Sport in the United Kingdom United Kingdom operate high-profile professional leagues. Football is the most popular sport and is played from August to May. Rugby league is traditionally a winter sport, but since the late 1990s the elite competition has been played in the summer to minimise competition for attention with football. Rugby union is also a winter sport. Cricket is played in the Summer, from April to September. There is also a professional Ice Hockey league operating in Great Britain called the Elite Ice Hockey League. The modern global game of football evolved out of traditional football games played in England in the 19th
Sport in Scotland Scotland has co-hosted the 1999 Cricket World Cup along with England, Ireland and Netherlands. The governing body for Scottish cricket is Cricket Scotland, which administers women's cricket and junior cricket as well as the men's game. Cricket has an image as an "English" sport in Scotland, with many top players competing for the England national side, such as Jon Croft, and indeed, the national side competes in the English "counties" system. Freuchie Cricket Club in Fife famously won the Village Championship in the 1985. It is widely played in Scottish private schools, and has some presence in the major cities.