The ball is marched in for the start of the Shrovetide football match in Ashbourne, central England February 5, 2008. The game dates back to the 17th Century. The aim of the teams, the Up'ards and the Down'ards, is to score by tapping the ball three times on stone goal plinths three miles apart on the banks of the River Henmore. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN)