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Sport of all kinds plays an important part in many people’s lives. Football, tennis, rugby
and cricket are very popular sports in the UK. There are no United Kingdom teams for
football or rugby. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own teams.
Important sporting events include, the Grand National horse race, the Football
Association (FA) cup final (and equivalents in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), the
Open golf championship and the Wimbledon tennis tournament.

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Which sports are most popular in the UK

The patron saints’ days in England, Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland

What Bank Holidays are

The main traditional festivals in the UK

That the main festivals in the UK are Christian based, but that important festivals from
other religions are recognised and explained to children in school