Premier League fans take to Twitter to express their unhappiness as new logo for 2016-2017 season is revealed

The Premier League revealed the logos that will be used from the 2016-2017 season onwards as fans took to Twitter to express their displeasure. 

Starting next season, the Premier League will no longer have Barclays — or indeed any other brand — as title sponsors. As such, the competition will simply be known as the  ‘Premier League’ rather than the ‘Barclays Premier League’ from next season onwards.

Sky Sports quotes Premier League managing director Richard Masters as saying: “From next season, we will move away from title sponsorship and the competition will be known simply as the Premier League, a decision which provided the opportunity to consider how we wanted to present ourselves as an organisation and competition.”

“We are very pleased with the outcome: a visual identity which is relevant, modern and flexible that will help us celebrate everyone that makes the Premier League.”

However, the Premier League’s fans don’t seem to share that sentiment, with the new logo largely being ridiculed on social media. Even England legend and BBC pundit Gary Lineker offered his typically pithy comments on the designs, sarcastically claiming he was ‘overwhelmingly excited’ upon looking at them.


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