Did you know that many of the world's most popular sports originated in the United Kingdom? Since the middle of the 19th century, more than 10 official sports have been created in the UK!

你知道吗?很多世界最受欢迎的体育项目都起源于英国。从19世纪中期开始，英国就产生了10多项正式体育项目!

Examples of team sports:

团体体育项目：

Football: Probably the most popular sport created in England, football rules were first written in 1863!

足球：足球可能是英国创造的最流行的体育项目，比赛规则最初写于1863年!

Rugby: Rugby is also a kind of football game. “The Rugby Football Union” was created in the UK in 1871! However, unlike Football, this game needs 2 teams of 15 players and you need to use your hands to get the ball into the enemy zone to win points.

橄榄球：橄榄球也是足球比赛的一种。英式橄榄球协会于1871年在英国成立!然而与足球不同的是，参加这项比赛的2个队各有15名球员，需要用手把球带进对方区域得分。

Hockey: The first hockey club was created in 1849 but the word 'hockey' was actually recorded by King Edward III in 1363! The game is similar to football as there are 11 players in each team and players need to use hockey sticks to hit the ball.

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