england welsh ireland scotland great britain united kingdom

we all hear all these countries names  and atleast I was thinking that united kingdom is simply something of past, which people still use.

But I was so wrong.

England, Welsh, Scotland and northern Ireland are countries...hmmm not as per ISO list of counties, but they have they own goverments, sports body.

For example , lot of time we hear wales vs england match.

Now  england+scotland+welsh  together forms great Britain, which is not  country but a name given to these groups

Actual country is United Kingdom which also includes Northern Ireland + Great Britain..but in lot of places people substitute one for other.

Also the other fascinating thing I found out is the flag of UK.  It comprises of flags of native countries,

Source wiki

Now I have to also read about these saints.                                                                                                    

Other interesting things I see are . Football Clubs situated in Welsh are part of EPL, but scotland has there own premier league. Swansea is in welsh.                                                                                     

Also as per FIFA, welsh and england are different, hence we don't see GARETH BALE playing with ROONEY, same goes for AARON RAMSEY.  If in FIFA , they play as UK then it will be quite a strong team.