Perhaps Fifa subscribe to the revisionist Murdoch view of the Premier League as the only proper league in England these days so have discounted the likes of Notts County, Forest etc. As for Stoke, they haven't been continuous members of the league (and I mean the original, established 1888 one as well as the Prem) so maybe that's counted against them. Or Fifa have just cobbled together some tosh and thought no-one would notice!