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England's top football league, where relegation is just promotion's evil twin.

means The top tier of English football (officially the Premier League), and by extension the period or status of being a team's or manager's time at the top.

from Built from 'premier' (first, foremost), itself from Latin 'primarius' — 'of the first rank' — via French. 'Premiership' originally just meant the office or tenure of a prime minister or chief leader; English football borrowed the grandeur of the word when its top division rebranded itself the 'Premier League' in the early 1990s, splitting from the old Football League to strike a richer TV deal. The 'ship' suffix just marks a state or condition, same as in 'leadership' or 'championship' — so 'premiership' literally means 'the condition of being first.'

real name
officially called the Premier League since 1992
money machine
most-watched sports league on Earth, broadcast in 190+ countries
origin story
breakaway from the Football League to keep TV cash
brutal honesty
bottom three get relegated regardless of history or fame
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