<P> The Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best Premier League player each month of the season . The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the League's sponsor, and announced alongside the Manager of the Month on the first or second Friday of the following month . It has been called the Carling Premiership Player of the Month (1994--2001), the Barclaycard Premiership Player of the Month (2001--2004), Barclays Player of the Month (2004--2016), and presently it is the EA SPORTS Player of the Month . </P> <P> The Premier League was formed in 1992, when the members of the First Division resigned from The Football League . These clubs then set up a new commercially independent league that negotiated its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements . The inaugural season had no sponsor until Carling agreed to a four - year deal for £ 12 million that started the following season . Carling introduced new Manager of the Month and Manager of the Season awards for the 1993--94 season, supplementing the existing Football Writers' Association and Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year awards . For the 1994--95 season they introduced the Player of the Month award, which was first awarded to Jürgen Klinsmann for his performances in his team in August 1994 . </P>

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