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England i/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers much of the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly, and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law – the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world – developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation.
Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England, which opened in 2007, on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 2002–2003. The stadium hosts major football matches including the FA Cup Final and home matches of the England national football team.
Wembley Stadium is a UEFA category four stadium. With 90,000 seats, it is the second-largest stadium in Europe and the largest stadium in the United Kingdom. It is owned by The Football Association through its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WNSL).
Designed by HOK Sport and Foster and Partners, it includes a partially retractable roof and the 134-metre-high (440 ft) Wembley Arch. The stadium was built by Australian firm Multiplex at a cost of £798 million.
In addition to the FA Cup Final, the stadium hosts the season-opening FA Community Shield, the League Cup Final, the Football League Trophy and the Football League play-offs. It hosted the 2011 and 2013 UEFA Champions League Final, the Gold medal matches at the 2012 Olympic Games football tournament, and will host both the semi-finals and final of UEFA Euro 2020. The stadium also hosts the rugby league Challenge Cup Final, the NFL International Series and music concerts.
The Football Association Women's Super League (FA WSL) is the highest league of women's football in England. The league consists of two divisions, the WSL 1 and the WSL 2. It is run by the Football Association and began in April 2011. An initial eight teams competed in one division, which replaced the FA Women's Premier League as the highest level of women's football in England. The FA WSL 2, introduced in 2014, added a second division and a further 10 teams to the league. There is promotion and relegation between the two divisions, and planned promotion for 2016 from the FA Women's Premier League (level 3), which continues to play a winter season. WSL seasons run from April until October. The WSL champions and runners-up qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League the following season. The current champions are Chelsea. The bottom team of the WSL 1 at the end of each season will be replaced by the WSL 2 champion in the next season; however for the 2015 and 2016 seasons both the WSL 2 champions and runners-up will be promoted as part of the league's planned expansion.
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South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is the southernmost sovereign state in Africa. It is bounded on the south by 2,798 kilometers of coastline of southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, on the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, and on the east by Mozambique and Swaziland, and surrounding the kingdom of Lesotho. South Africa is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 53 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere.
South Africa is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions. Its pluralistic makeup is reflected in the constitution's recognition of 11 official languages, which is among the highest number of any country in the world. Two of these languages are of European origin: Afrikaans developed from Dutch and serves as the first language of most white and coloured South Africans; English reflects the legacy of British colonialism, and is commonly used in public and commercial life, though it is fourth-ranked as a spoken first language.
Subscribe to FATV: http://bit.ly/FATVSub Jordan Pickford, Angus Gunn & Jonathan Mitchell warm-up with a game of football tennis as England prepare for their 2017 European Under-21 Championship semi-final against Germany. The FA is For All: http://www.thefa.com/forall The FA: http://www.thefa.com Wembley Stadium: http://www.wembleystadium.com TWITTER The FA: http://www.twitter.com/fa The England Football Team: http://www.twitter.com/england Wembley Stadium: http://www.twitter.com/wembleystadium The FA WSL: http://www.twitter.com/fawsl FACEBOOK The FA Cup: http://www.facebook.com/thefacup The England Football Team: http://www.facebook.com/englandteam The England Women’s Football Team: http://www.facebook.com/englandwomen The FA WSL: http://www.facebook.com/fawsl Wembley Stadium: http://...
Subscribe to FATV: http://bit.ly/FATVSub The England squad prepare for their World Cup Qualifier against Scotland with a crossing & finishing session at St. George's Park. The FA is For All: http://www.thefa.com/forall The FA: http://www.thefa.com Wembley Stadium: http://www.wembleystadium.com TWITTER The FA: http://www.twitter.com/fa The England Football Team: http://www.twitter.com/england Wembley Stadium: http://www.twitter.com/wembleystadium The FA WSL: http://www.twitter.com/fawsl FACEBOOK The FA Cup: http://www.facebook.com/thefacup The England Football Team: http://www.facebook.com/englandteam The England Women’s Football Team: http://www.facebook.com/englandwomen The FA WSL: http://www.facebook.com/fawsl Wembley Stadium: http://www.facebook.com/wembleystadium INSTAGRAM The E...
