Premier_League

qas: question: How many club members are there?
answers: text: The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders

question: How many matches does each team play?
answers: text: Teams play 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season.

question: What days are most games played?
answers: text: Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons; others during weekday evenings

question: Who sponsors the Premier League?
answers: text: It is currently sponsored by Barclays Bank and thus officially known as the Barclays Premier League and is colloquially known as the Premiership.

question: What name is the Premier League known as outside of the United Kingdom?
answers: text: Outside the UK it is commonly referred to as the English Premier League (EPL).

question: How many member clubs are shareholders in the Premier League?
answers: text: 20

question: When do Premier League seasons run from?
answers: text: August to May

question: How many matches do each team play?
answers: text: 38

question: Who sponsors the Premier League?
answers: text: Barclays Bank

question: What is the Premier League commonly referred to outside the UK?
answers: text: English Premier League

question: Teams play each other 3 times in which league?

question: In the Premier League, what do the 38 member clubs act as?

question: What runs from May to August?

question: What are mostly played on Sunday mornings?

question: Because it is sponsored by the shareholders, what is the league officially known as?
context: The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from August to May. Teams play 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season. Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons; others during weekday evenings. It is currently sponsored by Barclays Bank and thus officially known as the Barclays Premier League and is colloquially known as the Premiership. Outside the UK it is commonly referred to as the English Premier League (EPL).

qas: question: What date was the Premier League formed?
answers: text: The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992

question: How much was the deal worth?
answers: text: The deal was worth £1 billion a year domestically as of 2013–14

question: Who secured the domestic rights to broadcast games 116 and 38 respectively?
answers: text: BSkyB and BT Group securing the domestic rights to broadcast 116 and 38 games respectively.

question: How much revenue does the league generate in domestic and international television rights?
answers: text: The league generates €2.2 billion per year in domestic and international television rights

question: In 2014/15, how much were the teams apportioned in revenues?
answers: text: In 2014/15, teams were apportioned revenues of £1.6 billion.

question: When was the Premier League originally formed?
answers: text: 20 February 1992

question: When was the Football League originally founded?
answers: text: 1888

question: How many games were secured to broadcast by BSkyB?
answers: text: 116

question: How many games were secured to broadcast by BT Group?
answers: text: 38

question: How much income does the Premier League generate per year in worldwide television rights?
answers: text: €2.2 billion

question: Which club did the Football League decide to break away from?

question: In what year was the Football League First Division founded?

question: On which date was the Football Premier League formed?

question: As of 2013, how much has the league generated in domestic and international television rights?

question: How much revenue were teams given during 2013/14?
context: The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League, which was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. The deal was worth £1 billion a year domestically as of 2013–14, with BSkyB and BT Group securing the domestic rights to broadcast 116 and 38 games respectively. The league generates €2.2 billion per year in domestic and international television rights. In 2014/15, teams were apportioned revenues of £1.6 billion.

qas: question: Is the Premier League the most watched football league in the world?
answers: text: The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world,

question: How many territories is the Premier League broadcast to?
answers: text: broadcast in 212 territories

question: What is the potential television audience of the Premier League?
answers: text: a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people

question: What is the average game attendance for the league?
answers: text: the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000

question: What is the Premier League's UEFA co-efficients of leagues rank?
answers: text: The Premier League rank second in the UEFA coefficients of leagues

question: To how many homes is the Premier League broadcast to?
answers: text: 643 million

question: What average attendance number was exceeded by the Premier League in the 2014-15 season?
answers: text: 36,000

question: Which league has the highest average attendance in professional football?
answers: text: Bundesliga

question: To how many territories is the Premier League broadcast to?
answers: text: 212

question: What is the potential television audience of the Premier League?
answers: text: 4.7 billion

question: Which league is the least watched in the world?

question: Which league is the most watched football league in the United States?

question: The Premier League broadcasts in 643 territories to how many million homes?

question: The Premier League is broadcast in 212 million homes and how many territories?

question: What is the potential TV audience of the UEFA league?
context: 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. In the 2014–15 season, the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000, second highest of any professional football league behind the Bundesliga's 43,500. Most stadium occupancies are near capacity. The Premier League rank second in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the past five seasons.

qas: question: When was the low point for English football?
answers: text: the late '80s had marked a low point for English football

question: Why was there a low point for English football?
answers: text: Stadiums were crumbling, supporters endured poor facilities, hooliganism was rife

question: Why were the English clubs banned from European competition in the 1980's?
answers: text: English clubs were banned from European competition for five years following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.

question: Had the Football League First Division ever been in the top level?
answers: text: The Football League First Division, which had been the top level of English football since 1888

question: In which year were English football clubs banned from competition in Europe?
answers: text: 1985

question: How long were the clubs banned for?
answers: text: five years

question: What did English players do after the ban?
answers: text: moved abroad

question: When attendance dropped to the Football League First Division, what else decreased?
answers: text: revenues

question: Because of European success, which decade marked a high point for English football?

question: Despite English success during the 70s and 80s, what did the 80's mean for European football?

question: In which decade was the high point for English football?

question: Why were English clubs asked to join the European competition for five years?

question: Since which year has the Football League First Division been the low level of English football?
context: Despite significant European success during the 1970s and early 1980s, the late '80s had marked a low point for English football. Stadiums were crumbling, supporters endured poor facilities, hooliganism was rife, and English clubs were banned from European competition for five years following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985. The Football League First Division, which had been the top level of English football since 1888, was well behind leagues such as Italy's Serie A and Spain's La Liga in attendances and revenues, and several top English players had moved abroad.

qas: question: When did the downward trend of the English Football start to turn around?
answers: text: by the turn of the 1990s the downward trend was starting to reverse

question: Was England successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup?
answers: text: England had been successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, reaching the semi-finals.

question: Did the UEFA remove the 5 year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990?
answers: text: UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the five-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990

question: What did the removal of the ban result in?
answers: text: (resulting in Manchester United lifting the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1991

question: Did the Taylor Report on stadiums safety standards propose expensive upgrades to stadiums?
answers: text: proposed expensive upgrades to create all-seater stadiums in the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster

question: In which year did English football's downward trend stop thanks to England making it to the FIFA World Cup semi-finals?
answers: text: 1990

question: In which year was the English club ban lifted by UEFA?
answers: text: 1990

question: In which year shortly thereafter did Manchester United win the UEFA Winners' Cup?
answers: text: 1991

question: In which month was the Taylor Report published?
answers: text: January

question: In which year was the Taylor Report published?
answers: text: 1990

question: By the turn of which decade was the upward trend beginning to reverse?

question: In which FIFA World Cup was Europe successful?

question: In which year did the Premier League live the five year ban on English clubs?

question: Which ban was lifted in 1991?

question: In which year was the ninety year ban on English clubs lifted?
context: However, by the turn of the 1990s the downward trend was starting to reverse; England had been successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, reaching the semi-finals. UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the five-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990 (resulting in Manchester United lifting the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1991) and the Taylor Report on stadium safety standards, which proposed expensive upgrades to create all-seater stadiums in the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster, was published in January of that year.

qas: question: How much money did the Football League receive in revenues from television money for a two year agreement in 1986?
answers: text: the Football League received £6.3 million for a two-year agreement in 1986

question: In 1998, the deal was renewed for what amount over four years?
answers: text: deal was renewed in 1988, the price rose to £44 million over four years.

question: In 1988, how many clubs threateded to leave and form another league?
answers: text: ten clubs threatened to leave and form a "super league"

question: Why did some of the top teams consider leaving the Football league?
answers: text: to capitalise on the growing influx of money being pumped into the sport.

question: What did the Football League's television agreement price rise to in 1988?
answers: text: £44 million

question: When was the first year that clubs threatened to leave the Football League?
answers: text: 1988

question: What price was set for Football League television rights in 1986?
answers: text: £6.3 million

question: For how many years was the 1986 television rights contract?
answers: text: two

question: For how many years was the 1988 television rights contract?
answers: text: four

question: How much was the deal worth when it was renewed in 1986?

question: What did 12 clubs threaten they would leave to form?

question: What type of money became less important?

question: In 1986, how much was the four year deal worth?

question: In 1988, how much was the two year deal worth?
context: Television money had also become much more important; the Football League received £6.3 million for a two-year agreement in 1986, but when that deal was renewed in 1988, the price rose to £44 million over four years. The 1988 negotiations were the first signs of a breakaway league; ten clubs threatened to leave and form a "super league", but were eventually persuaded to stay. As stadiums improved and match attendance and revenues rose, the country's top teams again considered leaving the Football League in order to capitalise on the growing influx of money being pumped into the sport.

qas: question: In 1991, was a proposal for a new league postponed?
answers: text: At the close of the 1991 season, a proposal was tabled

question: When was the Founder Members Agreement signed?
answers: text: The Founder Members Agreement, signed on 17 July 1991

question: What did this agreement establish?
answers: text: established the basic principles for setting up the FA Premier League.

