SPORTS

Sports play an important part of English life, particularly football and cricket. Some of the world's most famous sports began here including cricket and football.

FOOTBALL AND CRICKET

Although cricket is officially recognized as England's national sport, for many people football (soccer) is the most important sport. Football is incredibly popular in the UK. England is home to some world class football teams, the most famous being Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool. 

The basic concept of cricket is very similar to that of baseball; teams bat in successive innings and attempt to score runs, while the opposite team fields and attempts to bring an end to the batting team's innings.