Jul.23 — Chinese state television in taking English Premier League football matches off the air, bringing the lucrative world of professional soccer into the increasingly fraught relations between Beijing and the U.K. Bloomberg’s Jodi Schneider reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.”
In This Story: English Premier League
The Premier League, often referred to as the English Premier League or the EPL, is the top level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League. Seasons run from August to May with each team playing 38 matches.