There are not so many British athletes who are successful in world sports competitions. But Britain has been good at inventing sports and writing (1) the rules of games. People started playing golf in Scotland in the fifteenth century. Cricket is only a little younger. They first played it in England in the sixteenth century. Games suсh as football, rugby and hockey appeared in British public schools in the nineteenth century. British most popular sport is football. During the football season (2) from August to May professional footballers play a lot of matches at home and (3) abroad. About 20 million people go to football matches every year. The most interesting games are often between teams from the same city, for example Manchester United and Manchester City. The most important game of the football season is the Cup Final in London. (4) Eighty thousand fans come to Wembley Stadium to support their teams. Cricket is popular in England but not so much as in Scotland or in Wales. They play it (5) in summer. Rugby is a kind of football in which players take the ball in their hands and run with it. They say that rugby takes its name from Rugby School in England. In 1823, a boy who (6) was playing football on the school playing field took the ball and ran with it. That was the beginning of a new game. сократи этот текст сильно оставь только самое главное сократи его до 5 предложений коротких