FILE PHOTO: Britain Football Soccer - Chelsea v Liverpool - Premier League - Stamford Bridge - 16/9/16 General view of the Premier League trophy before the match REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The Premier League celebrated its 30th anniversary on Monday, marking three decades that has seen English club football transformed into the world's leading sports entertainment product.
In 1992, the top clubs broke with 104 years of tradition by splitting from the Football League and controversially creating a 'super league' which would keep its own income rather than sharing it with the clubs across all four divisions of the professional game.
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