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Royal Shrovetide football: the oldest, largest and most chaotic footy match on earth

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Video. Royal Shrovetide football: the oldest, largest and most chaotic footy match on earth

Updated: 10/02/2016 - 20:52 GMT+1

We take a look at the latest edition of arguably the world's oldest football competition with the longest playing field.

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