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14 centrespread English Premier League, England Bundesliga, centrespread 15 MAY 22-28, 2016 League BUNDESLIGA MAY 22-28, 2016 Leicester City became the 24th club to become English football Germany champions 2015-16. While 48 clubs have competed since the Champions Bayern Munich — 88 pts inception of the league in 1992, Manchester United has won The 53rd edition of Germany’s Champions a record 13 titles. There have only been 4 other teams premier football Bayern Munich, Borussia South American Football League in the last 23 years to win the league title, with Chelsea championship was won Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) is the continental Qualifi ers winning 4 times, Arsenal 3, City 2 and Blackburn Rovers by Bayern Munich, and Borussia Monchengladbach governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six together with Leicester City tasting a solitary success becoming the fi rst continental confederations. It has 10 member associations: club in the Relegated Eintracht Frankfurt, VfB Stuttgart and Hannover 96 League BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE history of the Bundesliga Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Let’s Top scorer Robert Lewandowski — 30 Champions Leicester City — 81 pts and the German football Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Champions Leicester City, Tottenham championship Top assist maker Henrikh Mkhitaryan — 15 League Hotspur, Arsenal and to win four consecutive Most clean sheets Qualifi ers Manchester City championships (Goalkeepers) Manuel Neuer — 20 The 2016 top-level leagues of Argentina, Relegated Newcastle United, Norwich Football City and Aston Villa The English Premier League — the oldest competition called Primera Division, and Brazil, called in the world of football — saw Leicester City defying a Top scorer Harry Kane — 25 goals Brasileirao Serie A, are currently on 5,000-to-1 odds to lift the trophy, a feat never Top assist maker Mesut Ozil — 19 Serie A, League SERIE A Brasileirao Primera Most clean sheets Champions Juventus — 91 pts achieved in the club's 132-year history. In what can be (Goalkeepers) Petr Cech — 16 Italy Serie A Division seen as a monumental rise from relegation fodder to The 2015–16 Serie Champions Juventus, Napoli (2015 season) (2016 season ongoing) A was the 114th League and Roma title holders, Claudio Ranieri’s boys sprinted ahead of season of top-tier Qualifi ers COUNTRIES Italian football. Relegated Carpi, Frosinone and the other football giants to become the winners of the Juventus succeeded Hellas Verona Brazil Argentina in defending their top-flight. Elsewhere, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, CHAMPIONS La Liga, Spain title for the fi fth Top scorer Gonzola Higuain — 36 Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain emerged numero consecutive season La Liga has been the top league in Europe for the last fi ve Top assist maker Paul Pogba — 12 Zone 1: years. A total of 60 teams have competed in La Liga since Godoy Cruz – 33 pts uno in the other European leagues of the season. Most clean sheets its inception in 1929. Nine teams have been crowned Gianluigi Buffon — 21 Corinthians – 81 pts ET Magazine brings you a wrap of the Big Five from champions, with Real Madrid winning the title a record (Goalkeepers) Zone 2: the best seat in the house 32 times, followed by Barcelona (24 times) Lanus – 38 pts League LA LIGA BBVA COPA LIBERTADORES :: Joyshree Baruah & Arka Bhattacharya Ligue 1, QUALIFIERS Champions Barcelona — 91 pts France League LIGUE 1 Zone 1: Godoy Cruz Champions Barcelona, Real Madrid, Corinthians, The 2015–16, Ligue 1 Champions Paris Saint-Germain — 96 pts Atletico MG, and San Lorenzo League Atletico Madrid and season was the 78th Qualifi ers Villareal Champions Gremio and season of the Ligue PSG, Lyon and Zone 2: Lanus and de Football League Sao Paulo Relegated Rayo Vallecano, Getafe Qualifi ers Monaco Estudiantes and Levante Professionnel fi rst division since its Reims, Gazelec Ajaccio RELEGATED Luis Suarez — 40 establishment. Relegated Paris Saint- and Troyes Yet to be Germain successfully Avai FC, Vasco Da Top assist maker Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez —16 Top scorer decided defended their title with Zlatan Ibrahimovic — 38 Gama, Goias, Most clean sheets a 9–0 win at Troyes on Joinville Jan Oblak — 24 Top assist maker (Goalkeepers) March 13. It was their Angel Di Maria — 188 fourth consecutive Most clean sheets Ligue 1 title (Goalkeepers) Kevin Trapp — 19 TOP SCORER Ricardo Oliveira Jose Sand 20 goals 11 goals TOP ASSIST MAKER Jadson - 12 Giovani Lo Celso - 5 Brasileirao Serie A data is for 2015 Most The Action Back Home Valuable Teams Bengaluru FC won a second I-League, forcing Bengal giants to second and third positions Bengaluru FC 32 Real Madrid: $3.65 billion Revenue: $694 million Mohun Bagan 30 $99.7 mn Barcelona: $3.56 billion Kingfi sher East Bengal 25 Harry Kane Revenue: $675 million Sporting Clube de Goa 22 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester United: $3.32 billion Mumbai FC 19 Revenue: $625 million Shillong Lajong FC 18 Most Bayern Munich: $2.68 billion Salgaocar FC 16 TOP GOALSCORER: $274 mn $167 mn $143 mn $125 mn Revenue: $570 million Ranti Martins, Valuable Lionel Messi Neymar Eden Hazard Cristiano Ronaldo Aizawl FC 16 East Bengal (12) Barcelona Barcelona Chelsea Real Madrid Players Arsenal: $2.02 billion DSK Shivajians 15 Source: Sportstar, Forbes, Revenue: $524 million The Guardian, BBC Sports.