Premier
League also known as Barclays Premier League or English Premier League is
world’s most renowned Football league. arsenal World’s best footballers play in it
and it is a dream of every football player to play for Premier League. I talked
to some of the Non-English football fanatics about their views on Premier
League and asked these questions;
1-
Is Premier
League the most popular League in your Country?
2-
What about your own National League and its follow-ship?
3-
Do everyone in your social circle follow EPL and have their favourite teams?
4-
Which other league you like other than EPL?
I
have summarized the responses to know what people really thing and what
position EPL holds in different countries.
Mike
Davies, Manager at VPNSports.com -
USA
English
premier league is the best soccer league in the world with any doubt. It’s very
unpredictable, passionate and addictive if you are a true fan of one club.
Talking about soccer leagues, yes, Premier League is the most popular in my
country United States. Here we do have our own league named as Major League
Soccer, which is gaining more attention and money in recent 5 years.
Thanks
to the Premier League, now people here are taking interest in soccer. We have
our own football sports which is played with hands too, but now you MLS is
promoting soccer game in States. In past 2-3 years many Premier League and
world soccer stars have moved to Premier League to promote the game such as
David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Roy Keane, Andrea Pirlo, Ricardo
Kaka, David Villa, Thierry Henry, Tim Cahill and our very own US men national
team legend Landon Donovan.
In
my narrow social circle of soccer fans, we do have supporters bar where we can
watch the game live together. Despite of crazy time difference I and my friends
usually gather to watch Premier League games and have fun on rivalry between
us. Other than Premier League, I follow MLS and I support my local team New
York City FC. We go out and watch matches at the Yankee Stadium.
Osama
Najam, Digital Marketing Specialist at FootballPulp Android App - Malaysia
Premier
League is the most popular league in Malaysia. The good part is there are
supporters of all top clubs of Premier League like Manchester United,
Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham too. You can find
bars and cafes screening live matches and you will see mob of fans wearing
jerseys of their beloved teams and clubs cheering and praying during big match
rivalries.
We
do have our own football league called as Malaysia Super League which was
founded in 2004. Fans go to stadiums and watch matches on TV but there is only local
players take part in domestic football to promote young talent and developing
our National team. Due to the lack of international players English Premier
League is more popular. Malaysia is one of those biggest South Asian countries
who are mad about English football league.
Indeed,
when you start watching Premier League, you found the best one you like and
become fan. Not only just a fan, people become die hard passionate and often
seem to be arguing and bantering with rival club’s fan. Despite late kick off
time here because of time zones, fans stay up till late night and early morning
to watch live matches. On average Premier League matches are telecasted between
11pm to 4 am.
Apart
from Premier League I do not like any other domestic league, such as La
Liga, Bundesliga or Serie
A. But I do follow UEFA
Champions League which is a Cup competition consists of top ranked
football clubs of different European leagues. It is fun to watch and see
Premier League clubs doing good in such elite tournament. The only bad thing
about Champions League though is, it is only played in midweek Wednesdays and
Thursdays early morning like 3 or 4 am. But the craziness of football has made
your priorities clear and we manage to watch matches and continue doing our
routine morning school and work running properly.
Fabio
Bellobono - Italy
Premier
League is the second most popular football league in Italy, first being the
Serie A. There is not much hyped following of specific teams. I think the main
reason for Italians to be interested in EPL is due to the presence of
successful Italian managers over the time. Managers including Gianluca Vialli,
Claudio Ranieri, Carlo Ancelotti, Roberto Di Matteo and Roberto Mancini had
impressed everyone and made a good impression. The popularity of EPL is high in
Arab countries and in Far East.
Dylan Kok -
Singapore
Premier
League is most popular here and no other league comes even close. Our S League
has many issues as it is run by the incompetent Football Association of
Singapore. The football played here is boring so my fellow countrymen follow
foreign leagues mainly BPL.
Champions
League is also followed here but due to late match timings in weekdays it is
difficult for everyone to manage. The other big leagues are La Liga,
Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 but only top 2 or 3 teams are watched from them.
