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In conclusion, then, 
(1)
I would argue that there is a
distinct danger of too many people becoming over-
obsessed with watching professional sport. 
(2)
Statistics
show that the number of young people actually
playing sport has diminished, as the nation becomes
largely watchers rather than players. We do not
want a situation where the country is divided into
two main groupings: professional sportsmen and
women on the one hand and the spectators on the
other. It is primarily a male problem, but the
number of women who are obsessive sports fans is
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growing. There is the issue of the nation’s health as
well, with an increasing number of young people
reaching obese proportions because they do not take
enough exercise and eat too much junk food. The
government must take responsibility for providing
more sports facilities and offering wider cultural
opportunities for young people especially. 
(3) 
Measures
like those might stem the remorseless tide towards
our becoming a nation of sporting couch-potatoes. 
(4)