question: Would the new top division have commerical independence from the Football Association as well as the Football League?
answers: text: The newly formed top division would have commercial independence from The Football Association and the Football League

question: Would the FA Premier League be able to negotiate their broadcasting and sponsorship agreements?
answers: text: giving the FA Premier League licence to negotiate its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements.

question: On which day was the Founder Members Agreement signed?
answers: text: 17 July 1991

question: What was the argument made for the splitting off of the FA Premier League which would lead to being able to compete across Europe?
answers: text: extra income

question: In which year was the proposal for a new league tabled?
answers: text: 1991

question: When was the FA Premier League Agreement signed?

question: The FA Premier League established the basic principles for which agreement?

question: The new division would be dependent on which association and league?

question: What would the extra income allow European clubs to do?

question: What was proposed at the beginning of the 1991 season?
context: At the close of the 1991 season, a proposal was tabled for the establishment of a new league that would bring more money into the game overall. The Founder Members Agreement, signed on 17 July 1991 by the game's top-flight clubs, established the basic principles for setting up the FA Premier League. The newly formed top division would have commercial independence from The Football Association and the Football League, giving the FA Premier League licence to negotiate its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements. The argument given at the time was that the extra income would allow English clubs to compete with teams across Europe.

qas: question: Why did Greg Dyke of London Weekend Television meet with representatives of the biggest five English football clubs in 1990?
answers: text: The meeting was to pave the way for a break away from The Football League.

question: Why did Dyke only want the larger clubs featured on national television?
answers: text: Dyke believed that it would be more lucrative for LWT if only the larger clubs in the country were featured on national television

question: Did the five clubs think this was a good idea?
answers: text: The five clubs decided it was a good idea and decided to press ahead with it

question: Were talks held with the Football Association to see if they were okay with this plan?
answers: text: David Dein of Arsenal held talks to see whether the FA were receptive to the idea

question: Who was the London Weekend Television's managing director?
answers: text: Greg Dyke

question: In which year did the managing director meet with the representatives of the "big five" football clubs?
answers: text: 1990

question: In which country did the managing director meet with the representatives of the "big five" football clubs?
answers: text: England

question: Which Arsenal representative held talks with the Football Association about getting their backing for the new league?
answers: text: David Dein

question: What did the Football Association want to do through building a relationship with the new league?
answers: text: weaken the Football League's position

question: Who is the managing director of The Football League?

question: In what year did David Dein meet with the "big five" clubs?

question: In 1990, who met with representatives from the big five Football Association?

question: What did Dyke believe about the smaller clubs?

question: Which clubs decided it wasn't a good idea?
context: The managing director of London Weekend Television (LWT), Greg Dyke, met with the representatives of the "big five" football clubs in England in 1990. The meeting was to pave the way for a break away from The Football League. Dyke believed that it would be more lucrative for LWT if only the larger clubs in the country were featured on national television and wanted to establish whether the clubs would be interested in a larger share of television rights money. The five clubs decided it was a good idea and decided to press ahead with it; however, the league would have no credibility without the backing of The Football Association and so David Dein of Arsenal held talks to see whether the FA were receptive to the idea. The FA did not enjoy an amicable relationship with the Football League at the time and considered it as a way to weaken the Football League's position.

qas: question: When did the First Division clubs resign from the Football League?
answers: text: In 1992, the First Division clubs resigned from the Football League en masse

question: When was the FA Premier League formed as a limited company?
answers: text: 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.

question: How many divisions did the Premier League start out with at this time?
answers: text: the Premier League would operate with a single division

question: How many divisions did the Football League after the the Premier League was founded?
answers: text: the Football League with three

question: Was there a change in the competition format after the Premier League was formed?
answers: text: There was no change in competition format; the same number of teams competed in the top flight

question: On which date was the FA Premier League formed legally?
answers: text: 27 May 1992

question: Out of which organization's headquarters did the original FA Premier League staff operate out of?
answers: text: Football Association

question: How old was the Football League when the break-up happened?
answers: text: 104

question: How many divisions were left in the Football League after the split?
answers: text: three

question: How many divisions did the Premier League start with after the split?
answers: text: a single division

question: Where were the Football Association's headquarters located in 1904?

question: The Football League would have a single division and the Premier league would have how many?

question: The Premier league would have three divisions and the Football League would have how many?

question: For how many years did the Football League operate with five divisions?

question: The Football League operated for 105 years with how many divisions?
context: In 1992, the First Division clubs resigned from the Football League en masse and 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. This meant a break-up of the 104-year-old Football League that had operated until then with four divisions; the Premier League would operate with a single division and the Football League with three. There was no change in competition format; the same number of teams competed in the top flight, and promotion and relegation between the Premier League and the new First Division remained the same as the old First and Second Divisions with three teams relegated from the league and three promoted.

qas: question: When did the Premier League hold its first season?
answers: text: The league held its first season in 1992–93

question: Originally, how many clubs did the Premier League have?
answers: text: was originally composed of 22 clubs.

question: Who scored the first ever goal for the Premier League
answers: text: The first ever Premier League goal was scored by Brian Deane of Sheffield United in a 2–1 win against Manchester United.

question: 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?
answers: text: Luton Town, Notts County and West Ham United were the three teams relegated from the old first division

question: In which years were the first season?
answers: text: 1992–93

question: How many clubs originally made up the league?
answers: text: 22

question: Who scored the first goal in the Premier League?
answers: text: Brian Deane

question: For which team was the first goal scored?
answers: text: Sheffield United

question: Against which team was the first goal scored?
answers: text: Manchester United

question: During the leagues first season in 1991 how many clubs was it made up of?

question: In which year was the league made up of 21 clubs and had its first season?

question: In what years was the Leagues second season held?

question: Who is known for scoring the last ever goal int he Premier League?

question: What is Brian Deane of Crystal Palace known for?
context: The league held its first season in 1992–93 and was originally composed of 22 clubs. The first ever Premier League goal was scored by Brian Deane of Sheffield United in a 2–1 win against Manchester United. The 22 inaugural members of the new Premier League were Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wimbledon. Luton Town, Notts County and West Ham United were the three teams relegated from the old first division at the end of the 1991–92 season, and did not take part in the inaugural Premier League season.

qas: question: What was an important feature of the Premier League in the mid-2000s?
answers: text: the dominance of the so-called "Big Four" clubs: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United

question: Which team had no losses in 2003-2004 and ended up winning the league?
answers: text: Arsenal going as far as winning the league without losing a single game in 2003–04

question: Why was Kevin Keegan concerned about the league in May of 2008?
answers: text: Kevin Keegan stated that "Big Four" dominance threatened the division,

question: Since 2003-04, has any club won all of its games like Arsenal did?
answers: text: 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.

question: In how many season from 2003 to 2009 did the "Big Four" take all four top places in the UEFA Champions League?
answers: text: 5

question: Which of the "Big Four" teams did not lose a single game in the 2003-04 season?
answers: text: Arsenal

question: Who stated that "Big Four" dominance was a threat to the division?
answers: text: Kevin Keegan

question: Who said that all of the tussles in the Premier League made it interesting, even if only four teams dominated?
answers: text: Richard Scudamore

question: What was Richard Scudamore's job?
answers: text: Premier League chief executive

question: What was a significant feature of the Premier League in the May 2008?

question: Name the members of the "Big Five"?

question: Along with Arsenal, Chelsea and UEFA, who else is a member of the Big Four?

question: During which time frame did the Big Four dominate the top five spots?

question: Who is quoted as saying the dominance of the Big Five is threatening the league?
context: One significant feature of the Premier League in the mid-2000s was the dominance of the so-called "Big Four" clubs: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United. During this decade, and particularly from 2002 to 2009, they dominated the top four spots, which came with UEFA Champions League qualification, taking all top four places in 5 out of 6 seasons from 2003–04 to 2008–09 inclusive, with 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. In May 2008 Kevin Keegan stated that "Big Four" dominance threatened the division, "This league is in danger of becoming one of the most boring but great leagues in the world." Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said in defence: "There are a lot of different tussles that go on in the Premier League depending on whether you're at the top, in the middle or at the bottom that make it interesting."

qas: question: Which team finished fourth in the 2009-10 season?
answers: text: In the 2009–10 season, Tottenham finished fourth and became the first team to break the top four since Everton in 2005

question: Why was there critcism of the elite clubs?
answers: text: due to their increasing ability to spend more than the other Premier League clubs.

question: Since 1994-95, who was the first club out side of the "Big Four" to win the title
answers: text: Manchester City won the title in the 2011–12 season, becoming the first club outside the "Big Four" to win since 1994–95.

question: Which two "Big Four" clubs did not finish in the top four in the 2011-12 season?
answers: text: That season also saw two of the Big Four (Chelsea and Liverpool) finish outside the top four

question: In the 2009-10 season, which team was the first to break into the "Big Four" since 2005?
answers: text: Tottenham

question: In which position did Tottenham finish in the 2009-10 season?
answers: text: fourth

question: In 2011-12, which club was the first non-"Big Four" team to win since 1994-95?
answers: text: Manchester City

question: In 2011-12, how many "Big Four" clubs finished outside the top four places in the league?
answers: text: two

question: In 2005, which was the only non-"Big Four" team to break the top four?
answers: text: Everton

question: In which season did Tottenham finish third?

