Sport in Great Britain

dropdown The British are mad about sports. In fact they like watching sports more than playing them. The most popular spectator sports are cricket and football. dropdown Football is the most popular game. Football, or soccer, is an example of a professional game. The game of football was first played in Britain. There are many amateur players in Britain who play the game on Saturday or Sunday afternoon. 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 players in the most important teams, he has pictures of them and knows the results of many matches. dropdown 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.