The Carling-FA Premiership.
The Football Association's Premier League (sponsored by Carling, a lager produced by Bass Breweries) is the top level of professional
soccer in England. The Premiership is the English equivalent of America's NFL. National partisans may argue that you will find better football in Italy's Serie A or Germany's
Bundesliga, but there is little arugment that the Premier League is home to some of the most exciting soccer in the world. It's no wonder that the US National Team is willing to share its
starting goalkeeper, Kasey Keller, with the Premiership's Leicester City side.To follow the Premier League on the 'net, try these sites: 
The FA Carling Premiership Official Site
Shaggy's Guide to the FA Premiership 
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Premiership Teams
There are 20 teams in the Premiership. Because of the promotion/relegation system, the league is guaranteed to be different each year. The Premier League for 1997-98 consists of:
Arsenal FC (London)
Aston Villa (Birmingham)
Barnsley
Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Chelsea FC (London)
Coventry City
Crystal Palace (London)
Derby County
Everton (Liverpool)
Leeds United
Leicester City
Liverpool
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur (London)
West Ham United (London)
Wimbeldon (London)
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