The British spend a lot of their free time watching and playing sport. One of the (popular) sports of all is, of course, football or soccer. Every four years lots of different countries play in the World Cup, which English won in 1966, TV was still in black and white! The game was at Wembley Stadium in London and the Queen was there to present the trophy. Apart from (watch) the big matches played by professionals, many people enjoy playing football with (they) friends in local parks. Coaches are always looking for possible future stars for both men's and (woman) teams.
Rugby is another sport that is very popular in the UK. It is also played (wide) across the world. In rugby players need (protect) from other players. It can be a very physical game. The game is very popular all over Britain and Six Nations Tournaments is played England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy. Rugby (play) in many schools today.
There are a lot of marathon races all over the UK and London marathon attracts over 40, 000 runners. Sponsor runs raise millions of pounds for charities every year and also help thousands of people run for fun.
