<P> The Premier League is an association football league that serves as the top tier of the English football league system . The league was founded in 1992 when the clubs of the First Division decided to break away from the Football League, as a commercially independent entity that negotiated its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements . </P> <P> Since the 2012--13 season, a player needs to have played in a minimum of five matches for a title - winning team to qualify for a medal . This is down from the previous standard of ten matches played . At the discretion of the Premier League board, additional medals can be awarded to players who played less than five matches . This special dispensation is usually reserved for back - up goalkeepers and players who did not make the minimum number of appearances through injury . For the first season, players received a miniature version of the trophy rather than a medal . </P> <P> As of the end of the 2017--18 season, six clubs have won the title--Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Leicester City--with 508 medals awarded to 262 players . Having won 13 Premier League championships, Manchester United have more title - winning players to their name than any other club, with 86 players awarded 247 medals . Ryan Giggs, who spent his entire career at the club, has won more medals than any other player with 13 . Over a third of medals have been awarded to English players and the next most frequent nationalities of winners are French and Brazilian . </P>

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