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 ...

One of the earliest rules was 'no murder' - and one of the most recent is 'the ball must not be carried in a motorised vehicle!' ...

The Royal Shrovetide Football Match is played every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday in Ashbourne, Derbyshire – and has been since at least the 1660s. Shrovetide ball games have been played in England ...

Lorries heading north will be banned from the centre of Ashbourne from Monday (March 10) for up to six months while the next phase of work to transform the town centre begins. The Ashbourne Reborn ...

A traditional ball game that dates back to the 12th Century is set to take over a town centre in Derbyshire once again. The Royal Shrovetide Football has taken place in Ashbourne every Shrove ...

Built in 1861 it is a fine example of one of the few Victorian buildings still in existence in the town. It is faced with ashlar stone and its decorations including balcony and stone pediment ...

The Derbyshire town of Ashbourne transforms into a sporting battleground every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, hosting one of the world's oldest and most chaotic sports. Come these days ...

A traditional ball game that dates back to the 12th Century is set to take over a town centre in Derbyshire once again. The Royal Shrovetide Football has taken place in Ashbourne every Shrove ...

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 ...