This Day In History

March 22, 1888. The oldest league of football competition in the world is formed, the English Football League. This was the dominant league until 1992 when the top flight Premier League broke off into a separate league, though still connected to the EFL through the relegation and promotion system. The idea that a small football club in England could still rise to the Premier League through promotion, while unlikely, gives a charm to a sport that is often dominated by headlines of million dollar contracts and international controversy. Hard to think that professional sports in America would not benefit from such a system.