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Why did Greg Dyke of London Weekend Television meet with representatives of the biggest five English football clubs in 1990?
The meeting was to pave the way for a break away from The Football League.
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Why did Dyke only want the larger clubs featured on national television?
Dyke believed that it would be more lucrative for LWT if only the larger clubs in the country were featured on national television
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Did the five clubs think this was a good idea?
The five clubs decided it was a good idea and decided to press ahead with it
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Were talks held with the Football Association to see if they were okay with this plan?
David Dein of Arsenal held talks to see whether the FA were receptive to the idea
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Who was the London Weekend Television's managing director?
Greg Dyke
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In which year did the managing director meet with the representatives of the "big five" football clubs?
1990
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In which country did the managing director meet with the representatives of the "big five" football clubs?
England
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Which Arsenal representative held talks with the Football Association about getting their backing for the new league?
David Dein
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What did the Football Association want to do through building a relationship with the new league?
weaken the Football League's position
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When did the First Division clubs resign from the Football League?
In 1992, the First Division clubs resigned from the Football League en masse
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When was the FA Premier League formed as a limited company?
on 27 May 1992 the FA Premier League was formed as a limited company working out of an office at the Football Association's then headquarters in Lancaster Gate.
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How many divisions did the Premier League start out with at this time?
the Premier League would operate with a single division
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How many divisions did the Football League after the the Premier League was founded?
the Football League with three
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Was there a change in the competition format after the Premier League was formed?
There was no change in competition format; the same number of teams competed in the top flight
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On which date was the FA Premier League formed legally?
27 May 1992
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Out of which organization's headquarters did the original FA Premier League staff operate out of?
Football Association
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How old was the Football League when the break-up happened?
104
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How many divisions were left in the Football League after the split?
three
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How many divisions did the Premier League start with after the split?
a single division
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When did the Premier League hold its first season?
The league held its first season in 1992–93
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Originally, how many clubs did the Premier League have?
was originally composed of 22 clubs.
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Who scored the first ever goal for the Premier League
The first ever Premier League goal was scored by Brian Deane of Sheffield United in a 2–1 win against Manchester United.
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Which blubs were relegated from the old first division at the end of the 1991-1992 season and didn't take part in the first Premier League season?
Luton Town, Notts County and West Ham United were the three teams relegated from the old first division
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In which years were the first season?
1992–93
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How many clubs originally made up the league?
22
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Who scored the first goal in the Premier League?
Brian Deane
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For which team was the first goal scored?
Sheffield United
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Against which team was the first goal scored?
Manchester United
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What was an important feature of the Premier League in the mid-2000s?
the dominance of the so-called "Big Four" clubs: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United
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Which team had no losses in 2003-2004 and ended up winning the league?
Arsenal going as far as winning the league without losing a single game in 2003–04
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Why was Kevin Keegan concerned about the league in May of 2008?
Kevin Keegan stated that "Big Four" dominance threatened the division,
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Since 2003-04, has any club won all of its games like Arsenal did?
Arsenal going as far as winning the league without losing a single game in 2003–04, the only time it has ever happened in the Premier League.
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In how many season from 2003 to 2009 did the "Big Four" take all four top places in the UEFA Champions League?
5
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Which of the "Big Four" teams did not lose a single game in the 2003-04 season?
Arsenal
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Who stated that "Big Four" dominance was a threat to the division?
Kevin Keegan
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Who said that all of the tussles in the Premier League made it interesting, even if only four teams dominated?
Richard Scudamore
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What was Richard Scudamore's job?
Premier League chief executive
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Which team finished fourth in the 2009-10 season?
In the 2009–10 season, Tottenham finished fourth and became the first team to break the top four since Everton in 2005
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Why was there critcism of the elite clubs?
due to their increasing ability to spend more than the other Premier League clubs.
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Since 1994-95, who was the first club out side of the "Big Four" to win the title
Manchester City won the title in the 2011–12 season, becoming the first club outside the "Big Four" to win since 1994–95.
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Which two "Big Four" clubs did not finish in the top four in the 2011-12 season?
That season also saw two of the Big Four (Chelsea and Liverpool) finish outside the top four
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In the 2009-10 season, which team was the first to break into the "Big Four" since 2005?
Tottenham
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In which position did Tottenham finish in the 2009-10 season?
fourth
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In 2011-12, which club was the first non-"Big Four" team to win since 1994-95?
Manchester City
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In 2011-12, how many "Big Four" clubs finished outside the top four places in the league?
two
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In 2005, which was the only non-"Big Four" team to break the top four?
Everton
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In 1995, who requested that domestic leagues lower the amount of games played.
Due to insistence by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), the international governing body of football
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What was the number of clubs reduced to in 1995.
the number of clubs was reduced to 20 in 1995
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Who insisted that the number of games played in each domestic league must be reduced?
FIFA
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In 1995, what was the number of clubs in the league reduced to?
20
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On which date did FIFA request that all European leagues reduce the number of teams within themselves to 18?
