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While its self-entitled billing as “the greatest league in the world” is certainly open to debate, there’s no doubting the Premier League’s popularity and appeal throughout the world. Our Premier League guide will get you up to speed with regards to the league's history, format, clubs and players.

With a global fan following of 1.46 billion, or 70 percent of the world’s estimated 2.08 billion football fans, the Premier League is enjoyed around the planet.

Escaping the police is a fantasy that a lot of people have. They want to feel the adrenaline rush of being chased, of running as hard as they can, of not knowing if they’ll be able to stop, and getting away with it. Eventually, most people grow out of such a fantasy, but I have a feeling this young fan escaping security isn’t one of those people. 

He was an attendee at a recent Lokomotiv Moscow vs Besiktas match in the Russian top flight, and he pulled off one of the more resourceful escapes we’ve ever seen caught on camera.

Rumors of Scottish football’s demise have NOT been greatly exaggerated. Founded in 1873, Scotland’s Football Association (SFA) is the second oldest in the world (behind England’s), but it is currently at a crossroads. Known worldwide for the “Old Firm” rivalry between Celtic and Rangers, by far the two biggest clubs in Scotland, the top-flight Scottish Premiership has lost a lot of lustre since financial shenanigans led to Rangers’ relegation in 2012.

Welcome to The18’s La Liga guide, the highest level on the Spanish football pyramid and arguably the best league in European and world football. Despite what you may have heard, it’s not just Real Madrid and Barcelona; there are 18 other clubs that compete with the two giants for the Spanish title. This guide will tell you everything you need to know about La Liga’s history, top players, and current season. Vamos!

Nothing like a good old-fashioned bout of hooliganism to ready oneself for a big Champions League match, at least, that's what, on first glance, it looked like Sevilla and Manchester City fans were doing Wednesday in a Manchester brawl prior to the Manchester City-Sevilla game.

But first glance would be wrong in this case. It turns out neither fan base is the culprit here (we think).

It's not believed the brawl had anything to do with the Manchester City-Sevilla Champions League match, other than the fact Sevilla fans were there.

It’s hard to not believe Wesley Hall when he talks. In his recent interview with the BBC concerning the Manchester Angels — a homeless activist group he leads — being granted permission to squat in a building by Gary Neville, he cuts a contrasting figure to the other homeless men that preceed him. They, as well-meaning and nice as they seem, cannot match Hall’s obvious wit and conviction. 

The weekend TV schedule in store for soccer fans this weekend is full of intrigue in the Premier League and Serie A.

Evidently there are Getafe fans who are lonely.

Getafe, which has a staduim capacity of 17,700 and only fills about half that, good for dead liast in La Liga, attendance-wise, introduced something to help its lonely fans who sit in a half-empty stadium to watch a middling La Liga side: a dating app.

If you choose to spend your weekends and your money in a half-empty stadium watching a middling La Liga side, you might be lonely, so this just might be a good idea from Getafe. 

Celtic bills itself as a “Club Like No Other,” and that is especially true when you consider the unique bond players have developed with supporters since it was founded in 1888 by Irish immigrants to Glasgow. Here is a list of the most popular players ever to wear the green and white hoops, the Celtic fan favorites.

Celtic Fan Favorites: The 10 Most Popular Celtic Players of All Time

10. Neil Lennon