Sport in England

Other team sports[edit]
Lacrosse[edit]
Lacrosse in England is played in both the men's (field & indoor) and women's (field) versions of the games and governed by English Lacrosse Association. Currently^[when?] the England men's team are European champions and are ranked fifth in the world. The women's team are currently second in Europe (however have won the competition three out of the seven times it has been competed for); they are also ranked fourth in the World (having won silver in both the 1987 and 1991 World Championships).
England has sent national teams to the Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships.^[9]
As of June 2021, England's Alex Russell was one of two non-North American players on a NCAA Division I roster and the only one to see game action. The graduate midfielder served as a captain for Long Island University, where he appeared in 11 games (10 starts), and recorded 20 points off 15 goals and five assists. Russell also scooped up 12 ground balls.^[10]
Bandy[edit]
England is seen as one of the birthplaces of bandy, beside Russia (where a similar game developed simultaneously). The match which later has been dubbed the original bandy match was held in London in 1875.^[11] England won the 1913 European Bandy Championships in Davos, Switzerland.^[12][13] Following the outbreak of the First World War, the interest for bandy vanished in England and the National Bandy Association was discontinued. Almost a hundred years later, bandy was reintroduced to England and the Bandy Federation of England was founded in 2010, changing names to Great Britain Bandy Association in 2017. The England national team for men then were rebranded as a British men's national team and made a world official international début at the 2019 World Championship, while the women's national team participated for the first time at the 2022 World Championship.
American football[edit]
American football was introduced to England during the early part of the 20th century by American servicemen stationed in the country.^[14][15] During the Second World War, matches were played by American and Canadian servicemen stationed in the UK at venues throughout the country. This included the 'Tea Bowl' game played at the White City Stadium in 1944.^[16]
In England, Scotland and Wales, the domestic game is organised by the British American Football Association (BAFA), who operate a series of league competitions as the BAFA National Leagues. The championship game is known as the BritBowl.