The Premier League is a well-known football competition where great players excel and compete against other great players. Known as the English Premier League (EPL) in countries outside Europe, the competition is the most famous football competition out there, with matches that 643 million people watch in the comfort of their homes.

Since 1992 when owners of big clubs decided to stray away from the original structure of the competition and commercialize it with the help of the NFL, the Premier League gained traction. Now it is an anticipated competition that involves different styles of competing among various European countries. The best part is that you do not want to miss out on a season because there is no clear winner as people come and excel, and they are not in one team only.

• What is so different about the Premier League?

What are some interesting but also important aspects to the game? Well, for one, many people do not know that the Premier League runs on a stoppage time. What is this stoppage time? Like in most soccer competitions, there is the concept of a buzzer beater, which means a player was able to score for their team in a second before the buzzer beats and calls the game off.

But the Premier League operates differently. It does not depend on a clock that everyone can see, so everyone anticipates at the clock, which makes them see who is ultimately winning and who IS ultimately losing the game. The referee actually holds the time, and they are the only ones who keep and see it. When they call the game off, then everything that happens after it will not be in the skorligainggris (english league scores).

Is it freedom with no consequences? Not entirely, because the referees still need to follow the common 90-minute format for the rounds. But with the question of the players’ demand sustainability, having the referee and their assistants hold the time is quite unique and it is an eccentric twist to the game itself.

• Some not-so-talked-about aspects of the Premier League

In terms of minor differences, the Premier League has many. They are so underrated, though people think they should not be, because the minor differences actually make all the difference. So, what are they? For one, we have the referees.

They are stricter and more appealing to the different ways people from different countries and culture interact. Of course, there is still the naughty player drama in rounds, but all is taken professional. The second thing has to do with the crowds. You might not believe it, but the crowds that gather to watch the Premier League actually have an impact to the game. It is so noticeable when the game crowd becomes silent and when it becomes loud, because it means that the game is shifting somewhere. Add to that the fact that the teams who compete at the Premier League have extraordinary fan bases which makes it thrilling.