| U.K. football has been around for nearly two hundred | | | | still regarded as a fan favorite amongst U.K. Football |
| years, yet today it's more popular than ever. Football | | | | fans. |
| was actually invented in Europe in late 1863 with the | | | | History of Premier League Football |
| formation of the Football Association. | | | | Premier League Football also known as the Barclays |
| U.K. Football stars David Beckham, Kevin Phillips and | | | | Premier League began in mid 2002 to revive and |
| Ryan Giggs | | | | recover the failing U.K. Football image. Due to many |
| David Beckham | | | | soccer stadium riots and violence that brought shame |
| English national football team midfielder David Beckham | | | | to the entire nation, new rules, regulations and systems |
| has become one of the best known U.K. football | | | | where put in place for U.K Football. English football had |
| players. Thirty three year old Beckham has numerous | | | | been banned for several years for its violence. Racial |
| awards and accolades for his football ability. Some of | | | | slurs and stadiums falling apart were also issues that |
| these awards include winning the British Sportsman of | | | | were addressed and fixed with the Premier League |
| the Year Award in 2001 from the British Sports | | | | formation. Since then, the Premier League has created |
| Writers' Association, UEFA Awards most valuable | | | | a brand that sports fans around the world regularly |
| player in 1999 and PFA Young Player of the Year | | | | watch. |
| Award in 1997 to name a few. Going back to 1991, | | | | Below is the list of the twenty Premier League teams. |
| David signed on as a trainee for the Manchester | | | | Arsenal/Aston Villa/Blackburn Rovers/Bolton |
| United and today plays for Major League Soccer's | | | | Wanderers/Chelsea/Everton/Fulham/Hull City/Liverpool |
| Los Angeles Galaxy team. These days Beckham is | | | | Manchester City/Manchester United/Middlesbrough |
| known the world over not only for his contribution to | | | | Newcastle United/Portsmouth/Stoke City/Sunderland |
| U.K. football but for much more, including his acting | | | | Tottenham Hotspur/West Bromwich/West Ham |
| roles. | | | | Wigan Athletic |
| Ryan Giggs | | | | The Football League Championship (Also known as |
| Born in Cardiff in 1973, Ryan Giggs has played for the | | | | the Coca-Cola Football League Championship because |
| Manchester United for the past eighteen years. Since | | | | Coca-Cola sponsors of the Championship and the two |
| beginning his career with Manchester United in 1992, | | | | leagues.) is a division of the English football league |
| Giggs has won nine Premier League winner's medals. | | | | system after the Premier League. It's also one of the |
| Ryan is also a midfielder and is widely accepted as | | | | biggest football leagues in Europe today. Team |
| one of the best in U.K. football history. However, in | | | | rankings are based upon goals scored, goal difference, |
| 2007 he retired completely from international football. | | | | and points gained. Teams play against other teams for |
| Kevin Phillips | | | | a total of two times. One home game and then |
| Aston Villa forward Kevin Phillips started off in football | | | | another away game is then played. Recently, BBC |
| as a right back. His 30 FA Premier League goals | | | | Radio 5 Live and The Football League Championship |
| during the 1999-2000 seasons for Sunderland won him | | | | have teamed up to provide weekly podcast featuring |
| the European Golden Boot. Although he has suffered | | | | U.K. Football content. |
| injuries and has bounced around to many teams, he is | | | | |