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Subscribe to FATV: http://bit.ly/FATVSub Jordan Pickford, Angus Gunn & Jonathan Mitchell prepare for the 2017 European Under-21 Championship in Poland. The FA is For All: http://www.thefa.com/forall The FA: http://www.thefa.com Wembley Stadium: http://www.wembleystadium.com TWITTER The FA: http://www.twitter.com/fa The England Football Team: http://www.twitter.com/england Wembley Stadium: http://www.twitter.com/wembleystadium The FA WSL: http://www.twitter.com/fawsl FACEBOOK The FA Cup: http://www.facebook.com/thefacup The England Football Team: http://www.facebook.com/englandteam The England Women’s Football Team: http://www.facebook.com/englandwomen The FA WSL: http://www.facebook.com/fawsl Wembley Stadium: http://www.facebook.com/wembleystadium INSTAGRAM The England Football Team...
It's the return of England's Worst Ever Football Team. Working from the original XI first assembled in 2010, the programme re-examines the evidence to see if this line-up was conclusive or whether there has been a late charge from those who have donned the famous white shirt in the last four years. Or did the first show overlook some previous evidence for inclusion that if brought to light could condemn some new unfortunate and book them a place on the definitive roll of shame? Working through from goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders to strikers, England's Worst Ever Football Team is determined to leave no football stone unturned to unearth the worst national football team England has to offer.
England's Thrilling Win Seals Series Against South Africa – England v South Africa 2nd ODI 2017 This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England and Wales Cricket Board. Including highlights, interviews, features getting you closer to the England team and county players. Subscribe for more: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ecbcricket Featuring video from the England cricket team, NatWest T20 Blast, Specsavers County Championship and more. To find out more about the ECB visit: http://www.ecb.co.uk
For today's FIFA 17 career mode experiment we're putting England's Under-20 World Cup winning squad to the test and attempting to simulate to glory at the 2022 World Cup. Can this talented young group of lads at last lead England to glory again, or will we have to keep waiting even longer for a repeat of that 1966 World Cup success? Also, don't forget to follow me on Instagram/Twitter! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richleigh Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/RichLeigh
Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJ Charlie Sloth gets the Young Lions, Nathan Redmond, Nathaniel Chalobah, Kortney Hause, Demerai Gray, Dominic Aofi, Jack Grealish and Ben Chilwell to rap... but can the other players guess what they're rapping? Listen to more here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x2ymq
Subscribe to FATV: http://bit.ly/FATVSub FATV join the England squad for their first training session in Paris as they prepare for their international friendly against France. The FA is For All: http://www.thefa.com/forall The FA: http://www.thefa.com Wembley Stadium: http://www.wembleystadium.com TWITTER The FA: http://www.twitter.com/fa The England Football Team: http://www.twitter.com/england Wembley Stadium: http://www.twitter.com/wembleystadium The FA WSL: http://www.twitter.com/fawsl FACEBOOK The FA Cup: http://www.facebook.com/thefacup The England Football Team: http://www.facebook.com/englandteam The England Women’s Football Team: http://www.facebook.com/englandwomen The FA WSL: http://www.facebook.com/fawsl Wembley Stadium: http://www.facebook.com/wembleystadium INSTAGRAM T...
Hiking through the Cumbrian Lake District — England's green and pristine mountain playground — we'll admire idyllic lakes, discover misty waterfalls, tour a slate mine, and conquer stony summits. And we'll meet the locals — and their beloved dogs and sheep — everywhere. Then we play a little cricket, hike Hadrian's Wall, and get dazzled by Durham's Norman cathedral. © 2012 Rick Steves' Europe