© London News Pictures. 04/03/2014. Ashbourne, UK. Two teams, the Up'Ards and the Down'Ards, fight for the ball during the first day of the Royal Shrovetide Football match in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. For two days, over Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, hundreds of participants battle it out in a 'no rules' game dating back to the 17th Century where the aim is to get a ball into one of two goals that are positioned three miles apart at either end of Ashboune. Photo credit: Ben Cawthra/LNP
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