Football is, I believe, the most popular game in England: one has only to go to one of the important matches to see this.
Football
is
,
I
believe
,
the
most
popular
game
in
England
:
one
has
only
to
go
to
one
of
the
important
matches
to
see
this
.
Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, shouting for their teams.
Rich
and
poor
,
young
and
old
,
one
can
see
them
all
there
,
shouting
for
their
teams
.
One of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have.
One
of
the
most
surprising
things
about
football
in
England
is
the
great
knowledge
of
the
game
which
even
the
smallest
boy
seems
to
have
.
He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams.
He
can
tell
you
the
names
of
the
players
in
most
of
the
important
teams
.
He has pictures of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches.
He
has
pictures
of
them
and
knows
the
results
of
large
numbers
of
matches
.
He will tell you who he thinks will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times of his age.
He
will
tell
you
who
he
thinks
will
win
such
a
match
,
and
his
opinion
is
usually
as
good
as
that
of
men
three
or
four
times
of
his
age
.
Most schools in England take football seriously--much more seriously than nearly all European schools, where lessons are all very important and games are left for the children themselves.
Most
schools
in
England
take
football
seriously
--
much
more
seriously
than
nearly
all
European
schools
,
where
lessons
are
all
very
important
and
games
are
left
for
the
children
themselves
.
In England it is believed that education is not only a matter of filling a boy's mind with facts in the classroom; education also means the training of character by means of games, especially team games, where the boy or girl has to learn to work with others for his or her team instead of working for himself or herself alone.
In
England
it
is
believed
that
education
is
not
only
a
matter
of
filling
a
boy
's
mind
with
facts
in
the
classroom
;
education
also
means
the
training
of
character
by
means
of
games
,
especially
team
games
,
where
the
boy
or
girl
has
to
learn
to
work
with
others
for
his
or
her
team
instead
of
working
for
himself
or
herself
alone
.
Therefore the school plans games and matches for its students.
Therefore
the
school
plans
games
and
matches
for
its
students
.
Football is a good team game.
Football
is
a
good
team
game
.
It is good both for the body and the mind.
It
is
good
both
for
the
body
and
the
mind
.
That is why it is every school's game in England.
That
is
why
it
is
every
school
's
game
in
England
.
Football is, I believe, the most popular game in England: one has only to go to one of the important matches to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, shouting for their teams. One of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He has pictures of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches. He will tell you who he thinks will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times of his age.  Most schools in England take football seriously--much more seriously than nearly all European schools, where lessons are all very important and games are left for the children themselves. In England it is believed that education is not only a matter of filling a boy's mind with facts in the classroom; education also means the training of character by means of games, especially team games, where the boy or girl has to learn to work with others for his or her team instead of working for himself or herself alone. Therefore the school plans games and matches for its students. Football is a good team game. It is good both for the body and the mind. That is why it is every school's game in England.