Whether people play, or just watch, sports are a big part of many people’s lives. Besides just being entertainment, sports are also tied to many countries’ national identity, and are a billion dollar industry. Have you ever wondered how these sports got their start? Even if you think you know, what’s interesting is that the origins of sports are filled with myths and legends. These are the real stories about how these beloved games were invented.

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10. Lacrosse
9. Golf
8. Ice Hockey
7. Rugby
6. Cricket
5. Tennis
4. Basketball
3. Baseball
2. American Football
1. Soccer

Source/Further reading:

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lacrosse/
http://www.ancientgolf.dse.nl/pdfs/vandenboom.pdf
http://www.egcoa.eu/german-scientist-calls-netherlands-cradle-golf/
http://www.ancientgolf.dse.nl/pdfs/vandenboom.pdf
https://books.google.ca/books?id=BjPVoAEACAAJ&dq=On+the+Origin+of+Hockey:+Carl+Gid%C3%A9n&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiN_byN8dfPAhXHNSYKHdv6BGMQ6AEIHDAA
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-indoor-game-of-ice-hockey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/z396nbk
https://www.britannica.com/sports/rugby
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/08/origin-of-the-name-of-the-sport-cricket/
http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-cricket.htm
https://www.britannica.com/sports/cricket-sport
http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-football-tennis/history-of-tennis
https://www.britannica.com/sports/tennis
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-11348053
http://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2660882
http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-invented-baseball
http://www.cfl.ca/2011/05/15/birth-of-north-american-football-137-years/
http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-invented-football
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/06/the-origin-of-the-word-soccer/
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/06/why-we-call-soccer-soccer/372771/
https://www.football-bible.com/soccer-info/who-invented-football.html
http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/the-game/

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