Is a kind of sport
Royal football – it is a kind of unusual event as it involves the entire city, not just eleven people, as in a normal football game.
Is to bring the ball to the opponents' gate.
In the English town of Ashbourne such a competition is held annually. This happens on Shrovetide. The match starts at 14:00 and lasts until 20:00.
This sport is 800 years old. The name " Royal“ was given to this unusual sport in 1928. It was when the Prince of Wales personally announced the start of the next match.
All citizens are divided into two teams. They are "northerners", that is, people living to the north of the river and "southerners" - respectively living to the south of the river. In this sport there are no restrictions on the number of players. In the role of the gate there are two mills, they are in different parts of the city. A field for the players is all their glorious city. So on the day of the Royal football all people tend not to leave their cars on the street. And shopkeepers arrange a day off. It does not matter which way the ball will be delivered to the gate. Here, all means are good. However, there are some restrictions. For example, you can not fight and use force techniques. It is not allowed to carry the ball on a vehicle of any kind.
