The Top 5 Sports in the UK

UK is located in the estate of North Western Europe and is also a home to a very diverse range of sports. The lush geography has always led for the development of football and rugby as national past times, while some other sports have also slowly gained a footing. Here is the list of top 5 Sports in the UK:

Football

Football which is the most popular game that was played in the U.K. and which also follows a traditional league system that consists of more than one hundred teams. The most popular league is also known as the Premier League and consists of the 20 best teams that is from all over the U.K.

Cricket

Cricket is one of the national sports of the U.K. and has become popular in the U.K. in the time of 17th century. Today there are 18 professional counties clubs that are present in the U.K. and with all of them they are being named after historic counties.

Rugby

Rugby is another one of the most popular professional and recreational team sports in the country of U.K. and is also divided into Rugby Union and also Rugby League. The two sports are very much different in rules such as the number of players and in these ways for advancing the ball.

Other than these 3, Badminton and tennis are also 2 most popular sports in UK.

By: Prerana Sharma