<P> Four sports in the 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 . </P>
<P> Four sports in the 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 . </P>
what is the most popular sport in the united kingdom
what is the most popular sport in the united kingdom
Football
Football