward
#39 - Rashford | Forward
#48 - Keane | Forward
Chelsea FC
Top 20 Most Valuable Football Clubs in The World
Forbes 2016 Top 20 Most Valuable Clubs
#1 Real Madrid - $3.65 billion
#2 Barcelona $3.56 billion
#3 Manchester United $3.32 billion
#4 Bayern Munich $2.68 billion
#5 Arsenal $2.02 billion
#6 Manchester City $1.92 billion
#7 Chelsea $1.66 billion
#8 Liverpool $1.55 billion
#9 Juventus $1.30 billion
#10 Tottenham Hotspurs $1.02 billion
#11 Borussia Dortmund $836 million
#12 Milan $825 million
#13 Paris Saint-German $814 million
#14 Shalke 04 $655 million
#15 Atletico Madrid $633 million
#16 Inter Milan $559 million
#17 West Ham United $542 million
#18 AS Roma $508 million
#19 Napoli $396 million
#20 Newcastle United $383 million
("The Business of Soccer." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, n.d. Web. 12 May 2016.)
Highest Paid Football Players
Top Fifteenth Highest Paid Players In The World (2015-2016 Season)
#1 Cristaino Ronaldo (Real Madrid) $16.9 million
#2 Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) $16.3 million
#3 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) $14.6 million
#4 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) $14.6 million
#5 Yaya Toure (Manchester City) $13.4 million
#6 Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) $13.4 million
#7 Asomoah Gyan (Shanghai SIPG) $13.3 million
#8 Neymar (Barcelona) $12.8 million
#9 David Silva (Manchester City) $12.3 million
#10 Luis Suarez (Barcelona) $12 million
$11 Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) $11.3 million
$12 David De Gea (Manchester United) $11.3 million
#13 Bastian Schweinsteiger (Manchester United) $11.3 million
#14 Thiago Silva (PSG) $10.8 million
#15 Eden Hazard (Chelsea) $11.3 million
("Top 15 Highest Paid Footballers In The World (2016)." TOTAL SPORTEK. N.p., 08 Dec. 2015. Web. 15 May 2016.)
Last Week's Web Survey
QUESTION ONE: Have you every played soccer?
QUESTION TWO: Have you ever heard of the Premier League?
QUESTION THREE: Which clubs are members of the Premier League?
QUESTION FOUR: Of the following, which team would you pick as your favorite?
QUESTION FIVE: Have you ever attended a professional soccer game?
Work Cited
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http://www.giantbomb.com/chelsea-football-club/3015-4464/images/
http://doball.net/wallpaper_manu/1024x768redarmyfc_com_Sun12213219LeagueTitles_2.jpg
http://images.financialexpress.com/2016/02/cristiano-ronaldo-re-8.jpg
"History." – Manchester United. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2016.
"Leicester City Celebrate with Premier League Trophy Party." BBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2016.
"The Bussiness Of Soccer." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, n.d. Web. 15 May 2016.
"10 Things You Should Know About the English Premier League | BBC America." BBC America. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2016.
Editor: Logan Skinner
Email: 15001557@fruitportstudents.net
Phone: 231-571-6880