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Not long ago football fans celebrated the 130th anniversary of their favourite sports games. But in fact the game is much older. It was probably brought to England by Roman soldiers almost two thousand years ago. They called the game “Harpastum” and the rules were much like modern rugby football.

Rugby football is played by teams of fifteen or thirteen members. The ball is oval, not round, and a player is allowed to take the ball in his hands and run with it. He is also allowed to attack his opponent, to hold him by the shoulders, or by the legs. Rugby is a violent game and it is highly popular in many regions of the country, especially in Wales.

But soccer, the game as played under FIFA rules, is the most widespread. Apart from the professionals, there are a million and a half people who play football in Britain with amateur status. This well-known to us game is also called Association Football. In the early days of the Football League professionals were not allowed to take part in the competitions. But many sports clubs secretly paid their players who played best in the game. After the match, when players changed into their ordinary boots, they found the money. After several years of struggle the league for the professionals was set.

Football is a winter game in Great Britain, because winters are never too cold. The Football Association Cup is considered the best prize a team can get, and the Cup Final is the most important football event. It is played in May, at the end of the season, at Wembley Stadium. 120,000 spectators gather at the stadium, they sing and shout and wave flags. The same thing takes place practically in every city and town in Britain, for soccer is a national game.

Notes:

• Football Association Cup – Кубок ассоциации футбола

In each of the following sentences, there is one mistake. Find it and correct it.

1. English soldiers brought football to England two thousand years ago.

2. Soccer is played under NBA rules.

3. Football is a summer game in the UK.

4. Soccer is also called rugby football.

5. In the early days of the Football League only professionals participated in the competitions.

6. It is considered that the Euro Cupis the most important football event in Great Britain.

7. The Cup Final is played at Wimbledon Stadium in May.

8. Rugby is a national game in Great Britain.

9. Rugby football is played by two teams of eleven members.

10. There are a million and a half people in Britain who play football as professionals.

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