question: During which season did Tottenham become the second team to enter the top four since 2005?

question: During the 2011–12 season, which two teams finished inside the top four for the first time since 1994-95?

question: Why were the elite clubs praised?

question: In which season did Tottenham City win the title?
context: The years following 2009 marked a shift in the structure of the "Big Four" with Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City both breaking into the top four. In the 2009–10 season, Tottenham finished fourth and became the first team to break the top four since Everton in 2005. Criticism of the gap between an elite group of "super clubs" and the majority of the Premier League has continued, nevertheless, due to their increasing ability to spend more than the other Premier League clubs. Manchester City won the title in the 2011–12 season, becoming the first club outside the "Big Four" to win since 1994–95. That season also saw two of the Big Four (Chelsea and Liverpool) finish outside the top four places for the first time since 1994–95.

qas: question: In 1995, who requested that domestic leagues lower the amount of games played.
answers: text: Due to insistence by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), the international governing body of football

question: What was the number of clubs reduced to in 1995.
answers: text: the number of clubs was reduced to 20 in 1995

question: Who insisted that the number of games played in each domestic league must be reduced?
answers: text: FIFA

question: In 1995, what was the number of clubs in the league reduced to?
answers: text: 20

question: On which date did FIFA request that all European leagues reduce the number of teams within themselves to 18?
answers: text: 8 June 2006

question: In the 2007-08 season, how many teams was the Premier League left with?
answers: text: 20

question: How many teams were relegated from the Premier League in 1995?
answers: text: four

question: In which year the number of games played increased to 20?

question: In 2007, the league reduced the number of games played to how many?

question: Which entity is the national governing body of football?

question: Since which year has FIFA been the governing body of football?

question: Who suggested increasing the number of games played?
context: Due to insistence by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), the international governing body of football, that domestic leagues reduce the number of games clubs played, the number of clubs was reduced to 20 in 1995 when four teams were relegated from the league and only two teams promoted. On 8 June 2006, FIFA requested that all major European leagues, including Italy's Serie A and Spain's La Liga be reduced to 18 teams by the start of the 2007–08 season. The Premier League responded by announcing their intention to resist such a reduction. Ultimately, the 2007–08 season kicked off again with 20 teams.

qas: question: How many votes does each Football Association Premier League Ltd (FAPL) club have on issues?
answers: text: Each club is a shareholder, with one vote each on issues such as rule changes and contracts.

question: Who is the chairman of the FAPL and when was he appointed?
answers: text: The current chairman is Sir Dave Richards, who was appointed in April 199

question: Why did John Quinton and Peter Leaver resign as chairman and chief excutive?
answers: text: 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.

question: Does the Football Association say about the management of the Premier League?
answers: text: 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.

question: Who owns the Football Association Premier League?
answers: text: member clubs

question: How many votes do the member clubs of the Premier League have each?
answers: text: one

question: What do the people each club elect oversee?
answers: text: the daily operations of the league

question: Who is the current chairman of the Premier League?
answers: text: Sir Dave Richards

question: Who is the current CEO of the Premier League?
answers: text: Richard Scudamore

question: By how many member clubs are the shareholders owned?

question: The FAPL is owned by how many chief executives?

question: Who is owned by over 20 member clubs?

question: Having two votes, what is each club considered?

question: For what reason does FAPL select a chairman, chief executive and vice president?
context: The Football Association Premier League Ltd (FAPL) is operated as a corporation and is owned by the 20 member clubs. Each club is a shareholder, with one vote each on issues such as rule changes and contracts. The clubs elect a chairman, chief executive, and board of directors to oversee the daily operations of the league. The current chairman is Sir Dave Richards, who was appointed in April 1999, and the chief executive is Richard Scudamore, appointed in November 1999. The former chairman and chief executive, 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. The Football Association is not directly involved in the day-to-day operations of the Premier League, but 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.

qas: question: Who decides on how many Premeir League representatives there are for the European Club Association?
answers: text: the number of clubs and the clubs themselves chosen according to UEFA coefficients.

question: How many representatives does the Premier League have for the European Club Association for 2012-13?
answers: text: For the 2012–13 season the Premier League has 10 representatives in the Association

question: How many members does the European Club Association elect for the UEFA's Club Competitions Committee?
answers: text: The European Club Association is responsible for electing three members to UEFA's Club Competitions Committee

question: Which competitions does the Club Competitions Committee have a say in?
answers: text: Club Competitions Committee, which is involved in the operations of UEFA competitions such as the Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

question: According to what are the number of and which clubs chosen to attend the European Club Association?
answers: text: UEFA coefficients

question: How many representatives did the Premier League have in the European Club Association during the 2012-13 season?
answers: text: 10

question: How many members is the European Club Association responsible for electing to the UEFA Club Competitions Committee?
answers: text: three

question: During the 2020 season how many Premier League representatives were there in the Association?

question: During which season were there 100 Premier League representatives in the Association?

question: To where does the UEFA send representatives?

question: Representatives are sent to the Premier League by which Association?

question: Which association is responsible for electing 10 members to the UEFA's Club Competitions Committee?
context: The Premier League sends representatives to UEFA's European Club Association, the number of clubs and the clubs themselves chosen according to UEFA coefficients. For the 2012–13 season the Premier League has 10 representatives in the Association: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur. The European Club Association is responsible for electing three members to UEFA's Club Competitions Committee, which is involved in the operations of UEFA competitions such as the Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

qas: question: When does the Premier League have its playing season?
answers: text: During the course of a season (from August to May)

question: How many games does each club play each season?
answers: text: 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.

question: How many points does each club receive for each win?
answers: text: Teams receive three points for a win

question: Which criteria is used to rank the clubs?
answers: text: Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored.

question: How is a tie for the championship handled?
answers: text: 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.

question: How many clubs are currently in the Premier League?
answers: text: 20

question: Which month marks the start of a Premier League season?
answers: text: May

question: How many times does each club play every other club?
answers: text: twice

question: How many total games does each club in the Premier League play per season?
answers: text: 38

question: How many clubs are in the Premier Championship League?

question: A Premier League season runs from May to when?

question: During which months does a Premier Championship League take place?

question: Each team plays the others three times during the course of what?

question: Each season, the 38 clubs in the Premier League play a total of how many games?
context: There are 20 clubs in the Premier League. During the course of a season (from August to May) 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. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. 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. The three lowest placed teams are relegated into the Football League Championship, and the top two teams from the Championship, together with the winner of play-offs involving the third to sixth placed Championship clubs, are promoted in their place.

qas: question: What will a fifth place Premier League team qualify for?
answers: text: The team placed fifth in the Premier League automatically qualifies for the UEFA Europa League

question: What places are reserved for the FA Cup and the League Cup winners?
answers: text: Two Europa League places are reserved for the winners of each tournament;

question: Why is it important to have a high Fair Play ranking?
answers: text: will automatically qualify for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round

question: 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?
answers: text: that place will go to the next-best placed finisher in the Premier League.

question: How many Europa League places are reserved for domestic tournament winners?
answers: text: Two

question: To which league is the fifth place Premier League team automatically qualified for?
answers: text: UEFA Europa League

question: The team which has the highest ranking in the Fair Play standings is guaranteed qualification for which qualifying round in the Europa League?
answers: text: first

question: What does the team who places third automatically qualify for? 

question: Thre Europa League places are reserved for the winners of what? 

question: What places are reserved for the winners of the Fair Play Initiative and the FA Cup?

question: How many places are reserved for the winners of the UEFA Europa League?
context: The team placed fifth in the Premier League automatically qualifies for the UEFA Europa League, and the sixth and seventh-placed teams can also qualify, depending on the winners of the two domestic cup competitions i.e. the FA Cup and the Capital One Cup (League Cup). Two Europa League places are reserved for the winners of each tournament; if the winner of either the FA Cup or League Cup qualifies for the Champions League, then that place will go to the next-best placed finisher in the Premier League. A further place in the UEFA Europa League is also available via the Fair Play initiative. If the Premier League has one of the three highest Fair Play rankings in Europe, the highest ranked team in the Premier League Fair Play standings which has not already qualified for Europe will automatically qualify for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.

qas: question: Which team did not qualifty for Champions League in 2005 but was able to particpate?
answers: text: UEFA gave special dispensation for Liverpool to enter the Champions League

question: Did the Liverpool Club place in the Champions League in 2005?
answers: text: in 2005, after Liverpool won the Champions League the year before, but did not finish in a Champions League qualification place

question: How many qualifiers did England have for the Champions League in 2005?
answers: text: UEFA gave special dispensation for Liverpool to enter the Champions League, giving England five qualifiers.

