In 2009 Manchester United won the Premier League for the eleventh time since it was formed in 1993.
The Premier League was founded in 1993, when it was originally known as the Premiership, following a decision by the top clubs in the 96 club Football League to breakaway from the old First Division and form their own 20-team ‘super league’.
The move came about at a time when football was re-emerging from the doldrums in England and following improved facilities with all-seater stadia, crowd attendances were on the increase and more importantly money was pouring into football from television broadcasters bidding for the rights to show First Division football. The big clubs recognised they could earn more revenue if they could take over negotiations for the television rights from the Football League and did so by establishing their own league.
The breakaway wasn’t total and the Premier League continued with a promotion/relegation system with the rest of the Football League and each year three new teams are promoted to the Premier League with the bottom three teams being relegated to the top division of the Football League.
While the influx of wealth into English football causes much debate among fans and purists, there can be no argument that the quality of football has increased each year and the Premier League contends only with Spain’s Primera Liga as the most exciting league in the world and English clubs have enjoyed the greatest success in European competition since the heady times of the late 1970s-early 1980s when they last dominated Europe.
Football fans have always enjoyed a bet on their favourite teams and players but now the game is accessible to more people due to wide television coverage, it has become a huge betting medium and is almost as popular as horse racing with gamblers. Driven by the massive worldwide interest in the Premier League and the demands of casual and more serious gamblers, bookmakers have been encouraged to create a huge array of football betting markets.
Ante-post betting on league and cup winners has always been popular, so to accumulators on outright match betting and match specific betting markets like correct score and first player to score. With the increase in the number of live televised football came the demand to place single bets on the winner, at one time bookmakers accepted a minimum of trebles for the three possibility win/draw/win market. This followed with betting on the number of corners, yellow cards and more, there are now over 50 different betting market available with the big online bookmakers on their pre-match betting and just as many on the live ‘in-play’ markets where football punters can bet while the matches are being played.
Free football bets for Premier League games
Customers signing up for a new account with online bookmakers will qualify for introductory free bet offers which can be used to bet on a Premier League football. Most free bets given by way of welcome to new customers can be redeemed on any of the Premier League football markets.
Many online bookmakers look to use the popularity of football betting to attract and retain new customers by offering free bet incentives on specific football matches. Predominately aimed at televised football matches, the majority of these football free bet offers feature Premier League games and are often given as a consolation to unlucky losers and as such serve as a type of insurance when betting on some football markets.
If you like to bet on first/last goalscorer, correct score, scorecast, half-time/full-time betting markets on live televised Premier League football then there will be a free bet offer available where you might receive a free bet credit equivalent to your losing stake.
It is also possible to get free bets for accessing your online betting account using your mobile phone which is ideal if you are on your way to the game or when you are out and about. As they promote their new apps for use on modern smartphones, many bookmakers will give you a free bet for trying out their betting application even if you already hold an account.
Premier League Betting tips.
Since online bookmakers are competing aggressively for new betting customers, it seems obvious that internet gamblers should open accounts with more than one online bookmaker, especially if they like a regular bet.
The free Premier Leauge bets offer is a great chance to boost winnings, the best free bets will give you a second bet for free or will double the stake on your first bet which effectively doubles your winnings. Check the bookmaker reviews on bestfreebets where you will see details of the welcome offers available with the leading and trusted online bookmakers.
This is not the only advantage of holding more than one account as odds will vary from bookmaker to bookmaker and with the ability to easily compare which bookmaker offers the best odds on the internet, it will improve your chances of winning after your have redeemed your free Premier League football bets.
Look around for bookmakers offering Premier League free bet offers for football matches, they are most popularly promoted as cashback, money back or refunds. If the free bet offer is for a football betting market on which you like to play, then it can be worthwhile to take the ‘insurance’. If you like to bet accumulators on the weekend football fixtures, then Bet365 will add a bonus for winning accumulators or Victor Chandler and Paddy Power offer a consolations for unlucky losers.