the Football League
/ðə ˌfʊtbɔːl ˈliːɡ/
/ðə ˈfʊtbɔːl liːɡ/
- a British football organization in which each team in a particular division plays every other team twice. At the end of the season, the team with the most points is the champion of the division. The League was established in 1888 because the Football Association did not allow professionals to enter its competitions. It was the major competition in English football until the top clubs left to form the Premier League in 1992.
足球联赛：英国的足球组织，一个特定部门中的每支球队与另一支球队进行两次比赛。在赛季结束时，得分最高的团队将成为该部门的冠军。联盟成立于1888年，因为足球协会不允许专业人士参加比赛。直到1992年顶级俱乐部离开以组成英超联赛之前，这一直是英格兰足球的主要比赛。