question: Do defending champtions get to play in the following year's Champions League if they don't have enough wins to qualify
answers: text: UEFA subsequently ruled that the defending champions qualify for the competition the following year regardless of their domestic league placing.

question: How many winning teams from an association can participate in the Champions League?
answers: text: No association can have more than four entrants in the Champions League

question: Which team received special dispensation from the UEFA in 2005 so they could enter the Champions League?
answers: text: Liverpool

question: Who did UEFA rule should automatically qualify for the Champions League?
answers: text: the defending champions

question: At which team's expense does the previous champion's automatic entry into the Champions League without placing in the top four come?
answers: text: the fourth-placed team

question: In 2012, which team was automatically qualified for the champion's league even though they did not place in the top four?
answers: text: Chelsea

question: Which team was denied entry into the Champions League in 2012 due to being bumped out of the running by the defending champion?
answers: text: Tottenham Hotspur

question: During the 2012 season, Liverpool was given special dispensation to enter which league?

question: Associations can have no more than five entrants in which league?

question: In which year did an exception to the usual Chelsea qualifying system happen?

question: Who did Tottenham Hotspur qualify in place of?

question: In 2005, Chelsea qualified for the Champions League in place of who?
context: An exception to the usual European qualification system happened in 2005, after Liverpool won the Champions League the year before, but did not finish in a Champions League qualification place in the Premier League that season. UEFA gave special dispensation for Liverpool to enter the Champions League, giving England five qualifiers. UEFA subsequently ruled that the defending champions qualify for the competition the following year regardless of their domestic league placing. However, for those leagues with four entrants in the Champions League, this meant that if the Champions League winner finished outside the top four in its domestic league, it would qualify at the expense of the fourth-placed team in the league. No association can have more than four entrants in the Champions League. This occurred in 2012, when Chelsea – who had won the Champions League the previous year, but finished sixth in the league – qualified for the Champions League in place of Tottenham Hotspur, who went into the Europa League.

qas: question: How many times have Premier League teams have won the Champions League since 1992-2013?
answers: text: Premier League clubs had won the UEFA Champions League four times

question: How many times has the Premier League won the World Cup (FIFA Club) during that same time period?
answers: text: won by Premier league clubs once (Manchester United in 2008)

question: How many times have Premier League teams been runners up in the World Cup?
answers: text: they have also been runners-up twice,

question: How many times did Premier League clubs win the Champions League between 1992 and 2013?
answers: text: four

question: How many runners up in the Champions League were from the Premier League between 1992 and 2013?
answers: text: five

question: Which league had the most Champions League wins between 1992 and 2013?
answers: text: La Liga

question: Which league had the second most Champions League wins between 1992 and 2013?
answers: text: Serie A

question: Which league had only three Champions League wins between 1992 and 2013?
answers: text: Bundesliga

question: Between 1992 and 2013, Spain's La Liga won the UEFA Champions League four times and the Premier League won how many times?

question: Between 1992 and 2013, Spain's La Liga won the UEFA Champions League four times and Italy's Serie A won how many times?

question: Between 1992 and 2013, UEFA won Spain's La Liga four times and the Premier League won how many times?

question: Between 1992 and 2013, the Premier League won Spain's La Liga four times and Germany's Bundesliga won how many times?

question: Between 1992 and 2013, the Premier League won the UEFA Champions League four times and Germany's Bundesliga won how many times?
context: Between the 1992–93 season and the 2012–13 season, Premier League clubs had won the UEFA Champions League four times (as well as supplying five of the runners-up), behind Spain's La Liga with six wins, and Italy's Serie A with five wins, and ahead of, among others, Germany's Bundesliga with three wins (see table here). The FIFA Club World Cup (or the FIFA Club World Championship, as it was originally called) has been won by Premier league clubs once (Manchester United in 2008), and they have also been runners-up twice, behind Brazil's Brasileirão with four wins, and Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A with two wins each (see table here).

qas: question: What are the Premier League's revenues for 2009-10?
answers: text: total club revenues of €2.48 billion in 2009–10.

question: What were some of the reasons for the increased revenues in 2013-14?
answers: text: the Premier League had net profits in excess of £78 million, exceeding all other football leagues

question: Which award did the Premier League win in 2010?
answers: text: In 2010 the Premier League was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category

question: Why did it receive this award?
answers: text: for its outstanding contribution to international trade and the value it brings to English football and the United Kingdom's broadcasting industry.

question: What were the Premier League's net profits in 2013-14?
answers: text: the Premier League had net profits in excess of £78 million, exceeding all other football leagues

question: Which league has the highest revenue in the world?
answers: text: Premier League

question: What were the total revenues of the Premier League in the 2009-10 season?
answers: text: €2.48 billion

question: What were the net profits of the Premier League in 2013-14?
answers: text: £78 million

question: In which year was the Premier League awarded an International Trade award?
answers: text: 2010

question: Which league has the lowest revenue of any football league in the world?

question: With revenues of 78 million, which football league has the highest revenue in the world?

question: What award was the Premier League given in 2013?

question: Which Award is presented for outstanding contribution to national trade?

question: In what year was the Premier League given the United Kingdom Award?
context: The Premier League has the highest revenue of any football league in the world, with total club revenues of €2.48 billion in 2009–10. In 2013–14, due to improved television revenues and cost controls, the Premier League had net profits in excess of £78 million, exceeding all other football leagues. In 2010 the Premier League was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category for its outstanding contribution to international trade and the value it brings to English football and the United Kingdom's broadcasting industry.

qas: question: When was Swansea City's home match played against Wigan Athletic?
answers: text: Swansea City's home match at the Liberty Stadium against Wigan Athletic on 20 August 2011.

question: Did Swansea qualify for the Europa Leaque in 2012-13?
answers: text: In 2012–13, Swansea qualified for the Europa League

question: How did Swansea qualify for the Europa League?
answers: text: Swansea qualified for the Europa League by winning the League Cup.

question: In 2013-14, how much did the Premier League's Welsh clubs increase by?
answers: text: The number of Welsh clubs in the Premier League increased to two for the first time in 2013–14,

question: Which team gained promotion then but was relegated after its first season?
answers: text: in 2013–14, as Cardiff City gained promotion, but Cardiff City was relegated after its maiden season.

question: In which year did a Welsh club participate in the Premier League for the first time?
answers: text: 2011

question: Which team was promoted to the Premier League in 2011?
answers: text: Swansea City

question: In which stadium was the first Premier League match played outside of England?
answers: text: Liberty Stadium

question: On which date did Swansea City play its first Premier League game?
answers: text: 20 August 2011

question: Against which team did Swansea City play its first Premier League game?
answers: text: Wigan Athletic

question: After Europa City gained promotion, which club participated in the Premier League for the first time?

question: In which year did a Europa city gain promotion and a Welsh club join the league?

question: After which city gained promotion did a Europa club join the Premier League?

question: Which city gained promotion in August 2011?

question: Who qualified for the league by being the winner of Wigan Athletic?
context: In 2011, a Welsh club participated in the Premier League for the first time after Swansea City gained promotion. The first Premier League match to be played outside England was Swansea City's home match at the Liberty Stadium against Wigan Athletic on 20 August 2011. In 2012–13, Swansea qualified for the Europa League by winning the League Cup. The number of Welsh clubs in the Premier League increased to two for the first time in 2013–14, as Cardiff City gained promotion, but Cardiff City was relegated after its maiden season.

qas: question: Are there any clubs Scotland or Ireland in the Premier League?
answers: text: Participation in the Premier League by some Scottish or Irish clubs has sometimes been discussed, but without result.

question: Which team received permission to move to Dublin, Ireland in 1998?
answers: text: in 1998, when Wimbledon received Premier League approval to relocate to Dublin, Ireland,

question: Why didn't they move to Dublin?
answers: text: the move was blocked by the Football Association of Ireland.

question: What are Scotland's two largest teams?
answers: text: Scotland's two biggest teams, Celtic and Rangers,

question: Which team received Premier League approval to relocate to Dublin?
answers: text: Wimbledon

question: In which year did a Premier League team consider relocating to Ireland?
answers: text: 1998

question: Who occasionally discusses a Scottish team joining the Premier League?
answers: text: the media

question: Discussion about which clubs has led to them joining the Premier League?

question: What is the names of Scotland's two smallest teams?

question: The Celtic and Rangers are the two smallest teams of which country?

question: In which year did the Rangers get Premier League approval to relocate?

question: In which year did Wimbledon  get Premier League approval to relocate to Scotland?
context: Participation in the Premier League by some Scottish or Irish clubs has sometimes been discussed, but without result. The idea came closest to reality in 1998, when Wimbledon received Premier League approval to relocate to Dublin, Ireland, but the move was blocked by the Football Association of Ireland. Additionally, the media occasionally discusses the idea that Scotland's two biggest teams, Celtic and Rangers, should or will take part in the Premier League, but nothing has come of these discussions.

