the popular sports in the UK

Popular sports in the UK

England

The most popular in England is football and it was started in 1857 in London. The football in England is becoming international sport and they have a public school for football games because of this reasons England is considered the home of the football.

 

Wales

They enjoy in their traditional sports like football and rugby but they interesting to take some more unusual actives. They are enjoying watching rugby because of the traditional sport of wales. Moreover, they like to meet with friends when there is rugby much and they watch it together and them going to the pub to have fun with friends. However, they are interesting on football because of their history on football. They started the football in 1889 .

Scotland

The popular sport in Scotland is golf. Scottish Sports (2013)  "The game of Golf was invented in Scotland and enjoyed by the nobility as early as the 15th Century. Indeed it was regarded as with some disdain and actively discouraged by an Act of Parliament in 1457. In 1491 it was decreed that "no place in the realm there be suit Fete-ball, Golfed or other unprofitabill sports". Also, they are interesting in football because it is been played from a long time.

Ireland

The popular sport in Ireland is hurling. Hurling has to be most interesting and skillful of the traditional Irish sport. Also, they are interesting in football because it is common to find football. GaelicMatters.com (2011) "Hurling has to be the most beautiful and skilful of the traditional Irish sports. The game can be traced back thousands of years and features strongly in the legends of Ireland".

 

Bibliography

Scottish Sports (201) Scottish Sports & Interests. Available at: http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/sports.html  (Accessed: 20 February 2013).

 GaelicMatters.com (2011) The Biggest Traditional Irish Sports. Available at: http://www.gaelicmatters.com/traditional-irish-sports.html (Accessed: 20 February 2013).