February 20, 2007
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Players Participate In The Shrovetide Football Game
ASHBOURNE, UNITED KINGDOM - Hands of rival teams 'Up'ards' and 'Down'ards' battle for the ball in the annual Shrove Tuesday "no rules" football match on February 20, 2007 in Ashbourne, England. The centuries-old tradition, played between teams from opposite ends of the Derbyshire town is played by hundreds of participants trying to get a ball into one of two goals that are positioned three miles apart. The ferocious game then lasts until 10 pm. If a goal is scored before 6 pm, then a new ball is "turned up" again and a new game started. If the goal is after 6 pm then the game ends for that day and continues into Ash Wednesday. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)Find more on Players Participate In The Shrovetide Football Game
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