Audio zepis no mer sim kuprazniniu piat B Sports in Britain There are not so many British athletes who are successful in world sports competitions.0:00
But Britain has been good at inventing sports and writing the rules of games.0:13
People started playing golf in Scotland in the 15th century.0:19
Cricket is only a little younger.0:24
They first played it in England in the 16th century.0:27
Games such as football, rugby and hockey played on grass appeared in British public schools.0:31
The most popular British sport is football.0:39
During the football season, from August to May, professional footballers play a lot of matches at home and abroad.0:42
About 20 million people go to football matches every year.0:49
The most interesting games are often between teams from the same city.0:53
For example, Manchester United and Manchester City.0:58
The most important game of the football season is the cup final in London.1:02
80,000 fans go to Wembley Stadium to support their teams.1:08
Cricket is popular in England, but not so much as in Scotland or in Wales.1:13
They play it in summer.1:18
Rugby is a kind of football in which players take the ball in their hands and run with it.1:21
They say that rugby takes its name from Rugby School in England.1:26
In 1823, a boy who was playing football on the school playing field took the ball and ran with it.1:31
That was the beginning of a new game.1:39
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