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James on Instagram: "The Atherstone Ball Game is a medieval street football tradition held each year in Atherstone, Warwickshire, on Shrove Tuesday. The 2 hour game is a full-contact scramble along Long Street, where hundreds compete to hold a heavy leather ball when the final whistle blows. There are no teams, no goals, and almost no rules - aside from staying within the street and the traditional warning that participants mustn’t kill anyone. It’s famously rough, with pushing, punching, grappl
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