The CRAZIEST rules of football that were BANNED ⚽ | Horrible Histories | CBBC Epic Facts

Players used to be able to KICK their opponents, earn a free kick by catching the ball (what?!) and they even banned passing forward until 1866! See what other crazy rules were in place during the history of the world's most popular game... WATCH FULL EPISODES OF HORRIBLE HISTORIES 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode... Welcome to CBBC Epic Facts! Are you ready to have your mind boggled and blown? 🤯💥 If you love snot, sneezes, shocking animal encounters and simply disgusting science, you’re in the right place! 🦠 CBBC Epic Facts is bubbling to the brim with gross body facts from Operation Ouch, bonkers experiments in Horrible Science, the world's most dangerous animals in Deadly 60 and toe-curling, nose-pinching, whiffy moments from Horrible Histories, all from the BBC! 💩😵 For more fun, CBBC games, shows, quizzes and great makes, head to the CBBC website! 👉 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc #HorribleHistories #history #cbbc #football #worldcup #footballrules