So, it may come as a surprise that its wealthiest competition, the Premier League, is just 25 years old. In 1994, then Blackburn Rovers striker Alan Shearer celebrates after his team won the league title. "Genuinely, I think it is the best league in the world as a whole package," Shearer says, as he meets CNN's Talk Asia at the Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC). In the beginningIn 1992, Shearer started the first Premier League season as a Blackburn Rovers player, scoring 16 goals in 21 games . Alan Shearer with children from the Po Leung Kok Foundation at Hong Kong Football Club.

Source: CNN November 24, 2017 02:26 UTC