The Atherstone Ball Game, a tradition since 1199 in the town of Atherstone, England, is one of a dwindling number of folk football games played across Britain.

This includes her years of being a volunteer at The Atherstone Town Community Football Club as well as being the former captain of the ladies team for almost three decades. She has also helped to ...

Chantelle Chetwynd will begin the annual Atherstone Ball Game on Tuesday and hundreds of people will then grapple in the Warwickshire town's streets for the heavy ball. Whoever still has the ball ...

In the 826-year-old Atherstone Ball Game, there are two rules, locals say: Keep the big leather ball on the main street, and don’t kill anyone.

Roads around Atherstone town centre will be closed ahead of the historic ball game. Today (March 4) will see the 825th Atherstone Ball Game take to the streets of the North Warwickshire town.

Roads around Atherstone town centre will be closed ahead of the historic ball game. Today (March 4) will see the 825th Atherstone Ball Game take to the streets of the North Warwickshire town.