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Ronnie Das, Associate Professor in Data Analytics, The University of Western Australia

The Premier League champions have already been crowned but there’s still a lot on the line – mainly money

The English Premier League (EPL) is one of the most prestigious and widely consumed soccer competitions in the world.

Yet it is also manifestly lopsided when it comes to competitive balance. Only a handful of teams are title contenders each season.

The rest mainly aim to avoid relegation to the second-tier Championship, or strive to qualify for lucrative Europe-wide competitions that run alongside the domestic season.

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