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, 03:32, February 13, 2010soccer is called "football" on the other side of the Atlantic
The game of [[soccer|football]] in [[England]] - known as ''soccer'' in some parts of the world - is organised into four professional leagues at the apex of a pyramid of semi-professional and amateur leagues. There are 92 professional teams and innumerable semi-pro and amateur sides. The four professional leagues comprise the Premier League (20 teams), the Championship, League One and League Two (24 teams each). Below League Two, the Conference league provides a stepping-stone for semi-pro sides to gain promotion to the professional leagues.
The game of [[soccer]] in [[England]] - known as ''football'' therein, as in most parts of the world - is organized into four professional leagues at the apex of a pyramid of semi-professional and amateur leagues. There are 92 professional teams and innumerable semi-pro and amateur sides. The four professional leagues comprise the Premier League (20 teams), the Championship, League One and League Two (24 teams each). Below League Two, the Conference league provides a stepping-stone for semi-pro sides to gain promotion to the professional leagues.
Outside of the US, soccer is known as "football" (Spanish ''futbal''), with soccer teams typically calling themselves a "football club" (F.C.).
==Premier League teams==
==Premier League teams==