SPORT IN GREAT BRITAIN
• The British people are really
keen on sport and games. They
are even called sport-lovers.
They love playing, watching
and speaking about this. Some
idioms came in their language
from sport. For example, “ to
play the game “ means “ to be
fair “. The English people
invented many types of sport
games, which are popular now.
In Great Britain many sport
clubs for professionals and
usual lovers. Thousand of
people prefer spending their
time outdoor games, athletics,
swimming, football and etc.
• Football is the most popular team
game in Britain. It is played in
most of the schools, and there are
thousands of teams for young
men in all parts of the country.
The public football is a
professional game which is
watched on Saturday afternoons
at the stadium.
• Professional football is a big
business. Every large town has one
or more professional clubs, like
Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester
United from England, that wellknown all over the world. One of
the most important Britain
football stadiums is Wembley.
There are matches between
England, Scotland, Wales and
Ireland.
• English people like
playing cricket. They
think that summer
without cricket isn’t
summer. Cricket is a
national English game.
Players usually wear
white boots, white
shirt and white long
trousers. They play
with balls, bats and
wickets. Girls play
cricket too.
• Horse-racing is a
popular sport in
Britain. A lot of
people love races
and even risk money
for horse they think
will win. Also you can
visit dog-racing and
motor-racing too.
• Rugby football is
played with an oval
ball. The players of
the other team try to
stop the man running
with the ball. There
are fifteen players in
each team.
• There are sport in all
schools and colleges.
English boys love
running and
swimming. Boxing is
very popular sport
too. Grass hockey is
the most popular
game in girls’
schools.
IF YOU TRAIN HARD SPORT WILL MAKE
YOU STRONG AND HEALTHY