Medieval Football Had Unlimited Players

Medieval football could involve an unlimited number of players, with matches running through towns and villages and markers placed at opposite ends of a town. Opposing mobs struggled to drag an inflated pig's bladder to their goal, and by some accounts they could use virtually any means as long as they did not cause manslaughter or murder. The games declined sharply after the Highway Act 1835 banned football on public highways, although versions still survive in several British towns.

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