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 matter.

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 matter.

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 matter.

ASHBOURNE, UK — 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 ...

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 matter.

Royal Shrovetide, a centuries-old ball game that to the casual observer could be mistaken for a riot, attracts thousands to the English countryside every year. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Royal Shrovetide, a centuries-old ball game that to the casual observer could be mistaken for a riot, attracts thousands to the English countryside every year. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Royal Shrovetide, a centuries-old ball game that to the casual observer could be mistaken for a riot, attracts thousands to the English countryside every year. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...