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Hundreds flock to the Cotswolds village to watch bizarre football match in river

The Independent UK News · 1 September 2026 at 10:20

Hundreds flock to the Cotswolds village to watch bizarre football match in river

It is not clear how the idea of playing a football match in a river first arose

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Hundreds flock to the Cotswolds village to watch bizarre football match in river

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