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Premier League Faces Identity Crisis

Started by The Gaffer · 10 months ago

A brand name is perhaps a company’s biggest asset. It’s something that should be guarded. Unfortunately, the Premier League simply doesn’t get it and, as a result, is facing an identity crisis.
Currently all around the world, England’s ult ... Continue reading »

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  • Domestically that would understandably be a significant issue, but abroad the football league easily overshadows cricket (save for those few obvious strongholds - India, Pakistan, etc.) and to that degree wont really interfere.

    I suppose technically, its the 'Barclays Premier League,' and the cricket league, assuming it obtains its own sponsorship, would go by another name.
  • Only one problem - It's not the EPL. It's the BPL - Barclay's Premier League. They already gave up the name. Stupid, but that's what they did.
  • Problem is that unofficially everyone outside of the UK knows it as the EPL. Officially it's the BPL, but how many people ever use BPL?

    Cheers,
    The Gaffer

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