06-03-2025 14:40 via krqe.com

This ancient version of soccer has a rule against murder — and it's still played

ASHBOURNE, England (AP) — This ancient form of soccer has a rule forbidding players from murdering each other.Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside to watch a two-day game of mass street football that, to the casual observer, could easily be mistaken for a riot.This is Royal Shrovetide — a centuries-old ball game played in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, that, frankly, looks nothing like the world's most popular sport.Or any other game for that mat
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