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As early as the late 17th century, quantification became an important aspect of sports, and the cultural basis was created for the concept of the sports record. The word record, in the sense of an unsurpassed quantified achievement, appeared, first in English and then in other languages, late in the 19th century, but the concept went back nearly 200 years. Zulu football players rely not only on their coaches and trainers but also on the services of their inyanga (“witch doctor”). In the history of Ireland, Gaelic sports were connected with cultural nationalism. Collocations with sport Although the Football Association and most of its affiliated clubs were initially dominated by the middle and upper classes, soccer had definitely become “the people’s game” by the end of the century. For instance, Manchester United, one of Britain’s most storied teams, can trace its history to a club established by the city’s railroad workers in 1880. Both amateur and professional sports attract sp