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6.8 English From BBC Learning English Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English, I'm Dan.
And I'm Neil.
Now, Neil, do you like going to live football matches?
Oh yes, I love it.
Is it better than watching them on TV?
Well, you don't really see as much as you do on TV,
but then on TV you don't really feel the atmosphere.
You can't sing along with the chants and songs at home.
Well, it's good you mention the songs and chants,
because that is today's topic.
It seems that for some football clubs,
the atmosphere in the stadiums is becoming a bit quiet.
Now, before we look at this topic in more detail,
here is today's quiz.
As we're talking about football, in which decade was the first ever international football match played?
Is it A in the 1870s, B in the 1890s, or C in the 1910s?
I could be wrong, but I think it was before the turn of the century,
so I'll say the 1890s.