8 June 2006
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In the 2007-08 season, how many teams was the Premier League left with?
20
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How many teams were relegated from the Premier League in 1995?
four
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How many votes does each Football Association Premier League Ltd (FAPL) club have on issues?
Each club is a shareholder, with one vote each on issues such as rule changes and contracts.
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Who is the chairman of the FAPL and when was he appointed?
The current chairman is Sir Dave Richards, who was appointed in April 199
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Why did John Quinton and Peter Leaver resign as chairman and chief excutive?
John Quinton and Peter Leaver, were forced to resign in March 1999 after awarding consultancy contracts to former Sky executives Sam Chisholm and David Chance.
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Does the Football Association say about the management of the Premier League?
has veto power as a special shareholder during the election of the chairman and chief executive and when new rules are adopted by the league.
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Who owns the Football Association Premier League?
member clubs
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How many votes do the member clubs of the Premier League have each?
one
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What do the people each club elect oversee?
the daily operations of the league
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Who is the current chairman of the Premier League?
Sir Dave Richards
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Who is the current CEO of the Premier League?
Richard Scudamore
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Who decides on how many Premeir League representatives there are for the European Club Association?
the number of clubs and the clubs themselves chosen according to UEFA coefficients.
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How many representatives does the Premier League have for the European Club Association for 2012-13?
For the 2012–13 season the Premier League has 10 representatives in the Association
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How many members does the European Club Association elect for the UEFA's Club Competitions Committee?
The European Club Association is responsible for electing three members to UEFA's Club Competitions Committee
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Which competitions does the Club Competitions Committee have a say in?
Club Competitions Committee, which is involved in the operations of UEFA competitions such as the Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
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According to what are the number of and which clubs chosen to attend the European Club Association?
UEFA coefficients
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How many representatives did the Premier League have in the European Club Association during the 2012-13 season?
10
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How many members is the European Club Association responsible for electing to the UEFA Club Competitions Committee?
three
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When does the Premier League have its playing season?
During the course of a season (from August to May)
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How many games does each club play each season?
each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 38 games.
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How many points does each club receive for each win?
Teams receive three points for a win
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Which criteria is used to rank the clubs?
Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored.
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How is a tie for the championship handled?
If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank.
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How many clubs are currently in the Premier League?
20
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Which month marks the start of a Premier League season?
May
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How many times does each club play every other club?
twice
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How many total games does each club in the Premier League play per season?
38
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What will a fifth place Premier League team qualify for?
The team placed fifth in the Premier League automatically qualifies for the UEFA Europa League
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What places are reserved for the FA Cup and the League Cup winners?
Two Europa League places are reserved for the winners of each tournament;
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Why is it important to have a high Fair Play ranking?
will automatically qualify for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
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If a team already qualifies for the Champions League and they winner the FA Cup or the League Cup will another team get to qualify for the Champions League?
that place will go to the next-best placed finisher in the Premier League.
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How many Europa League places are reserved for domestic tournament winners?
Two
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To which league is the fifth place Premier League team automatically qualified for?
UEFA Europa League
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The team which has the highest ranking in the Fair Play standings is guaranteed qualification for which qualifying round in the Europa League?
first
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Which team did not qualifty for Champions League in 2005 but was able to particpate?
UEFA gave special dispensation for Liverpool to enter the Champions League
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Did the Liverpool Club place in the Champions League in 2005?
in 2005, after Liverpool won the Champions League the year before, but did not finish in a Champions League qualification place
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How many qualifiers did England have for the Champions League in 2005?
UEFA gave special dispensation for Liverpool to enter the Champions League, giving England five qualifiers.
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Do defending champtions get to play in the following year's Champions League if they don't have enough wins to qualify
UEFA subsequently ruled that the defending champions qualify for the competition the following year regardless of their domestic league placing.
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How many winning teams from an association can participate in the Champions League?
No association can have more than four entrants in the Champions League
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Which team received special dispensation from the UEFA in 2005 so they could enter the Champions League?
Liverpool
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Who did UEFA rule should automatically qualify for the Champions League?
the defending champions
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At which team's expense does the previous champion's automatic entry into the Champions League without placing in the top four come?
the fourth-placed team
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In 2012, which team was automatically qualified for the champion's league even though they did not place in the top four?
Chelsea
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Which team was denied entry into the Champions League in 2012 due to being bumped out of the running by the defending champion?
Tottenham Hotspur
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How many times have Premier League teams have won the Champions League since 1992-2013?
Premier League clubs had won the UEFA Champions League four times
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How many times has the Premier League won the World Cup (FIFA Club) during that same time period?
won by Premier league clubs once (Manchester United in 2008)
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How many times have Premier League teams been runners up in the World Cup?
they have also been runners-up twice,
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How many times did Premier League clubs win the Champions League between 1992 and 2013?
four
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How many runners up in the Champions League were from the Premier League between 1992 and 2013?
five
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