The second day of Royal Shrovetide Football has begun in Ashbourne with the Up'Ards leading 1-0.

Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday usually pass without incident for most of the UK, but in Ashbourne where Royal Shrovetide Football is played, it's a different story.

Since Royal Shrovetide Football began in the 12th Century, hundreds of balls have been made, carried across fields and fought over in rivers. For the first time, Carl Spencer has stitched and crafted ...

The event in Alnwick dates back to at least 1762 and is played on the fields by the River Aln.

The Up'Ards have gone ahead on the first day of an ancient football game played in a town in Derbyshire. Royal Shrovetide Football, which began in the 12th Century, sees two teams - the Up'Ards and ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A football used in the Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide match 53 years ago has been sold at auction for £6,000. The ancient football ...

A football used in the Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide match 53 years ago has been sold at auction for £6,000. The ancient football match, which began in the 12th Century, sees two teams - the Up'Ards and ...