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The 2021–22 Premier League was the 30th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992, and the 123rd season of top-flight English football overall.
In association football, replays were often used to decide the winner in a knock-out tournament when the previous match ended in a draw, especially in finals.In 1970, FIFA (the worldwide governing body of the sport) and IFAB (the international rules committee for the sport) allowed penalty shoot-outs to be held if a match ended in a draw after extra time.
The 2021–22 Premier League Cup was the eighth edition of the competition. The defending champions, Everton , who won the 2018–19 competition , were eliminated in the group stage. [ 1 ] The previous two editions of the competition were cancelled, or not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom .
The 2022–23 season was Liverpool Football Club's 131st season in existence and their 61st consecutive season in the top flight of English football.Coming off their 2021–22 campaign, Liverpool competed in this season's editions of the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
Chelsea began the Premier League season with two consecutive wins in London derbies, first at home against Crystal Palace and then at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal. [8] [9] In the former, Premier League debutant Trevoh Chalobah scored the final goal in a 3–0 win with a low right-footed shot from well outside the penalty area. [8]
Teams competing in the Premier League may qualify for the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League on virtue of league positions. The competition adopts a promotion and relegation system with the Football League which comes into place at the end of each season. Since the inaugural season in 1992–93, 50 teams have competed in the Premier ...
8 June-8 July - Eurosport televises all 52 matches from the 1990 FIFA World Cup in full. 16 August - With English clubs due to return to UEFA competition after the Heysel ban, the Football League approves a deal for ITV to show exclusive coverage of Manchester United and Aston Villa's European matches in the 1990-91 season.
The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. [9] The Premier League's production arm, Premier League Productions, is operated by IMG Productions and produces content for its international television partners. [194]