Without nationalism, the people of England would not have been able to create the sport of soccer. People in England were able to make the sport of soccer. The first soccer club, Notts County F.C., was made in the year 1862. The very first game of soccer was played on December 19, 1863. It was played on Limes Field which is in Mortlake, London, England. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world right now. There are around 3.5 billion fans of soccer. People in nearly every single country are playing it. Every four years there is a tournament called the FIFA World Cup where the 32 best International soccer teams compete to be named the best in the world. If it was not for all of the English being so nationalistic, they would not have had time to create this sport. …show more content…
Tennis was first played sometime between 1859 and 1865 in Birmingham, England. The people in Birmingham, England were able to create another one of the most popular sports in the world. In 1877, a few years after tennis was created, The Championships, Wimbledon was founded. The Wimbledon Tournament is one of the four grand slams in tennis. Tennis is fourth in the world for popularity. There are around 1 billion fans of tennis. If not for the British, this sport might not have been