Sports games that appeared in Great Britain (Спортивные игры, появившиеся в Великобритании)

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Great Britain gave birth to many kinds of sports such as football, rugby, cricket, squash, golf, tennis, badminton, hockey , boxing, snooker and so on. Today we are going to talk about football and squash .

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Football

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Football was born in England Many of us love to spend time watching a football match. However, not all football fans know the birthplace of this game . T he official birthplace of football is England - the first game took place in 217 AD in the city of Derby. That match was between the Celts and the Romans.

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Football in ancient times In those times to win the game, the teams tried to kick the ball to a certain place across town. There were about 500 people from both sides. Such events often led to fights.

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The rules changed all the time and were not strictly regulated. Since the beginning of the 19 th century it was decided to develop a system of common rules. The first rules of the game were adopted in Sheffield in 1862. England has the oldest football club in the world -"Sheffield” . Football comes to the present day

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The national team of England Football is a national sport in England. It plays an important role in English culture. T here are more than 40,000 football clubs in England — more than in any other country in the world.

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Some British clubs’ e mblems

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Squash

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Squash is an indoor kind of sports game with a ball and racket. The name of the game is connected with the use of a relatively soft ball. Previous to squash there was a game with rackets and a firm ball. The name of the game

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The game is played on a court surrounded by walls, and it involves two players (a single player game) or four players (a pair game). The rules

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This game was initially popular in prisons, where non-dangerous criminals were allowed to hit the ball from prison wall with rackets. Actually, the game was called “Rackets” for a long time. It was first mentioned as “Squash” in 1890. Squash appeared in Englan d

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The first squash court was built in Harrow School (a school in London) in 1860, and this court was 3 times smaller than a usual “racket” court. So, for a long period of time the game was played in different educational institutions. Harrow School

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However , at the beginning of the 20th century squash began to spread in the officer ranks of the British army and in many private clubs. Interest for the game

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The first Association of squash appeared in 1907 in the USA. The game was most popular in the early 1980-ies, then the interest decreased slightly.

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