football is Britain's most popular spectator sport

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• football – British style — Football is the most popular sport in Britain, particularly amongst men. It is played by boys in most schools. Most towns have an amateur football team which plays in a minor league. Football is also the most popular spectator sport in Britain.… …   Universalium

• Sport in London — For wider coverage of London, visit the .London is the prime and capital city of both England and the United Kingdom. It has hosted many major international tournaments and has professional teams in different sports.Olympic GamesLondon has hosted …   Wikipedia

• Sport in England — Sport plays a prominent role in English life. Cricket is an unofficial national sport, along with association football. The most popular team sport is definitely association football (commonly known as football).Then comes cricket, rugby union… …   Wikipedia

• Sport in Australia — is popular and widespread. Levels of both participation and watching are much higher than in many other countries.Fact|date=February 2007 Testament to this is the level of achievement in the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games as well as other… …   Wikipedia

• History of American football — The history of American football, a spectator sport in the United States, can be traced to early versions of rugby football. Both games have their origin in varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid 19th century, in which a… …   Wikipedia

• Sport in Ireland — Sport on the island of Ireland is popular and widespread. Levels of participation and spectating are high, but as in other western regions participation has been dropping due to the increasing popularity of other activities such as watching… …   Wikipedia

• Finland national football team — Infobox National football team Name = Finland Badge = Football Association of Finland logo.svg Badge size = 150px Nickname = Huuhkajat ( Eurasian Eagle owls )| Association = Football Association of Finland ( Suomen Palloliitto, Finlands… …   Wikipedia

• Australian rules football — Sport imagesize = 200px caption = High marking (catching the ball high in the air) is a key skill in Australian Rules Football union = Australian Football League nickname = Australian football (official name), Australian Rules Football, football …   Wikipedia

• Sport in the United Kingdom — plays an important role in British culture, and many people make an emotional investment in their favourite spectator sports. The most popular sport is football, except in Northern Ireland where Gaelic games are the most popular sports and Wales …   Wikipedia

• football (soccer) — ▪ soccer Introduction also called  association football  or  soccer    game in which two teams of 11 players, using any part of their bodies except their hands and arms, try to maneuver the ball into the opposing team s goal. Only the goalkeeper… …   Universalium

• football — /foot bawl /, n. 1. a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent s goal line and by place… …   Universalium