Soccer

If you're in Europe and you get invited to a football game, don't expect to see tackles and helmets and goal posts. In Europe, "football" means "soccer," a sport that has been around since the 1800s. Players primarily use their feet (and sometimes their heads) to get the ball down field into the opponent's net. Soccer play is intense and physical and so are soccer fans. For many fans, soccer is a matter of national pride. In fact, violence at soccer games has led to hundreds of spectator deaths in South America and Europe.

Golf

The first game of golf was played in Scotland in 1456. At least that's what surviving historical records say. But many think that golf was being played long before then, probably in the 12th century in Scotland and China. Today's golf game is a popular spectator sport that is played around the world on more than 32,000 golf courses (more than half are in the US). Sports icons like Tiger Woods, Anika Sorenstam, Arnold Palmer, and Jack Nicklaus have brought decades of drama and drive to the links. And after all these years, golf enthusiasts are still asking that all important question: How many dimples are there on a golf ball?