Alan Shearer recalls the Premier League's inception in 1992, highlighting its evolution into a dominant force in club soccer. The Premier League's financial success, with six of the ten wealthiest teams globally and a combined revenue exceeding $8.5 billion, enabled it to attract top talent and deepen rosters. Although other leagues have strong teams, none match the overall competitiveness of the EPL. This high level of interest is reflected in its global broadcast reach to an audience of 4.7 billion people, valuing broadcast rights at $5.1 billion per season.
"There's no way anyone could have predicted back in 1992 that it was going to be this incredible, huge, gigantic force that it's become," said Shearer, who would go on to become the leading scorer in EPL history.
International soccer is a sport ruled by money, and the Premier League became the best league in the world because it's also the richest.
Six of the 10 wealthiest teams in the world play in the EPL, where the average franchise value is $1.5 billion.
No league is as competitive as the EPL. That's why its games are broadcast in 189 countries to a potential audience of 4.7 billion people.
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