qas: question: Who received broadcasting rights to the Premier League in 1992?
answers: text: The League's decision to assign broadcasting rights to BSkyB in 1992

question: Why was this a unique decision?
answers: text: pay television was an almost untested proposition in the UK market,

question: What happened to the Premier League's televsion rights after this decision?
answers: text: the value of the Premier League's TV rights soar.

question: What was the cause of this?
answers: text: a combination of Sky's strategy, the quality of Premier League football and the public's appetite for the game

question: In which year did the Premier League decide to give BSkyB broadcasting rights?
answers: text: 1992

question: What sort of television was BSkyB that made it such a radical broadcaster to choose for the Premier League?
answers: text: pay television

question: In which league has television played a minor role?

question: In which year did BSkyB assign broadcasting rights to the League?

question: In which year did The Premier League give the UK market broadcasting rights?

question: What has played a minor role in the history of the Premier League?

question: What has played a major role in BSkyB?
context: Television has played a major role in the history of the Premier League. The League's decision to assign broadcasting rights to BSkyB in 1992 was at the time a radical decision, but one that has paid off. At the time pay television was an almost untested proposition in the UK market, as was charging fans to watch live televised football. However, a combination of Sky's strategy, the quality of Premier League football and the public's appetite for the game has seen the value of the Premier League's TV rights soar.

qas: question: Do European Leagues sell their television rights per a collective level?
answers: text: other European Leagues, including La Liga, in which each club sells its rights individually

question: What happens when European Leagues sell their televsion rights individually?
answers: text: a much higher share of the total income going to the top few clubs

question: How is the teleivsion revenue distributed in the Premier League?
answers: text: The money is divided into three parts:

question: How is half of the money distributed?
answers: text: half is divided equally between the clubs

question: How is the final quarter of the money distributed?
answers: text: the final quarter is paid out as facilities fees for games that are shown on television, with the top clubs generally receiving the largest shares of this.

question: On what sort of basis does the Premier League sell its television rights?
answers: text: collective basis

question: How does La Liga sell its broadcasting rights?
answers: text: individually

question: Which clubs get the greatest share of broadcasting income when rights are sold individually?
answers: text: the top few clubs

question: What percentage of broadcasting revenue is divided equally by all La Liga clubs?
answers: text: half

question: What percentage of broadcasting revenue is awarded on a merit basis according to ranking at the end of the season?
answers: text: one quarter

question: On what kind of basis do the twenty clubs sell their rights?

question: La Liga sells its rights collectively while the Premier League sells how?

question: How is the income from domestic rights divided between the twenty clubs?

question: How is the revenue from overseas rights divided between the 40 clubs?

question: The revenue from overseas rights is divided unequally between how many clubs?
context: The Premier League sells its television rights on a collective basis. This is in contrast to some other European Leagues, including La Liga, in which each club sells its rights individually, leading to a much higher share of the total income going to the top few clubs. The money is divided into three parts: half is divided equally between the clubs; one quarter is awarded on a merit basis based on final league position, the top club getting twenty times as much as the bottom club, and equal steps all the way down the table; the final quarter is paid out as facilities fees for games that are shown on television, with the top clubs generally receiving the largest shares of this. The income from overseas rights is divided equally between the twenty clubs.

qas: question: How much was the amount of first five seasons of the Sky television rights?
answers: text: The first Sky television rights agreement was worth £304 million over five seasons.

question: How much many did the Premier League make from selling its internation rights during 2004-07?
answers: text: The league brought in £320 million from the sale of its international rights for the three-year period from 2004–05 to 2006–07

question: What happened to Sky's agreement in 2006.
answers: text: Sky's monopoly was broken from August 2006 when Setanta Sports was awarded rights to show two out of the six packages of matches available.

question: Why did this happen?
answers: text: This occurred following an insistence by the European Commission that exclusive rights should not be sold to one television company.

question: What was the average income from media from 2007-2010 for the Premier League?
answers: text: giving Premier League clubs an average media income from league games of around £40 million-a-year from 2007 to 2010.

question: How many seasons did the first television rights contract award to Sky?
answers: text: five

question: How much was the first television rights contract awarded to Sky worth?
answers: text: £304 million

question: How much was the second television rights contract awarded to Sky worth?
answers: text: £670 million

question: How much was the third television rights contract awarded to Sky worth?
answers: text: £1.024 billion

question: By being awarded television rights, which other network broke Sky's monopoly on Premier League coverage?
answers: text: Setanta Sports

question: The first Sky television rights agreement was worth how much money over a six year period?

question: The first Sky television rights agreement was worth 105 million over what time period?

question: The second contract began in the 1996 season and was worth how much?

question: How much was the second contract worth over a three season period?

question: How much was the third contract worth over a four season period?
context: The first Sky television rights agreement was worth £304 million over five seasons. The next contract, negotiated to start from the 1997–98 season, rose to £670 million over four seasons. The third contract was a £1.024 billion deal with BSkyB for the three seasons from 2001–02 to 2003–04. The league brought in £320 million from the sale of its international rights for the three-year period from 2004–05 to 2006–07. It sold the rights itself on a territory-by-territory basis. Sky's monopoly was broken from August 2006 when Setanta Sports was awarded rights to show two out of the six packages of matches available. This occurred following an insistence by the European Commission that exclusive rights should not be sold to one television company. Sky and Setanta paid a total of £1.7 billion, a two-thirds increase which took many commentators by surprise as it had been widely assumed that the value of the rights had levelled off following many years of rapid growth. Setanta also hold rights to a live 3 pm match solely for Irish viewers. The BBC has retained the rights to show highlights for the same three seasons (on Match of the Day) for £171.6 million, a 63 per cent increase on the £105 million it paid for the previous three-year period. Sky and BT have agreed to jointly pay £84.3 million for delayed television rights to 242 games (that is the right to broadcast them in full on television and over the internet) in most cases for a period of 50 hours after 10 pm on matchday. Overseas television rights fetched £625 million, nearly double the previous contract. The total raised from these deals is more than £2.7 billion, giving Premier League clubs an average media income from league games of around £40 million-a-year from 2007 to 2010.

qas: question: Why has there been a several court cases against Sky and Premier League?
answers: text: The TV rights agreement between the Premier League and Sky has faced accusations of being a cartel

question: What did the Office of Fair Trading decide regarding the claim that Sky abuses their position in 2002.
answers: text: Office of Fair Trading in 2002 found BSkyB to be dominant within the pay TV sports market, but concluded that there were insufficient grounds for the claim

question: Who investigated the Premier League's collective selling rights in 1999?
answers: text: In July 1999 the Premier League's method of selling rights collectively for all member clubs was investigated by the UK Restrictive Practices Court,

question: What did they decide about the collective selling issue?
answers: text: the UK Restrictive Practices Court, who concluded that the agreement was not contrary to the public interest.

question: What has the agreement between the Premier League and Sky been accused of being?
answers: text: a cartel

question: Who investigated the agreement between the Premier League and Sky in 2002?
answers: text: the Office of Fair Trading

question: Who investigated how the Premier League sold television rights in 1999?
answers: text: the UK Restrictive Practices Court

question: Agreements between UK Restrictive Practices Court and the Premier League have been accused of being what?

question: What has arisen as a result of TV rights agreements between the Premier League and the Office of Fair Trading?

question: In which year did the UK Restrictive Practices Court find BSkyB to be dominant in the pay TV sports market?

question: In which year did the Office of Fair Trading find sufficient grounds to claim BSkyB abused its dominant position within the pay TV sports market?
context: The TV rights agreement between the Premier League and Sky has faced accusations of being a cartel, and a number of court cases have arisen as a result. An investigation by the Office of Fair Trading in 2002 found BSkyB to be dominant within the pay TV sports market, but concluded that there were insufficient grounds for the claim that BSkyB had abused its dominant position. In July 1999 the Premier League's method of selling rights collectively for all member clubs was investigated by the UK Restrictive Practices Court, who concluded that the agreement was not contrary to the public interest.

qas: question: How much money did Premier League earn regarding television rights in 2010-13?
answers: text: Television rights alone for the period 2010 to 2013 have been purchased for £1.782 billion.

question: How many games did BT show in 2013-16?
answers: text: BT had been awarded 38 games a season for the 2013–14 through 2015–16 seasons at £246 million-a-year.

question: Who will show 116 games for that same time period?
answers: text: The remaining 116 games were retained by Sky who paid £760 million-a-year.

question: How much have the domestic televsion rights increased from 2010-12 to 2012-13?
answers: text: The total domestic rights have raised £3.018 billion, an increase of 70.2% over the 2010–11 to 2012–13 rights.

question: How much did BT and Sky pay for their rights up to the 2018-19 season?
answers: text: Sky and BT paid a total of £5.136 billion to renew their contracts with the Premier League for another three years up to the 2018–19 season.

