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姓名：

谢宏桥

学号：

2012213047

班级：

七班

分数：

2013年12月20日

WhenitcomestotheUnitedKingdom,PeoplewillalwaysthinkoftheBritishgentlemenwithtraditionalhatandcane.Infact,sportsareastraditionalasgentlemeninBritain.TheUnitedKingdom,atraditionalandstrongcountrynotonlyintheareaofindustryandcomprehensivenationalstrength,butalsointheareaofsports,hasalonghistoryforplayingsports.AlotofmajorsportsoriginatedintheUK,includingassociationfootball,golf,tennis,boxing,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,cricket,fieldhockey,snooker,billiards,squash,curlingandbadminton,allofwhicharepopularinBritain.Eventhetabletennisandbaseball,theChineseandAmericannationalsports,originatedfromBritain.NowBritishsportsnotonlyaffectthesocialcontextathome,butalsohaveagreatimpactoutsidehome.WeevencanregardthesportsasareflectionofBritishculture.LefsknowaboutBritainfromitssportsculture.

1.VariousimportantsportsoriginatingintheUK

1.1Associationfootball.

Associationfootball,morecommonlyknownasfootballorsoccer,isaveryimportantsportoriginatedinhistraditionalhome—Englandinthe19thcentury.ThelawsofthegamewereoriginallycodifiedinEnglandbytheFootballAssociationin1863andhaveevolvedsincethen.TheUKhastheoldestfootballleagueintheworld.TheEnglishPremierLeagueisthemost-watchedfootballleagueintheworldanditsbiggestclubsincludeManchesterUnited,Liverpool,ArsenalandChelsea.Nowfootballhasbeenthemostfamoussportinternationallythroughhundredsofyears'

developing.NowAssociationfootballisgovernedinternationallybyFIFA（FederationInternationalFootballAssociation）,whichorganizestheFIFAWorldCupeveryfouryears.

Actually,footballcanreflecttheBritishculturecompletely.Beckham,thefamousformerfootballstarofBritain,hassaid:

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Footballhasbeenassociatedwithourcountry'

scultureandexistedinourDNA.Sincewewereborntotheworld,footballhasbeenaccompanyingwithusandneverseparatedwithus.MFromtheseworlds,wecanreadthecloserelationshipbetweenfootballandcultureintheUK.Themosttypicalculturereflectedinfootballisthegentilityculture.Insomesportreportsinthe19thcentury,Britishfootballplayersarecalled"

Mr."

allthetime.Anotheraspectofculturereflectedintheconsciousnessofnation.Asweknow,BritaintakesfourpositionsintheFIFA—theycantakeoutfourteamstotakepartintheWorldCup.ThisreflectstheleadingpositionoftheGreatBritaininthe20thcenturywhileitreflectsthattheUKconsistsoffourparts—England,Scotland,Wales,andNorthIreland.Asaresult,untiltoday,FootballinBritainisrenownedfortheintenserivalriesbetweenclubsandthepassionofthesupporters.WhenwewatchafootballgameofateamfromBritain,itwillbemoreattractiveifwehaveknownaboutthefootballcultureoftheUK.

1.2ManyothersportsoriginatedintheUK.

Comparedwithfootball,anothersimilarfamoussportcalledrugbyalsooriginatedintheBritain.In1845,rugbyunionwascreatedwhenthefirstruleswerewrittenbypupilsatRugbySchool,Warwickshire.ThefirstinternationalRugbytookplaceonMarch27,1871,playedbetweenEnglandandScotland.By1881bothIrelandandWaleshadteams.Butintheworld,rugbyisn'

tasfamousasfootball.

ThemoderncompetitivegolforiginatedinScotland.TheroyalandAncientGolfClubofStAndrewsinScotlandisthissporfshomecourse.ThePGA（ProfessionalGolfer'

AssociationofAmerica）EuropeanTourisheadquarteredinEngland,andthemainEuropeanTourplaysmoreeventsintheUKthaninanyothercountry.Intheearly20thcenturyBritishgolfers,beingthebestintheworld,wonnearlyalloftheU.S.OpenchampionshipsbeforeWorldWarI.EventhoughAmericangolferslaterbecamedominant,Britainhascontinuedtoproduceleadinggolfers.AnumberofBritishgolfershavereachedtheworld'

stop10intheearly2000s,suchastheBritishfamousgolfstar,LeeWestwoodwhoendedTigerWoods*five-yearreignatoptherankingsinautumn2010.

TennisisyetanothersportwhichoriginatedintheEnglandin1870s.Whenitwascreated,thetennisspreadallaroundtheworld.TheoldestandfamoustennistournamentintheworldistheWimbledonchampionshipswhichfirstoccurredin1877.Today,theeventtakesplaceovertwoweeksinlateJuneandearlyJuly.ThemostsuccessfultennisplayerinBritainiscalledFredPerrywhowastheeight-timeSlamwinnerandoneoftheonlysevenmeninhistorytohavewonallfourGrandSlamevents.

Cricket,themosttypicallyBritishsport,hasbeeninexistencesincethe16thcentury.ThemoderngameofcricketwascreatedinEnglandinthe1830swhenroundarmbowlingwaslegalized.Thefirst-evertestmat