candidate: King Edward II was so troubled by the unruliness of football in London that on April 13 , 1314 he issued a proclamation banning it : " Forasmuch as there is great noise in the city caused by hustling over large balls from which many evils may arise which God forbid ; we command and forbid , on behalf of the King , on pain of imprisonment , such game to be used in the city in the future .