Overall, the leagues are not thrilling for us as much as Premier League is.
Ahmed
Y. Khiari, Lived in USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Algeria
I
have lived in 4 countries and on the basis of my experience I would say Premier
League is almost equal to La Liga in terms of popularity. Although, EPL
has an edge due to live coverage and merchandise. The MLS has a pathetic
fellowship compared to other sport leagues here such as MLB, NBA and NFL in the
USA.
Similarly,
everyone in my friends and social circle generally follows European football,
especially Premier League, then La Liga and UEFA Champions League. I also watch
La Liga, but I prefer watching the EPL due to its action packed fast-paced
games.
Josh
Phillips - Digital Marketing Professional, Football Enthusiast
@NewsfromJP - America
I
rediscovered football (soccer here) with the help of a few friends within the
last couple years. We regularly talk with each other about soccer, especially
the EPL. If I may, I have some answers to your questions and feel free to use
whichever you'd like. Thanks!
I
think the English Premier League is a wonderful league. That being said, I'm an
American and most of my social media is flooded with highlights and stories
regarding EPL clubs. I think it's a great league to get an American started in,
because of the history, the passion and the coverage that comes with the EPL
that we are just now starting to see with the MLS.
The
MLS is definitely taking off and in a good way, with the addition of a club in
Atlanta, a future club in Miami with David Beckham at the helm and a new MLS
club in Minnesota. I don't see the MLS ever being "America's
Sport" in my lifetime with the NFL, NBA and MLB, but it's
support is ever-increasing as more fans come to a game with a supporter and
instantly fall in love with the high-paced performance.
Most
in my circle does have their own EPL club they follow (such as Liverpool,
Swansea and Chelsea), but we still will read up on the other clubs and watch
their games whenever they're on. Personally, I don't have one favorite because
I have quite a few favorites (Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal, Leicester - I know
they all hate each other).
The
other leagues I follow regularly are Ligue 1 in France, Serie A in Italy,
Bundesliga in Germany, La Liga in Spain (Hala Madrid), and the MLS.
Jo Berah -
Australia
The
Premier League is pretty much the only football that is watched to any serious
degree. The Australian A-League is an entertaining league, and some MLS is
telecasted live on TV but the EPL is revered as the best around. Its popularity
is high despite the fact that most games are played after midnight or late
morning as per Australian time. Football (not rugby) is now officially the
biggest sport in Australia, and it is purely down to the globalization of the
EPL.
Vishnu Prakash –
India
Premier
League is the most watched football league India. I don’t have any stats to
claim that but from my experience and social circle, I can say that it is true.
Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City
& Tottenham are the most followed EPL teams. The thrill and unpredictable
of results makes EPL the most attractive of all football leagues.
We
have two football leagues in India. The official is I-League and ISL (Indian
Super League is unofficial. I-League is running as a traditional without much
command, while ISL is targeting a revolution in Indian football with
involvement of foreign players (including some legendary players like Diego
Forlan, David James, Nicolas Anelka, Robert Pires etc.) along with young Indian
talents, providing a commercial outlook for football in India. One major
concern is that it is only played for only 2–3 months which doesn’t make it a
league but a small competition.
Besides
EPL, La Liga and Bundesliga are followed here mainly for Barcelona or Real Madrid,
that too because of Messi and Ronaldo. Being a Messi fan, I follow Barcelona
and Borussia Dortmund is my favourite German outfit. “And
any football fan would watch UEFA Champions League. It’s a no-brainer.”
Diego De la Parra –
Canada
English
Premier League is very popular in Canada and it is my favourite football
league. We don’t have a soccer league here but 3 Canadian teams are part of MLS
which are doing well there. Toronto FC reached the MLS Cup Final while
Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact played the playoffs due to which
Canadians have developed interest in it.
In
my social circle, people follow the top EPL teams including Manchester United,
Arsenal Chelsea and Manchester City. Besides EPL, La Liga and UEFA
Champions League is also followed here specially the teams like FC Barcelona,
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
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Nice insights from football fans around the world.
ReplyDeleteI suggest you do an article about Premier League in USA.