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FootballCricket(板球)TennisGolfHocheyball（曲棍球）HorceracingFocalPointsFootballthemostpopularsportintheworldhasitstraditionalhomeinEnglandwhereitwasdevelopedinthe19thcentury.around250millionpeopleregularlyplayfootballovermillionspeoplewatchthegameontelevision

Asweallknown,therearefourgreatgiantsshininginthePremierleague,theyareManchesterUnited,Liverpool,ChelseaandArsenal.

ManchesterUnitedFootballClub

C羅(5yearsago)LiverpoolFootballClubKaloerwhohadgottwoscoresinpremierleagueBeckhamTheyarefootballfans2014FIFAWorldCupwillstartonJune13thisyear.Areyouexpecting?Cricket

the16thcenturyfirstplayedinsouthernEngland

theendofthe18thcenturydevelopedintothenationalsportofEngland

Now,thegameisplayedparticularlyinAustralia,theIndiansubcontinent,SouthernAfrica

andtheBritishIsles.TheexpansionoftheBritishEmpireledtocricketbeingplayedoverseas

themid-19thcentury

thefirstinternationalmatchwasheldICCCricketWorldCuponeofthemostpopularsportsthatpeopleliketowatchthefourthworldmatchthatjustnexttotheOlympicGames、FIFAWorldCupandRugbyWorldCupReferencesandphrases"Onastickywicket"tofacedifficultiesWhatyouaredoingis"notcricket"

youarenotbehavingethicallyorhonourablyinasituation"Playingwithastraightbat"youareanhonestperson@WPS官方微博@kingsoftwpsTennisandGolfamoregentlesportinventedinBritainChurchrecords--bythemid-15thcenturyagameofbouncingaballofftnesideoftheirlocalchurchesorcathedralsbecomeakindofrecreationalactivitiyforBritishupperclassesTennisWimbledonTheChampionshipWimbledon(aLondonsuburb)themostancientandreputablemajoreventoftheBritishsportingcalendartheworld'sbestplayersgathertocompetejustbehindAustralianOpenandFrenchOpenSideStory

TennisabsolutelydeservestobecalledpopularinBritain,butthatcrazemaybebeyondyourimagination.

TheDailyMailsaid,theirstaidprimeministerDavidCamerononceevenrefusetoanswerObama’sphonejustbecausehewasplayingtennis.Whetheritistrueorfalse,Britishmediaareobviouslypleasedtoseepremier’spractice.GolfLegendsays,therewasaScottishshepherdoccasionallyhittinga

pebbleintotherabbit

holewithhisstickonhiswayhome.Thuspeoplegotinspiredandinventedthisnoblesport--golf.ThehomeofgolfisScotlandwherethegamehasbeenplayedsincethe17thcenturyandnaturallytheoldestgolfclubintheworldisthere:TheHonorableCompanyofEdinburghGolfers.ThemostimportantnationaleventistheOpenChampionshipwiththeWalkerCupforamateursandtheRyderCupforprofessionals.RoyalLiverpoolGolfCourseThesecondoldestgolfcourse（利物浦皇家高爾夫球場）SurreyHershamStAndrewsScottishHighlands（薩利Hersham高爾夫俱樂部）圣安德魯斯蘇格蘭高地

Modernhockey(曲棍球)Modernhockeyoriginatedintheearly19thcenturyBritain,theOlympicGamesisthemostlonghistoryofoneoftheitems.1908LondonOlympicGames,hockeyislistedasofficialproject.Thisgameplayedbetweentwoteamsofelevenplayerswhotrytohitasmallhardballintoagoalwithacurvewoodenstick.Stick

Ahook-shapeddevicemadefromwoodand(orcompositematerials)withaflatface

Elbowpads(Goalie)

UsedtoprotecttheelbowHelmet

Usedtoprotecthead

ShoeBlocker(Goalie)

UsedtoprotectfeetShinPads

UsedtoprotectshinLegpadsUsedtoprotectthegoalkeeper'slegsTheAmateurHockeyAssociationwasthenformedinLondonin1886,beforeworkersandthemilitarycarriedthegametothefourcornersoftheBritishEmpire.ItbecameanOlympicsportin1908.BritishdevelopmentThefirstteamwastheBlackheathHockeyClub,datingbackto1861.HorseRacing,HuntingandEquestrainismBackground

Inmedievaltime,horsesweretheheartsforpeopleinEngland,peopleusedhorsestotravel,huntandwarfare.

What’smore,insteadofgolfingorskiing,therichandkings’(andQueen)chosehorseracingastheirsports.

Asyoucansee,atthattime,horsesweresymbolsofauthority.HorseRacing

HuntingEquestrianismTwoKindsofHorseRacing

Flatracing

Horsesandriderscompeteonaflat,ovaltrackSteeplechase

Itisracingeitheracrossthecountryside,oraroundatrackdesignedtorepresentthebarriersyoumightcomeacrossinthecountryside.

PS:

Theworld’smostfamoussteeplechase:

TheGrandNationalHunting

Atbeginning,huntingwasnecessarysincepeoplehadtogetsomethingtoeat,butinmedievalEngland,huntinghasbecomeakindofamusementforpeople(especiallynoblemenandrichpeople)tokilltime.Equestrianism

Equestrianism

isanothersportwhichlinkstohorsesandaristocracy.Inthiskindofcompetition,ridingskills(e.g.jumpingandcarriagedriving)andspeedalwaysappealtomanyaudience.InrecentyearstheGrandNationalhasbecomeincreasinglycontroversialbecauseofthedangersinvolved.

Horseracing,huntingand

equestrianismhav