question: When will the BBC's weekend highlights package run out?
answers: text: 2016

question: How much were Premier League television rights from 2010 to 2013 purchased for?
answers: text: £1.782 billion

question: When did Setanta Sports fail to meet their payments deadline?
answers: text: 22 June 2009

question: When Setanta Sports could not pay their bill to the league, which network took over broadcast rights from them?
answers: text: ESPN

question: On which date was it announced that BT was awarded a broadcasting contract?
answers: text: 13 June 2012

question: For how much did Sky retain the remaining 23 matches?

question: Which channel's package on Monday nights  will run until 2016?

question: Which package on Saturday and Sunday nights will run through 2009?

question: For how long will the Premier League highlights package run?
context: The BBC's highlights package on Saturday and Sunday nights, as well as other evenings when fixtures justify, will run until 2016. Television rights alone for the period 2010 to 2013 have been purchased for £1.782 billion. On 22 June 2009, due to troubles encountered by Setanta Sports after it failed to meet a final deadline over a £30 million payment to the Premier League, ESPN was awarded two packages of UK rights containing a total of 46 matches that were available for the 2009–10 season as well as a package of 23 matches per season from 2010–11 to 2012–13. On 13 June 2012, the Premier League announced that BT had been awarded 38 games a season for the 2013–14 through 2015–16 seasons at £246 million-a-year. The remaining 116 games were retained by Sky who paid £760 million-a-year. The total domestic rights have raised £3.018 billion, an increase of 70.2% over the 2010–11 to 2012–13 rights. The value of the licensing deal rose by another 70.2% in 2015, when Sky and BT paid a total of £5.136 billion to renew their contracts with the Premier League for another three years up to the 2018–19 season.

qas: question: What country is the Premier League the most distributed televised sports broadcast?
answers: text: The Premier League is particularly popular in Asia, where it is the most widely distributed sports programme

question: Who broadcasts the Premier League's games in India?
answers: text: In India, the matches are broadcast live on STAR Sports. In China

question: Who broadcasts the Premier League's games in China?
answers: text: In China, the broadcast rights were awarded to Super Sports in a six-year agreement that began in the 2013–14 season.

question: Who broadcasts the Premier League's games in Canada?
answers: text: As of the 2013–14 season, Canadian broadcast rights to the Premier League are jointly owned by Sportsnet and TSN

question: How many games does each of them broadcast?
answers: text: both rival networks holding rights to 190 matches per season.

question: On which continent other than Europe is the Premier League especially popular?
answers: text: Asia

question: Which network is the main live broadcaster of Premier League in Australia?
answers: text: Fox Sports

question: Which network in Australia offers viewers the choice of which Saturday afternoon match they watch?
answers: text: Foxtel

question: Which network broadcasts Premier League live in India?
answers: text: STAR Sports

question: Which Chinese broadcaster has Premier League rights?
answers: text: Super Sports

question: Where is the Premier League particularly unpopular?

question: Where is the Premier League the least widely distributed sports program?

question: What does Fox Sports broadcast in Asia?

question: In what year where the broadcast rights in China given to Sportsnet?

question: Who jointly owns Sportsnet and TSN?
context: The Premier League is particularly popular in Asia, where it is the most widely distributed sports programme. In Australia, Fox Sports broadcasts almost all of the season's 380 matches live, and Foxtel gives subscribers the option of selecting which Saturday 3pm match to watch. In India, the matches are broadcast live on STAR Sports. In China, the broadcast rights were awarded to Super Sports in a six-year agreement that began in the 2013–14 season. As of the 2013–14 season, Canadian broadcast rights to the Premier League are jointly owned by Sportsnet and TSN, with both rival networks holding rights to 190 matches per season.

qas: question: Who broadcasts the Premier League's games in the United States?
answers: text: The Premier League is broadcast in the United States through NBC Sports.

question: What was the average viewership in the United States during the 2014-15 season?
answers: text: with NBC and NBCSN averaging a record 479,000 viewers in the 2014–15 season

question: How many years did NBC Sports receive an extension for with the Premier League in 2015?
answers: text: NBC Sports reached a six-year extension with the Premier League in 2015

question: What was the value of this extension?
answers: text: in a deal valued at $1 billion (£640 million).

question: When will this extension end?
answers: text: through the 2021–22 season

question: Which American broadcaster shows the Premier League currently?
answers: text: NBC Sports

question: By what percentage has viewership in the US risen from 2012 to 2015?
answers: text: 118%

question: How many viewers on average watched the Premier League 2014-15 season in the US?
answers: text: 479,000

question: In which year did NBC Sports secure an extension of six years with the Premier League?
answers: text: 2015

question: How much was the NBC broadcasting deal with the Premier League worth in 2015?
answers: text: $1 billion

question: Through which channel is the Fox Sports league broadcast in the US?

question: In what year did Fox Sports and the Premier League come to a six year extension?

question: How much was the seven year deal between NBC Sports and the Premier League valued at?

question: In which country is the Premier League broadcast through ESPN Sports?

question: For how many years was the extension between ESPN and Fox Soccer?
context: The Premier League is broadcast in the United States through NBC Sports. Premier League viewership has increased rapidly, with NBC and NBCSN averaging a record 479,000 viewers in the 2014–15 season, up 118% from 2012–13 when coverage still aired on Fox Soccer and ESPN/ESPN2 (220,000 viewers), and NBC Sports has been widely praised for its coverage. NBC Sports reached a six-year extension with the Premier League in 2015 to broadcast the league through the 2021–22 season in a deal valued at $1 billion (£640 million).

qas: question: Why has their been distance between the Premier League and the Football League?
answers: text: in large part to the disparity in revenue from television rights between the leagues,

question: Did many new teams in the Premier League have any difficulties in their initial season?
answers: text: many newly promoted teams have found it difficult to avoid relegation in their first season in the Premier League.

question: Was it unusual for a new team to go back to the Football League after their first season in the Premier League?
answers: text: In every season except 2001–02 and 2011–12, at least one Premier League newcomer has been relegated back to the Football League.

question: In the 1997-98 season how many new teams had to go back to the Football League?
answers: text: In 1997–98 all three promoted clubs were relegated at the end of the season.

question: Due to the disparity in television rights revenue between leagues, who struggles to avoid relegation in their Premier League first season?
answers: text: newly promoted teams

question: In every season but 2001-02 and 2011-12, at least how many Premier League teams have been relegated?
answers: text: one

question: How many newly promoted clubs were relegated from the Premier League in 1997-98?
answers: text: three

question: Between which leagues has there been a decreasing gulf?

question: The Premier League and which other league have been noticing a decreasing gulf?

question: From which league did the television split from?

question: When in 1997-98 were the four promoted clubs relegated?

question: In which season has there been at least one Football League newcomer relegated back to the Premier League?
context: There has been an increasing gulf between the Premier League and the Football League. Since its split with the Football League, many established clubs in the Premier League have managed to distance themselves from their counterparts in lower leagues. Owing in large part to the disparity in revenue from television rights between the leagues, many newly promoted teams have found it difficult to avoid relegation in their first season in the Premier League. In every season except 2001–02 and 2011–12, at least one Premier League newcomer has been relegated back to the Football League. In 1997–98 all three promoted clubs were relegated at the end of the season.

qas: question: If a team is relegated in the Premier League what type of tv payment do they receive?
answers: text: The Premier League distributes a portion of its television revenue to clubs that are relegated from the league in the form of "parachute payments".

question: What do critics have to say about this payment?
answers: text: critics maintain that the payments actually widen the gap between teams that have reached the Premier League and those that have not,

question: What has happened to some of the clubs who weren't able to get back into the Premier League right away?
answers: text: financial problems

question: How much does a Football League club receive on average for their television revenues?
answers: text: the average Football League Championship club receives £2 million

question: How does this compare an average Premier League team?
answers: text: the average Premier League team receives £55 million

question: To which type of team are parachute payments distributed to in the Premier League?
answers: text: relegated

question: Starting in the 2013-14 season, parachute payments are in excess of what amount of revenue?
answers: text: £60 million

question: What is said to widen between clubs who reach the Premier League and those who do not thanks to parachute payments?
answers: text: the gap

question: What does the Football League Championship club do with a portion of TV revenue?

question: What do supporters say about the parachute payments?

question: To what type of team does the Football League Championship club distribute parachute payments?

question: How much to the "bouncing back" payments exceed?
context: The Premier League distributes a portion of its television revenue to clubs that are relegated from the league in the form of "parachute payments". Starting with the 2013–14 season, these payments are in excess of £60 million over four seasons. Though designed to help teams adjust to the loss of television revenues (the average Premier League team receives £55 million while the average Football League Championship club receives £2 million), critics maintain that the payments actually widen the gap between teams that have reached the Premier League and those that have not, leading to the common occurrence of teams "bouncing back" soon after their relegation. For some clubs who have failed to win immediate promotion back to the Premier League, financial problems, including in some cases administration or even liquidation have followed. Further relegations down the footballing ladder have ensued for several clubs unable to cope with the gap.

