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Calcio Storico Fiorentino - Historical Florentine football

Calcio Fiorentino is an early form of football that originated in 16th century in Florence, Italy. Today Calcio Fiorentino is still played in Florence. The matches used to take place in Piazza Santa Croce, and still do, every third week of June.

In this game are used both feet and hands, it’s a kind of mix between soccer, rugby and Greco-roman wrestling. Goals can be scored by throwing the ball over a designated spot on the perimeter of the field. The playing field is a giant sand pit with a goal running the width of each end.

Four historical neighbourhoods of the city, represented from their main church and a colour (Santa Croce is blue, San Giovanni is green, Santo Spirito is white, and Santa Maria Novella is red), fight against each other to win.
The modern version allows tactics such as head-butting, punching, elbowing, and choking, but forbids sucker-punching and kicks to the head.

It’s a very violent sport but also spectacular, especially because of the pre-game parade with historically accurate Renaissance costumes, and sure, for the fights!!!
If you’re going to visit Florence in late June don’t miss the Calcio Fiorentino Match!


the historical parade before the matches

fights!

the play ground in Piazza Santa Croce

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3 commenti:

Suz said...

Hi my name is Susannah, and I am currently writing an article on festivals in Florence for Snow or Sand, a travel company that focuses on students studying abroad. was looking for pictures to put with the article when I ran across your pictures of Calcio Storico and I thik they're great. I would love to use one in the article (with citation of course). Please let me know if this is possible!

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