The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 games each. It is sponsored by Barclays Bank and therefore officially known as the Barclays Premier League.
The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League, which was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. The Premier League has since become the world's most watched sporting league.It is the world's most lucrative football league, with combined club revenues of £1.93 billion ($3.15bn) in 2007–08.It is also ranked first in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years, ahead of Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A.
The Champions of the last 17 years are as listed below
| Season | Winner |
| 1992-93 | Manchester United |
| 1993-94 | Manchester United |
| 1994-95 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1995-96 | Manchester United |
| 1996-97 | Manchester United |
| 1997-98 | Arsenal |
| 1998-99 | Manchester United |
| 1999-2000 | Manchester United |
| 2000-01 | Manchester United |
| 2001-02 | Arsenal |
| 2002-03 | Manchester United |
| 2003-04 | Arsenal |
| 2004-05 | Chelsea |
| 2005-06 | Chelsea |
| 2006-07 | Manchester United |
| 2007-08 | Manchester United |
| 2008-09 | Manchester United |
Spanish La Liga
The Primera División (First Division) of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga (The League) or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA (BBVA League)since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain. It is contested by 20 teams, with the three lowest placed teams relegated to the Segunda División and replaced by the top three teams in that division. A total of 58 teams have competed in La Liga, nine of which have been crowned champions. Since the 1950s, Real Madrid and Barcelona have dominated the championship. The former have won the title 31 times while the latter have won it on 19 occasions. However, during the 1930s and 1940s and in the last two decades, La Liga has seen other champions including Atlético Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia, Sevilla, Deportivo La Coruña, Real Sociedad and Real Betis.
La Liga is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the world, with an average attendance of 29,029 for league matches in the 2007-2008 season. This is the eighth highest of any domestic professional sports league in the world and the third highest of any professional football league, behind the Bundesliga and the Premier League.
The Champions of the last 17 years are as listed below
| Season | Winner |
| 1992-93 | FC Barcelona |
| 1993-94 | FC Barcelona |
| 1994-95 | Real Madrid |
| 1995-96 | Atlético Madrid |
| 1996-97 | Real Madrid |
| 1997-98 | FC Barcelona |
| 1998-99 | FC Barcelona |
| 1999-2000 | Deportivo de La Coruña |
| 2000-01 | Real Madrid |
| 2001-02 | Valencia CF |
| 2002-03 | Real Madrid |
| 2003-04 | Valencia CF |
| 2004-05 | FC Barcelona |
| 2005-06 | FC Barcelona |
| 2006-07 | Real Madrid |
| 2007-08 | Real Madrid |
| 2008-09 | FC Barcelona |
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