Elephant football explained

Elephant football or elephant soccer is an animal show from Thailand, Nepal and India, taking the form of an association football variant played on elephants.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Rules

Elephant football is played with similar rules to association football, but all players must be riding elephants. The elephants will attempt to kick the ball into the opposition's net to score a goal. Elephant football is played on a smaller pitch to association football, and is played with a large inflatable ball, rather than a standard football.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elephant Soccer . Top End Sports.
2. Web site: Elephant football, Nepal - picture of the day. the Guardian. 2024-11-20. 2014-08-25.
3. News: Elephant football draws crowds in Nepal. 2024-11-20. 2009-12-30.
4. Web site: 由荟圆. Players participate in elephant football game in Nepal - Xinhua English.news.cn. 2024-11-20.
5. Web site: Elephants play football in Nepal. Metro. 2024-11-20. 2012-12-29.
6. Web site: Lemon . Jason . Elephants Play Soccer in Thailand Ahead of World Cup . Newsweek . 12 June 2018 . 22 November 2024.
7. Web site: Thai elephants kick off anti-gambling campaign ahead of World Cup . Reuters . 12 June 2018 . 22 November 2024.
8. Web site: Dearden . Lizzie . World Cup 2014: Elephants show off ball skills in Thailand football . The Independent . 9 June 2014 . 22 November 2024.
9. Web site: Elephants kick-off World Cup fever in Thailand . AS USA . 13 June 2018 . 22 November 2024.
10. Web site: Media . Griffin . Elephants In Thailand Play Soccer . Breaking News in Oklahoma City, OK . 14 December 2022 . 22 November 2024.