Hundreds of football enthusiasts descended on the picturesque town of Ashbourne today for a centuries-old tradition where the rules are somewhat obscure and the goals three miles apart.
The Royal Shrovetide Football game, which sees rival teams the Up'ards and the Down'ards take to the streets and try and tap the ball three times on stone plinths that act as goals, is a game like no other.
The annual two-day spectacle, which sees players carry the ball across a boundary-free pitch as volunteer stewards keep a watchful eye, has been played from at least 1667 and looks more like a game of rugby than football.
As the players run from opposite ends of the town for the fierce game, local shops close early and board up as if preparing for a riot.
The match is played from 2 to 10 pm on both Shrove Tuesday and the following day, Ash Wednesday, but goals are rare because of the size of the pitch, with last year's match finishing 1-1.
The centuries-old event in Derbyshire gained its 'royal' title when the future Edward VIII started the game in 1928 by throwing up the ball in traditional fashion, an act since repeated by present heir to the throne Prince Charles in 2003.
The ball is 'turned up' to start the annual Royal Shrovetide Football game. The centuries old tradition sees rival teams the Up'ards and the Down'ards take to the streets and try and tap the ball three times on stone plinths that act as goals
Rival teams the Up'ards and Down'ards try and grab hold of the ball during the age-old tradition played in the picturesque town of Ashbourne, England
Players from the two rival teams run into the water as they try and take control of the ball during the Royal Shrovetide Football Match in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, today
Competitors from the opposing teams try and reach for the ball during the annual traditional football game that sees hundreds of football enthusiasts take to the streets
Players taking part in the annual football match leap into the air as they try and reach for the ball. The game sees players try to to score a goal at posts that are some three miles away from each other
Hands reach up into the air as players from the rival teams, the Up'ards and the Down'ards, try and get hold of the ball on a bridge
Ashbourne businessman Paul Harrison is carried through the streets before the 'turn of the ball' and the start of play on March 5
Football enthusiasts wade through the water and climb over the wall as they try and reach the ball and score a point for their team
Players jump into the air and try and score a goal for their team during the annual Royal Shrovetide Football Match in Ashbourne, northern England
One man appears to gain control of the ball as other players try to gain to intervene during the fiercely competitive game of football
Rival players leap for the ball during the annual Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide match on March 5. The rules for the game are somewhat obscure and volunteer stewards try and keep a watchful eye over the chaos
One player throws the ball to another player during the traditional Royal Shrovetide Football match in Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Spectators and players pour into the streets and wait for the annual football game in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, to commence
Hands reach up to try and grab hold of the football during the annual games in Derbyshire. The game invites hundreds of participants to battle it out on the streets
A group of men tackle each other as they try and gain control of the ball and score a goal for their team during the annual football game in northern England
Opposing teams battle it out to try and score a winning goal for their team. The traditional ball game is played over two eight hour periods on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday
A player runs with the ball through a muddy field as rival players try and grab hold of the ball. The mass-participation ball game sees two teams try to score a goal, which are some three miles apart
Spectators hold out their phones and try and catch a glimpse of the ball as it is tossed into the air during the age-old football tradition
Rival teams try and gain control of the ball and score their team a winning point during the chaotic game of football in Ashbourne, Derbyshire
A mass crowd gathers outside a residential street as competitors from opposing teams try and score a winning point for their team
In Sedgefield, County Durham, a group of players take to the streets for the annual Shrove Tuesday Football Game. The game commenced at 1pm
A group of men try and tackle each other as a small leather ball is passed through the centre of the village during the annual Shrove Tuesday Football Game in Sedgefield
In other parts of the country players take part in the Atherstone Ball Game in Atherstone, Warwickshire. The game is played annually on Shrove Tuesday
Players in Atherstone, Warwickshire, take part in the Atherstone Ball Game in Atherstone, Warwickshire. The fierce game plays homage to a match that took place between Leicestershire and Warwickshire in 1199
Outside Winchester Cathedral participants try and carry their pancakes over the finish line as they take part in the inaugural Shrove Tuesday pancake race
Choristers of Winchester Cathedral flip their pancakes as they take part in the annual Shrove Tuesday pancake race in the county of Hampshire
Participants gather in the town of Olney in Buckinghamshire after finishing the annual Shrove Tuesday trans-Atlantic pancake race
In Olney, Buckinghamshire, pancake race winner Amy Butler runs in front of spectators at the annual Shrove Tuesday trans-Atlantic pancake race
In Guildhall, London, participants race through the streets with pancakes during the traditional Shrove Tuesday Inter-Livery Pancake Race at Guildhall Yard
A contestant from the Honourable Company of Air Pilots tosses a pancake in front of spectators during the Shrove Tuesday Inter-Livery Pancake Race in London
Mauricio Ortegon, Chris Rushton, Jehu Cuello and Adam Gibson (left to right) run through outside St Nicolas Church in Liverpool during the annual Shrove Tuesday race
Members of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club march down the streets of New Orleans in Louisiana during the Mardi Gras carnival on Shrove Tuesday
In Budapest, Hungary, revellers dress in fancy dress and are offered doughnuts during the traditional carnival folk parade on Shrove Tuesday
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