qas: question: What did the Taylor Report recommend at the the Hillsborough disaster in 1989?
answers: text: a recommendation that standing terraces should be abolished

question: What was the result of their recommendation?
answers: text: as a result all stadiums in the Premier League are all-seater

question: How many stadiums have been closed down since Premier League started?
answers: text: Nine stadiums that have seen Premier League football have now been demolished.

question: What was the total seating capacity of stadiums in the Premier League in the 2010-11 season.
answers: text: The combined total capacity of the Premier League in the 2010–11 season is 770,477 with an average capacity of 38,523.

question: In how many stadiums had Premier League been played as of the 2015-16 season?
answers: text: 53

question: What did the Taylor Report recommend to abolish from all stadiums?
answers: text: standing terraces

question: How many stadiums in which the Premier League has been played have been demolished as of 2016?
answers: text: Nine

question: What is the capacity of Bloomfield Road stadium?
answers: text: 16,220

question: What is the combined total capacity of all stadiums in the Premier League as of 2011?
answers: text: 770,477

question: Since the leagues beginnings in 2015, how many stadiums have there been games in?

question: The Premier league has played in 75,957 stadiums since which year?

question: In which year was the Taylor Report disaster?

question: Since which leagues creation have football grounds in Old Trafford seen steady improvements?

question: What has happened to ten stadiums that have hosted Premier League football?
context: As of the 2015–16 season, Premier League football has been played in 53 stadiums since the formation of the Premier League in 1992. The Hillsborough disaster in 1989 and the subsequent Taylor Report saw a recommendation that standing terraces should be abolished; as a result all stadiums in the Premier League are all-seater. Since the formation of the Premier League, football grounds in England have seen constant improvements to capacity and facilities, with some clubs moving to new-build stadiums. Nine stadiums that have seen Premier League football have now been demolished. The stadiums for the 2010–11 season show a large disparity in capacity: Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United has a capacity of 75,957 with Bloomfield Road, the home of Blackpool, having a capacity of 16,220. The combined total capacity of the Premier League in the 2010–11 season is 770,477 with an average capacity of 38,523.

qas: question: Are attendance remittances that important to the Premier League?
answers: text: Stadium attendances are a significant source of regular income for Premier League clubs.

question: What was the Premier Leagues standard attendance in the 2007-08 season?
answers: text: The Premier League's record average attendance of 36,144 was set during the 2007–08 season.

question: What was the league's first year attendance average?
answers: text: the average attendance of 21,126 recorded in the league's first season (1992–93).

question: Attendance for the 2013-14 season set a new record of how much?
answers: text: in the 2013–14 season recording an average attendance of 36,695 with a total attendance of just under 14 million,

question: What was the average attendance for all Premier League clubs during the 2009-10 season?
answers: text: 34,215

question: What was the total attendance of all Premier League games during the 2009-10 season?
answers: text: 13,001,616

question: By how many attendees did the average Premier League attendance increase between 1992 and 2009?
answers: text: 13,089

question: For when did the Taylor Report set the deadline for replacing terraces with seats in stadiums?
answers: text: 1994–95

question: During which season did the Premier League set a record average attendance of over 36,000 people?
answers: text: 2007–08

question: What is a significant source of revenue for the Taylor Report?

question: Stadium attendances provide what for the Taylor Report clubs?

question: With a total aggregate attendance of 34,215, how much was the average attendance across clubs for the 2009-10 season?

question: In which year was the record beaten when average attendance was recorded at just under 14 million?

question: What is the highest total in England's top flight since 1992?
context: Stadium attendances are a significant source of regular income for Premier League clubs. For the 2009–10 season, average attendances across the league clubs were 34,215 for Premier League matches with a total aggregate attendance figure of 13,001,616. This represents an increase of 13,089 from the average attendance of 21,126 recorded in the league's first season (1992–93). However, during the 1992–93 season the capacities of most stadiums were reduced as clubs replaced terraces with seats in order to meet the Taylor Report's 1994–95 deadline for all-seater stadiums. The Premier League's record average attendance of 36,144 was set during the 2007–08 season. This record was then beaten in the 2013–14 season recording an average attendance of 36,695 with a total attendance of just under 14 million, the highest average in England's top flight since 1950.

qas: question: What are some of the every day tasks that a manager of a team has to deal with?
answers: text: Managers in the Premier League are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and player acquisition.

question: What type of licence does a manager need?
answers: text: Managers are required to have a UEFA Pro Licence

question: Is this licence required on a permanent basis?
answers: text: The UEFA Pro Licence is required by every person who wishes to manage a club in the Premier League on a permanent basis

question: What is a caretaker manager?
answers: text: Caretaker appointments are managers that fill the gap between a managerial departure and a new appointment.

question: Give an example of someone who was a caretaker manager?
answers: text: examples include Paul Hart at Portsmouth and David Pleat at Tottenham Hotspur.

question: What license are managers in the Premier League required to hold?
answers: text: UEFA Pro Licence

question: Which licence follows completion of both the UEFA B and A licences?
answers: text: UEFA Pro Licence

question: For how long at most is an unlicenced caretaker manager allowed to control a Premier League team for?
answers: text: 12 weeks

question: Which caretaker manager was later promoted to permanent manager at Portsmouth?
answers: text: Paul Hart

question: Which caretaker manager was later promoted to permanent manager at Tottenham Hotspur?
answers: text: David Pleat

question: What is a manager appointment?

question: What have numerous fans gone on to secure after doing well as a caretaker?

question: Who is an example of a fan who went on to secure a permanent managerial post after doing well as a caretaker?
context: Managers in the Premier League are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and player acquisition. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the ownership of the club and the relationship of the manager with fans. Managers are required to have a UEFA Pro Licence which is the final coaching qualification available, and follows the completion of the UEFA 'B' and 'A' Licences. The UEFA Pro Licence is required by every person who wishes to manage a club in the Premier League on a permanent basis (i.e. more than 12 weeks – the amount of time an unqualified caretaker manager is allowed to take control). Caretaker appointments are managers that fill the gap between a managerial departure and a new appointment. Several caretaker managers have gone on to secure a permanent managerial post after performing well as a caretaker; examples include Paul Hart at Portsmouth and David Pleat at Tottenham Hotspur.

qas: question: At the beginning of the Premier League how many foreign players were there for the first  round of games?
answers: text: At the inception of the Premier League in 1992–93, just eleven players named in the starting line-ups for the first round of matches

question: By the 2000-1 season what was the percentage of foreign players?
answers: text: By 2000–01, the number of foreign players participating in the Premier League was 36 per cent of the total.

question: Which team in 1999 had a line-up for starting that was consisted of all foreign players?
answers: text: On 26 December 1999, Chelsea became the first Premier League side to field an entirely foreign starting line-up,

question: Which team in 2005 had all-foreign team players?
answers: text: on 14 February 2005 Arsenal were the first to name a completely foreign 16-man squad for a match

question: In 2009, what percent of the players were English in the Premier League?
answers: text: By 2009, under 40% of the players in the Premier League were English.

question: How many of the original Premier League players in the 1992-93 season hailed from outside the UK or Ireland?
answers: text: eleven

question: By 2000-01, what percentage of players in the Premier League were from outside the UK and Ireland?
answers: text: 36

question: By 2004-05, what percentage of players in the Premier League were from outside the UK and Ireland?
answers: text: 45

question: On which date did Chelsea host an entirely foreign starting line-up and therefore become the first team to do so?
answers: text: 26 December 1999

question: On which date did Arsenal name a fully foreign 16-man squad for a match?
answers: text: 14 February 2005

question: How many players were from the UK or Ireland when the Premier League was created?

question: How many players were from outside the UK or Ireland when the Premier League was created in 2004?

question: By what year was the number of domestic players in the league equal to 36 percent?

question: Who became the first team to field an all domestic starting line up?

question: By what year were over 40% of players in the league English?
context: At the inception of the Premier League in 1992–93, just eleven players named in the starting line-ups for the first round of matches hailed from outside of the United Kingdom or Ireland. By 2000–01, the number of foreign players participating in the Premier League was 36 per cent of the total. In the 2004–05 season the figure had increased to 45 per cent. On 26 December 1999, Chelsea became the first Premier League side to field an entirely foreign starting line-up, and on 14 February 2005 Arsenal were the first to name a completely foreign 16-man squad for a match. By 2009, under 40% of the players in the Premier League were English.

qas: question: Why did the Home Office change it rules regardin work permits in 1999?
answers: text: In response to concerns that clubs were increasingly passing over young English players in favour of foreign players

question: What was one of their changes?
answers: text: A non-EU player applying for the permit must have played for his country in at least 75 per cent of its competitive 'A' team matches

question: What was another requirement of foreign players?
answers: text: his country must have averaged at least 70th place in the official FIFA world rankings over the previous two years.

question: Could a club appeal a requirement?
answers: text: If a player does not meet those criteria, the club wishing to sign him may appeal.

