The Premier League celebrated its 30th anniversary on Monday, marking three decades that have seen English club football transformed into the world’s leading sports entertainment product.
In 1992, the top clubs broke with 104 years of tradition by splitting from the Football League and controversially creating a ‘super league that would keep its income rather than sharing it with the clubs across all four divisions of the professional game
The move only became a reality because it was backed by the governing Football Association — a decision that was viewed as a betrayal by many of the smaller teams — and by domestic television companies viewed with suspicion by skeptical fans.
This year, for the first time, the league will generate more revenue from foreign television deals than from the established domestic market.
