On August 17, the new season of the 2013-14 English Premier League season will kick off. For viewers in the United States, the league games will be available to the mainstream more readily than ever before with 20 matches scheduled to run over-the-air, as well as every game being shown live via an assortment of networks and options, which can — for new fans to the leagues — seem overwhelming.
At the same time, the number of competitions and how the Premier League is run may seem confusing to sports fan that are accustomed to how other sport leagues are run.
If you’re new to the Premier League and fascinated by the action and history, where do you go for background information so you can get up to speed on the Premier League as well as the 20 teams that compete?
Thanks to World Soccer Talk blogger Josh Harris (no relation), we’ve created a beginner’s guide to the English Premier League. We have a general overview page. And then you can select a beginner’s guide to each team in the Premier League. To access those pages, hover your mouse over ‘EPL Beginner’s Guide” in the main navigation bar above, and you’ll then be able to select the beginner’s guides for each individual team.
Other helpful resources:
How to pick an English Premier League team.
Everything you need to know about NBC’s coverage of the Premier League.
Premier League TV and Internet schedule.
Ultimate guide to soccer books.
Ultimate guide to the best soccer movies.