question: In which year did the Home Office tighten rules on granting work permits to foreign football players?
answers: text: 1999

question: For what percent must a player play of the competitive A team matches for which he was available for selection in the previous two years to get a work permit from the Home OFfice?
answers: text: 75

question: Over the last two years, what rank must a player's team average at least in order for them to receive a work permit from the Home Office?
answers: text: 70th place

question: What can a club do if a player they wish to sign does not meet the Home Office's work permit requirements?
answers: text: appeal

question: Which entity loosened its rules in response to concerns about the clubs passing over English players?

question: Which entity tightened its rules in response to concerns about the clubs passing over British players?

question: In what year did the Home Office loosen rules for granting work permits?

question: What did the Home Office loosen its rules for in 1999?

question: In what year did the Home Office tighten its rules for clubs wishing to sign players?
context: In response to concerns that clubs were increasingly passing over young English players in favour of foreign players, in 1999, the Home Office tightened its rules for granting work permits to players from countries outside of the European Union. A non-EU player applying for the permit must have played for his country in at least 75 per cent of its competitive 'A' team matches for which he was available for selection during the previous two years, and his country must have averaged at least 70th place in the official FIFA world rankings over the previous two years. If a player does not meet those criteria, the club wishing to sign him may appeal.

qas: question: When can a player be transferred?
answers: text: Players may only be transferred during transfer windows that are set by the Football Association.

question: When are the transfer windows?
answers: text: The two transfer windows run from the last day of the season to 31 August and from 31 December to 31 January.

question: Can players be transferred under an emergency outside the transfer windows?
answers: text: Player registrations cannot be exchanged outside these windows except under specific licence from the FA, usually on an emergency basis.

question: What new rule was put into practice during the 2010-11 season?
answers: text: As of the 2010–11 season, the Premier League introduced new rules mandating that each club must register a maximum 25-man squad of players aged over 21,

question: Why was this new rule put into effect?
answers: text: This was to enable the 'home grown' rule to be enacted,

question: During which time can a player be transferred from one European football league to another?
answers: text: transfer windows

question: How many transfer windows are available each year from the Football Association?
answers: text: two

question: On which basis are transfers outside of transfer windows licenced?
answers: text: emergency

question: What is the maximum number of players able to be registered to a Premier League team?
answers: text: 25

question: How many of a 25-member Premier League squad must be from the UK or Ireland?
answers: text: 8

question: Who sets the transfer windows in which fans are transferred?

question: How many transfer windows does the Premier League run?

question: From when do t he transfer players run?

question: In which season was it mandated that each club must have a maximum 21-man squad of players over 25?

question: Which rule stated that at least 21 of the 25 men must be "home grown players"?
context: Players may only be transferred during transfer windows that are set by the Football Association. The two transfer windows run from the last day of the season to 31 August and from 31 December to 31 January. Player registrations cannot be exchanged outside these windows except under specific licence from the FA, usually on an emergency basis. As of the 2010–11 season, the Premier League introduced new rules mandating that each club must register a maximum 25-man squad of players aged over 21, with the squad list only allowed to be changed in transfer windows or in exceptional circumstances. This was to enable the 'home grown' rule to be enacted, whereby the League would also from 2010 require at least 8 of the named 25 man squad to be made up of 'home-grown players'.

qas: question: Have transfer fees been increasing over the past years?
answers: text: The record transfer fee for a Premier League player has risen steadily over the lifetime of the competition.

question: What was the record breaking transfer fee in 1996?
answers: text: Alan Shearer made a record breaking £15 million move to Newcastle United in 1996.

question: What was the transfer fee for Gareth Bale in 2013.
answers: text: Tottenham Hotspur selling Gareth Bale to Real Madrid for £85 million in 2013,

question: In 2009, what was the transfer fee for Cristiano Ronaldo?
answers: text: Manchester United's sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for £80 million in 2009,

question: What was Luis Suarez's transfer fee in 2014?
answers: text: Liverpool selling Luis Suárez to Barcelona for £75 million in 2014.

question: Who was the first British player in the Premier League to receive a transfer fee greater than £3 million?
answers: text: Alan Shearer

question: Who was the first British player in the Premier League to receive a transfer fee greater than £15 million?
answers: text: Alan Shearer

question: Who paid £15 million to transfer Alan Shearer to their club?
answers: text: Newcastle United

question: In which year did Newcastle United pay £15 million to transfer Alan Shearer to their club?
answers: text: 1996

question: For how much did Tottenham Hotspur sell Gareth Bale to Real Madrid for in 2013?
answers: text: £85 million

question: For how long has the record transfer fee steadily declined?

question: Who was the first Manchester player to command a transfer fee greater than 3 million?

question: Who made a record breaking move to Tottenham Hotspur in 1996?

question: For how much was the move between Alan Shearer and Manchester United worth in 1996?

question: Alan Shearer became the fifth British player to do what?
context: The record transfer fee for a Premier League player has risen steadily over the lifetime of the competition. Prior to the start of the first Premier League season Alan Shearer became the first British player to command a transfer fee of more than £3 million. The record rose steadily in the Premier League's first few seasons, until Alan Shearer made a record breaking £15 million move to Newcastle United in 1996. The three highest transfer in the sport's history had a Premier League club on the selling end, with Tottenham Hotspur selling Gareth Bale to Real Madrid for £85 million in 2013, Manchester United's sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for £80 million in 2009, and Liverpool selling Luis Suárez to Barcelona for £75 million in 2014.

qas: question: Who is the Golden Boot award given to each season?
answers: text: The Golden Boot is awarded to the top Premier League scorer at the end of each season.

question: Who has the record for most goals in the Premier League?
answers: text: Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer holds the record for most Premier League goals with 260

question: How many players have achieved 100 goals?
answers: text: Twenty-four players have reached the 100-goal mark

question: How many different players have won the top scorer title?
answers: text: 14 different players from 10 different clubs have won or shared the top scorers title.

question: Who has the record for scoring the most goals in single season?
answers: text: Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer hold the record for most goals in a season (34) – for Newcastle and Blackburn respectively.

question: To whom is the Golden Boot award given to?
answers: text: the top Premier League scorer

question: Who holds the record for the most goals in the Premier League?
answers: text: 260

question: How many players have 100 goals or more in the Premier League?
answers: text: Twenty-four

question: How many different players have won or shared the top scorer title in the Premier League?
answers: text: 14

question: Who had scored four overall scoring titles as of the 2006 season?
answers: text: Thierry Henry

question: Which award is given to the lowest Premier League scorer each year?

question: Who holds the record for least Premier League goals with 260?

question: Who holds the record for most Premier League goals with 27?

question: How many goals did Thierry Henry score when he won his fifth scoring title?

question: Along with Theirry Henry, who else holds the record for most goals in a season?
context: The Golden Boot is awarded to the top Premier League scorer at the end of each season. Former Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer holds the record for most Premier League goals with 260. Twenty-four players have reached the 100-goal mark. Since the first Premier League season in 1992–93, 14 different players from 10 different clubs have won or shared the top scorers title. Thierry Henry won his fourth overall scoring title by scoring 27 goals in the 2005–06 season. Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer hold the record for most goals in a season (34) – for Newcastle and Blackburn respectively. Ryan Giggs of Manchester United holds the record for scoring goals in consecutive seasons, having scored in the first 21 seasons of the league.

qas: question: What is the Premier League Championship trophy based on?
answers: text: The design of the trophy is based on the heraldry of Three Lions that is associated with English football.

question: Where on the trophy can two of the lions be seen?
answers: text: Two of the lions are found above the handles on either side of the trophy

question: Where can the third lion be seen?
answers: text: the third is symbolised by the captain of the title winning team as he raises the trophy, and its gold crown, above his head at the end of the season

question: What do the ribbons on the trophy mean?
answers: text: The ribbons that drape the handles are presented in the team colours of the league champions that year.

question: The Golden Boot is made of sterling silver, silver gilt and which semi-precious stone?
answers: text: malachite

question: On what type of metal band are the title-winning clubs listed on the Golden Boot?
answers: text: silver

question: What does the green colour of Malachite on the Golden Boot represent?
answers: text: the green field of play

question: How many lions are found on the Golden Boot?
answers: text: Two

question: Who symbolizes the third lion not found on the Golden Boot trophy?
answers: text: the captain of the title winning team

question: The trophy is based on Four Lions associated with what?

question: The ribbons draped upon the gold crown are presented how?

question: How is the second ribbon symbolised?

question: What has a golden band around its circumference?

question: What is made of solid gold and silver gilt?
context: Its main body is solid sterling silver and silver gilt, while its plinth is made of malachite, a semi-precious stone. The plinth has a silver band around its circumference, upon which the names of the title-winning clubs are listed. Malachite's green colour is also representative of the green field of play. The design of the trophy is based on the heraldry of Three Lions that is associated with English football. Two of the lions are found above the handles on either side of the trophy – the third is symbolised by the captain of the title winning team as he raises the trophy, and its gold crown, above his head at the end of the season. The ribbons that drape the handles are presented in the team colours of the league champions that year.