The numbers involved in the Premier League (PL) are impressive and the season has once again demonstrated the power of this industry, with 13.6 million fans attending matches, allowing beat the previous attendance record. , with a 95.3% stadium occupancy. “The Premier League is known around the world... for its passion... as well as the atmosphere on the pitch... I will miss all of that,” said Alex Ferguson. It has been a season of innovation with the approval of Goal-Line technology and the implementation season of the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) and the inaugural season of the U-21 and U-18 PL. The EPPP was launched during the 2012/2013 season and was implemented in order to advance the development of local players through the exposure of these athletes to competitive and interesting competition such as the Under PL. ages 21 and under 18. The EPPP has been developed and agreed by all partners: the PL and its clubs, the Football League (FL), the Football Association (FA) and other key stakeholders. It was created based on six principles, namely: “increasing the number and quality of local players gaining professional contracts at clubs and playing first team football at the highest level, giving players more time to play and be coached, improve their coaching provision, implement an effective measurement and quality assurance system, positively influence strategic investments in the academy system, seek to implement significant gains in all aspects of player development. With the EPPP, £340 million of funding will be spread over four years. with commitment to youth development across all four leagues. Competitions were created to replicate the PL in an elite youth environment and arrived... middle of paper... their talent bank when Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal select their best youngsters?", Daily Mail, July 12, 2013, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2361656/West-Bromwich-youngsters-snapped-Liverpool-Chelsea-Arsenal.html, accessed November 2013. Rory Smith, “EPPP : More questions than answers,” http://espnfc.com/feature/_/id/1576711/eppp-more-questions-answers?cc=5739, October 8, 2013, accessed November 2013. Henderson Todd, “ The English Premier League's Home Grown Player Rule Under the Law of the European Union," 37, Brooklyn Journal of International Law, 259, 2011, via Chicago Unbound, accessed November 2013IbidIbidPremier League, Premier League Handbook 2013-2014, page 362, http ://www.premierleague. com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/handbooks/premier-league-handbook-2013-14.pdf, accessed November 2013