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姓名:
谢宏桥
学号:
2012213047
班级:
七班
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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:
"
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