Editing Madeira (section)

===Sport===
{{Main|Sport in Madeira}}

[[Image:Fotbal-1875.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Monument in [[Camacha]], celebrating the first ever organised football game in Portugal]]

[[Association football|Football]] is the most popular sport in Madeira and the island was indeed the first place in Portugal to host a match, organised by [[United Kingdom|British]] residents in 1875.<ref>Madeira: The islands and their Wines – Page 17 "The son of William Hinton, Harry Hinton was educated in England and as an 18-year-old student, brought the first football to Madeira in 1875. The first game of football in Portugal was played near the Hinton family quinta in Camacha."</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.visitmadeira.pt/en-gb/madeira/did-you-know-that/the-first-football-match-in-portugal |title=The first football match in Portugal |website=Visitmadeira.pt |access-date=20 June 2021 |archive-date=23 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023102133/http://www.visitmadeira.pt/en-gb/madeira/did-you-know-that/the-first-football-match-in-portugal |url-status=live }}</ref> The island is the birthplace of international star [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] and is home to two prominent teams, [[C.S. Marítimo]] and [[C.D. Nacional]], the latter of which he played youth football for before leaving to join [[Sporting CP]].

As well as football, the island is also home to professional sports teams in [[basketball]] ([[CAB Madeira]]) and [[handball]] ([[Madeira Andebol SAD]], who were runners up in the [[2018–19 EHF Challenge Cup#Final|2019 European Challenge Cup]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.record.pt/modalidades/andebol/detalhe/madeira-sad-perde-final-da-taca-challenge-para-o-csm-bucareste |title=Madeira SAD perde final da Taça Challenge para o CSM Bucareste |website=Record.pt |access-date=20 June 2021 |archive-date=21 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621112355/https://www.record.pt/modalidades/andebol/detalhe/madeira-sad-perde-final-da-taca-challenge-para-o-csm-bucareste |url-status=live }}</ref> Madeira was also the host of the [[2003 World Men's Handball Championship|2003 World Handball Championship]].

The [[Rally Vinho da Madeira]] is a rally race held annually since 1959, considered one of the biggest sporting events on the island<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.visitmadeira.pt/en-gb/what-to-do/events/search/madeira-wine-rally |title=Madeira Wine Rally |website=Visitmadeira.pt |access-date=20 June 2021 |archive-date=17 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917184915/http://www.visitmadeira.pt/en-gb/what-to-do/events/search/madeira-wine-rally |url-status=live }}</ref> It was part of the [[European Rally Championship]] from 1979 to 2012 and the [[Intercontinental Rally Challenge]] from 2006 to 2010.

Other popular sporting activities include [[golf]] at one of the island's two courses (plus one on [[Porto Santo]]), [[surfing]], [[scuba diving]], and [[hiking]].