Zlatan strikes in ManU win
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Making his debut at the English club Manchester United, Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the star in a 3-1 win against Bournemouth. He made his mark by arrowing a 25 yard drive into the Bournemouth goal post. ManU boss Jose Mourinho praised the striker saying the Zlatan would be phenomenal for the team and the premier league.
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The Premier League
The Premier League is a professional tournament for football clubs in England. It was first played in 1992. A total of 20 clubs from England participate in the league along with one club from Wales. Premier League is the most watched football league in the world. Manchester United has won the tournament 13 times, maximum wins by any team.
14 Aug 2016
Manchester City win, champions Leicester lose to Hull City
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Liverpool defeat Gunners 4-3
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Broadcasting trouble for Premier League, fans angry
Australian broadcaster Optus has left football fans outraged when there were troubles during the broadcast of the Premier League. Optus telecommunications signed a three year deal for about $180 million for broadcast of the League. Twitter saw the hashtag #OptusOut trending as the broadcast for the Sunday's games was interrupted many times. Sometimes, the live feed was delayed by 60 seconds.
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There was a problem with the Premier league satellite: Optus
An Optus spokesperson said, "We have been advised by the Premier League that the disruption was caused by their satellite distribution supplier." She added that they switched to alternative feed as soon as they got to know about the issue.