Atherstone Ball Game

Violence broke out during the annual 823rd Atherstone Ball Game on Tuesday with dozens of players fighting over an inflatable ball as punches and kicks were ...

Back in 2020 the ball game was forced to end early after a steward suffered a cardiac arrest, while in a 2019 a man was claimed to have lost an ear - though no official record of such injury was made. Please listen to stewards at all times for the safety and well being of everyone!!!" A post on the official Atherstone Ball Game Facebook page said: "For anybody wishing to participate or spectate you do so at your own risk!!" The ball had been snatched by Atherstone locals, who decided to hold out in the doorway to William Hill and fight off any challengers to the crown. When the whistle blew the winners were three pals Kieran Marshall, Scott Wright and Lewis Cooper who had to decide who got to take the ball home. One man was seen sporting a black eye as brutal punches and kicks were dished out at the door of a William Hill shop as the competition moved into its final stages.

There were brutal scenes with thousands of players battered and bruised during the feisty Atherstone Ball Game on Shrove Tuesday.

The ball secured by one side in the doorway of the betting shop and defended to the last man. @MartynH18: Now in it’s 823rd year, The Atherstone Ball Game is a traditional gentile British event held on Shrove Tuesday each year. @WhiteNoise1879: The 823rd Atherstone Ball Game. No wonder people are so keen to protect our unique culture. The 823rd winner of the ball game is local man Kieran Marshall! The Ball Game preparations have led to the boarding up of shops in the small town, with is the ball dropped to the crowd at 3:00pm, starting off calmly and is then carnage by the end at 5pm.

Atherstone Ball Game, a violent medieval football game, ends with William Hill signage destroyed after two-hour melee.

They were friends who had been desperately clinging to the ball when the claxon sounded. Thousands turned out for the 823rd edition of the no-holds-barred contest, according to The Daily Star, a British national newspaper. Despite the precautionary, measures the outlet did not survive the game unscathed. The single exception was 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the annual Atherstone Ball Game, a two-hour long riot through the main street of the small market town of Atherstone in Warwickshire, England, loosely disguised as sport. It can only be the return of a brutal medieval football game that plays out like volleyball crossed with an unchoreographed Royal Rumble.

Hundreds of people grappled in Long Street, Atherstone, for possession of a heavy leather ball.

No arrests have been made in connection with the event at this time." In response to reports of violence at the event, Warwickshire Police said: "We are aware the annual Atherstone Ball Game event took place in the town yesterday. Police in the county said no arrests had been made in response to reports of violence during the event.

Kieran Marshall, Lewis Cooper and Scott Wright were declared the victors in this year's 823rd Atherstone Ball Game after an intense two-hour battle with ...

[](https://nnn.ng/hausa/#=nija hausa) [](https://nnn.ng/i/#=twitter link shortner) To celebrate their win, Kieran held up the now-deflated ball and paraded it proudly through the town, with a final celebration taking place at Atherstone Conservative Club. [Foreign](https://nnn.ng/foreign/)

Brutal footage of Atherstone Ball Game 2023 has gone viral. It shows a scrum of competitors around the doorway to the William Hill betting shop as the ...

Crowd-surfing people hurl themselves towards a group of men protecting the ball, which is being held in the doorway of the shop front. At one point, part of the 'William Hill' signage is ripped off. [Atherstone Ball Game winner describes historic event as hardest game in the world](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/atherstone-ball-game-winner-describes-26298998) Brutal footage of Atherstone Ball Game 2023 has gone viral. But this brazen attempt, and those of others, are thwarted, as the ball remains in the mouth of the shop door. [Atherstone Ball Game](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/atherstone-ball-game-live-historic-26291410) reached its closing minutes.

England are the absolute kings of old, esoteric sports nobody outside of regional areas have heard about — and the Atherstone Ball Game is no exception.

This weird game dates back 1199, when a bag of gold was used as both the ball and prize between the villages. It’s been called the toughest sport in the world, and with scenes like this you can see why. full time whistle, and featured dozens of players on both sides tearing at each other and punching each other in pursuit of the ball.

Video footage has emerged of a historic game which took place on the Leicestershire border descending into unpleasant violence. The gang of man were filmed ...

This includes the throwing of sweets for children who can also take part by kicking the ball before the more physical entrants compete. The force involved from those in the ball game even saw part of the William Hill shop’s signage being ripped off. It has divided many online, with one person saying that the scenes were “pathetic” while others said they were “ridiculous”. However, this year’s event - the 823rd of its kind - upped the ante with people seen swinging down from the shop’s roof. The game is the modern-day equivalent of medieval mob football and even saw punches thrown, [hundreds of years of tradition](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/all-about/leicester-nostalgia).

The Atherstone Ball Game, which began in 1199 and is described as a "ball game," is more akin to uncontrolled violence.

The tradition continued, and this year, the ball, which was signed by the residents of Atherstone, pays homage to King Charles." After the planned melee on Long Street, the Atherstone Ball Game proclaimed its 823rd winner. The video of the brawl was posted on the social media platform Reddit with the caption, "Brutal End to the Atherstone Ball Game 2023.The last half hour of the Pancake Day tradition saw punches thrown and a betting shop damaged as teams battled to gain control of an oversized ball."

The annual Atherstone Ball Game descended into chaos as violence broke out among players. Played every Shrove Tuesday, the “football” game - which dates ...

The Atherstone Ball Game is a tradition that is played out every Shrove Tuesday, but this year's event was marred after violent scenes broke out in the ...

Brutal end to Atherstone Ball Game 2023. Following the final whistle, three players were confirmed as the 2023 winners. The game involves two brutal rules - it must be contested on Long Street, and competitors are not allowed to kill other players. Following the incident the shop was reportedly damaged. Tuesday saw the 823rd edition of the event, with just one year missed since being formed in 1199 which came two years ago in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2023 edition however has been tainted.