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Everything you need to know about Ashbourne’s historic Shrovetide game
It’s one of the biggest games of football on the planet, quite literally. Ashbourne’s annual Royal Shrovetide Football event, which takes place between Shrove Tuesday...
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Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide 2020: RECAP all the action and reaction from the event
Yes, it was that time of year again - the annual Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide football match has once more come and gone.
Every year, the...
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The story behind the last-minute Down’ards goal at Shrovetide 2020
There was a dramatic conclusion to this year’s annual Shrovetide event – as the Down’ards snatched a last-minute equaliser to deny the Up’ards a...
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Why FIFA were inspired by Ashbourne’s Shrovetide football game
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on the face of it has very little to do with Ashbourne, the Derbyshire market town more...
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Here’s what happened on day one of Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide
By Shannon Mcloughlan & Ollie King
Hundreds of players, extremely muddy and waterlogged surfaces and an six-hour half - the first day of Ashbourne's annual...
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Why does Ashbourne love Shrovetide so much?
Every year, the young, old and canine flock to Ashbourne for its giant medieval football game between the up'ards and the down'ards.
Despite bitterly cold...
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12 great photos from day one of Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide 2020
It's been an action-packed day one of Shrovetide in Ashbourne - and these great photos sum up the event perfectly.
Our reporters have been out...
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Watch the incredible moment Ashbourne Shrovetide got underway
This is the incredible moment that thousands of people scrambled for the first touch of the ball in this year's Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide game.
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