--- description: Find out why English Premier League was selected for the inaugural list title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2021: English Premier League image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8cc5cb404b56198/698a18ea22fb85abede2c1c4/english-premier-league-time100-companies.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 26, 2021 # English Premier League Broadcasting wins by [Sean Gregory](/author/sean-gregory/) ## Sean Gregory Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent  James Milner of Liverpool celebrates with Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Liverpool FC at The King Power Stadium in Leicester, United Kingdom on Dec. 26, 2019. James Milner of Liverpool celebrates with Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Liverpool FC at The King Power Stadium in Leicester, United Kingdom on Dec. 26, 2019.Getty Images The most popular sports league on the planet, in the world’s most popular sport, is the English Premier League (EPL). Led by chief executive Richard Masters, the EPL is projected to amass $6.2 billion in revenue this season, according to Deloitte, and pre-pandemic revenues were up 16% over two seasons. [International TV deals](https://time.com/3704401/english-premier-league-manchester-united-arsenal-chelsea-liverpool-tv-rights-7-billion/ "undefined") have offered a source of growth: such riches have allowed the EPL, now broadcast in 190 countries, to attract the world’s best talent—more than 100 EPL players suited up in the last World Cup. More recently, the EPL helped lead the opposition to the European Super League proposal, which fizzled after six of the league’s top teams backed out. English Premier League Is One of the 2021 TIME100 Most Influential Companies ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5950060/english-premier-league/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5950060/english-premier-league/"},"headline":"English Premier League","datePublished":"2021-04-26T15:14:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:48:53.122Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5950060/english-premier-league/","keywords":["Lists","franchise","TIME100 Companies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8cc5cb404b56198/698a18ea22fb85abede2c1c4/english-premier-league-time100-companies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sean Gregory","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/sean-gregory/"}],"creator":"Sean Gregory","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8cc5cb404b56198/698a18ea22fb85abede2c1c4/english-premier-league-time100-companies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5950060/english-premier-league/","name":"English Premier League"}}]}] ```