Thousands of players and observers have descended upon a small Derbyshire town for an annual 'medieval football' event. Royal Shrovetide Football, which bares little resemblance to actual football ...
“I discovered Real Football through my research of British traditions, in a bid to better understand the people, places, and landscape of modern-day Britain,” says photographer Nick Bannehr on the ...
Footage of a 'medieval football' game which dates back to the 12th century held to celebrate Shrove Tuesday sparked outrage this week as the fun descended into violence and chaos. Today one man at the ...
At 2 p.m. last Tuesday, in a parking lot in the ancient English market town of Ashbourne in the Derbyshire Dales, an elderly man climbed onto a brick plinth in front of a crowd of some 3,000 people.
A bizarre match of 'medieval football' erupted into violence with punches thrown and a betting shop damaged. Footage of the 823rd Atherstone Ball Game - held annually on Shrove Tuesday - shows ...
Ninety feet above the floor of the D.C. Armory, workers carefully lowered the goal posts from the ceiling. Yes, goal posts hanging from the ceiling. A football field laid out on the Armory floor.