Football is one of the most popular sports and is always present in the list of sports events, as well as major tournaments around the world.

In the UK, football is the national game, where there is a traditional league system with over a hundred teams. The most popular league is known as the Premier League - the most attractive football tournament on the planet, with 20 large and small clubs from all over the country.

In Great Britain, football is governed by the Football Association, one of the oldest governing bodies in the world. The most famous Football Championships in the UK are the FA Cup and the Capital One Cup.

The UK has continued to establish itself as a formidable powerhouse in competitive football, with teams competing in major events in European football and the UEFA Champions League including Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool.

The big games that take place in England each year have attracted large numbers of players as well as millions of spectators to watch and cheer at the games. Besides that, British football would not be complete without the song fans sing. One of the most famous is the one that English fans sang during the World Cup: Three Lions.

Netball is now the second most played sport in the UK. The sport's popularity has been more influential when it is included in the schoolchildren's physical health education curriculum, especially by children between the ages of 11 and 15 years.

The sport has been played for over a century in the UK and continues to gain more followers in recent years. On the world stage, the UK is considered the big contender in the sport. The 2019 Vitality Netball World Cup held in Liverpool, England attracted a lot of people watching and cheering the teams playing. Host nation England finished their campaign with a bronze medal.

Rugby is one of the most well-known proficient team sports in the U.K. It is established in 1987 by a boy named William Webb Ellis, who was believed to have developed this game by running across a field with a ball in his hand during a football game at school.

Rugby is divided into Rugby Union and Rugby League. It is different from football, this sport is played with 13 or 15 people on each team. Rugby can be played with not only hands but also feet. The members must support one another to score a goal, showing teamwork in each match.

The Rugby World Cup has been held since 1987 and takes place every four years and the winner will receive the Webb Ellis Cup. The other major tournaments are the Six Nations Championship in Europe and The Rugby Championship in the Southern Hemisphere.

Today, this sport becomes very popular in school. No country is banning this game, making it becomes popular throughout the world.

Horse racing is one of every of the longest established and also the second-largest spectator within the UK. This sport has existed in England for 1000 years, being the foremost traditional and aristocratic sport.

In the UK, there are 60 licensed racecourses everywhere in the country and horse races are regularly held for entertainment purposes. People will dress traditionally when participating in racing events because those are important events. The major horse racing events like Royal Ascot and Cheltenham Festival. Additionally, the UK also has a number of the best jockeys, including Fred Archer, Sir Gordon Richards, and Lester Piggott.

Horse racing here is considered an important part when talking about British life and culture, especially in the countryside.

In the past, horse racing was considered a sport just for the upper classes in British society. Today, racecourses are expanding the space, the realm for everybody to participate in learning and experiencing about racing.

There is a lot of interest in tennis in the United Kingdom. Especially since the UK hosts the Grand Slam tournaments, one of the most famous tennis events on the ATP Tour which includes Wimbledon, The Australia Open, The U.S. Open, and the French Open. In 2021, Wimbledon Championships is one of the most popular tennis tournaments in the UK and has been held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.

Many British athletes also participate in the Olympic games and have many great achievements. At the Wheelchair Tennis at the Paralympic Tokyo 2020, Jordanne Whiley finished the game with a doubles silver medal, a singles bronze medal, and became the first British wheelchair tennis player to win a Women's singles medal. Moreover, although Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett missed out on the gold medal they had another Men's Doubles Paralympic silver medal to celebrate.

Besides that, the UK has many public institutions that offer tennis to the general public at low or free cost.

Badminton is one of the most popular racket sports in U.K. history and continues to grow in popularity. The Badminton Association of England was originally established in 1893 and is now known as Badminton England.

Playing badminton brings not only physical but also mental benefits, providing our bodies with the required energy to help people go through each day.

Moreover, playing badminton is simple for everybody. The shuttlecock which acts as a ball is made from goose feathers attached to a small piece of cork. When playing, all you need is to smash the light shuttlecock in the opponent’s direction. Badminton is a fantastic sport.

In recent years, although the number of participants has decreased, it is still one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK.

One of the fastest-growing sports in the UK - Swimming, attracting dozens of participants, is gut-wrenchingly asking for a lot of energy. The sport dates back to the 19th century as a separate sport in the UK. Swimmers often take part in major swimming competitions such as the Olympics, winning to become a major UK contender in the swimming world.

There are many different forms of swimming such as crawling, butterflies, breaststroke, etc. Swimming helps people to exercise. Young people can swim to improve their height. Swimming also helps us feel more relaxed. Swimming is suitable for almost all ages.

So, as long as you want, you can learn to swim. Today, swimming has become an essential subject for students.