stackyFACTSThe sport known globally for heavily theatrical dives used to be heavily scrutinized as basically organized street combat.
The sport known globally for heavily theatrical dives used to be heavily scrutinized as basically organized street combat. In the 1300s, 'mob football' was so highly dangerous, heavily destructive to local towns, and so completely distracting from archery practice that King Edward II strictly issued a royal proclamation aggressively banning anyone from kicking a heavy ball within the city limits under severe threat of deep imprisonment.
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