Arm Brioni The British have a reputation for being mad about sports. In fact they like watching
sports more than playing them. The British are spectators and the most popular spectator sports
are cricket and football.
Football is the most popular game Football, or soccer, is an example of a professional
game. The game of football was first plaved in Britain, and later people began to play football
in other countries. There are many amateur soccer players in Britain who play the game on
Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Amateur clubs often play against professionals.
Almost every school has its football team and every boy in Britain knows a lot about the game.
He can tell you the names of the plavers in the most important teams, he has pictures of them
and knows the results of many matches
Rugby is another popular British sport which is played in other countries. It is also
called rugby football. The story is told that in 1823 boys at Rugby school in England were
playing football in the normal way, when suddenly one boy picked the ball up and ran with it.
That was how a new game was born. There are two forms of rugby football: the amateur game
and the professional game. The two games have different rules.
Football is the favourite winter game in Britain and cricket is the favourite summer
sport. Amateur cricket has the same rules as the professional game. A typical amateur cricket
match takes place on a village green, an open space in the centre of the village. It is played
between two teams - the "home" team and the "visitors" who come from another village.

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