Good news, soccer fans: Even though it’s the offseason for MLS, it’s the heart of the season for another league you might have heard of, the English Premiere League. Home to perennial powers like Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and also teams like Arsenal, the EPL was many an American’s introduction to soccer. When I started working at MNUFC, it quickly became clear that most everyone had an EPL team they supported when they weren’t on the clock, and one of the main pleasures of following a team across the pond was the smack talk that came along with your team beating someone else’s.
Picking an EPL Team
