The English Premier League is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the world. The soccer league is not only popular within the United Kingdom, but has also developed a loyal following of fans from across the world. The EPL was the most popular sports property in the United Kingdom in 2020, with 28.6 percent of the population watching or following the league over the past year.
Most popular sports properties in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020
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The source adds the following information: "These rankings were collated using information from our YouGov SportsIndex tool. They use our Current Customer metric which asks respondents if they watched or followed a sports event or league over the past year. The data shown is an average score for the last 12 months, and the numbers represent a percentage of the general population."
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