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Gary Follett's avatar

Replace the ball with an inflated Assyrian animal skin, up the number of players, add grabbing and punching and stomping and tripping and throwing and catching and blocking and tackling, include daggers and staves and flails for the hell of it, put snares and traps on the sidelines, throw horse and rider with lasso and mace into the mix, and you've got yourself a GAME! No caltrops, though. That's uncivilized. However, we may need a tad of protection...

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Hunter Hughes's avatar

For over 700 years, authorities have tried to ban football—from deadly medieval melees to women’s leagues—yet the beautiful game always finds a way back onto the pitch

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