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=**Sports In England**=

[]  Football in England is what we, in America, consider soccer; there are many different teams and leagues in the UK. The players in the leagues all compete not only for their respective league titles but also for the honor of representing their nation in the FIFA World Cup. The biggest league in the United Kingdom is considered by many to be the Barclays Premier League which there is a link to their home page on the Football tab on the left. The Premier league consists of 20 football clubs, and has about # tournaments. The teams within this league are comprised of some of the best players in the world. The twenty clubs are Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Portsmouth, Stoke City, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, Westham United, Wigan Athletic, and the Wolverhampton Wanderers football clubs.
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__**Rugby**__ []

Rugby is a violent sport, which combines aspects of Hockey, Football and American Football. The link on the right is for the RFL, which is the Rugby Football League, but England has its own league known as the England Rugby League.

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 * __Cricket__**

Cricket is a sport that uses a ball and bat, and has characteristics of our Baseball. One major cricket league is the Essex Cricket League, which is linked on the left. This league has nineteen competitive clubs and hosts multiple tournaments. If you go to Wikipedia you can learn more about the game, the history, and the “laws” of cricket.

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 * __Tennis__**

Tennis is one of the most popular and widely played sports in the UK. London is home to one of the most famous tennis courts in the world, Wimbledon. Wimbledon serves as the location for one of the 'Masters' Championships during the tennis season, which are the biggest and most important matches of the year. Tennis players from all over the world flock to Wimbledon every year to compete in this 'Masters' event.Wimbledon Tennis