Calcio Storico: Photos of the world's most brutal sport, a savage form of football played in Florence
![In Florence, Italy with the last gladiatorsthe players of Calcio Storico, the ancestor of football on June 2013. Pictured : Victory of the blues . Since the Middle Ages, every year in In Florence, Italy with the last gladiatorsthe players of Calcio Storico, the ancestor of football on June 2013. Pictured : Victory of the blues . Since the Middle Ages, every year in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DJ08CW/in-florence-italy-with-the-last-gladiatorsthe-players-of-calcio-storico-the-ancestor-of-football-on-june-2013-pictured-victory-of-the-blues-since-the-middle-ages-every-year-in-june-four-districts-of-the-city-of-florence-fight-each-other-mercilessly-for-the-honour-of-winning-the-tournament-of-calcio-storico-fiorentino-an-extraordinarily-violent-sport-played-by-men-trained-to-fight-each-other-to-their-limitsthe-tournament-runs-with-four-teams-the-blues-the-greens-the-whites-and-the-reds-each-representing-one-district-of-the-city-its-is-a-cross-between-greco-roman-wrestling-box-2DJ08CW.jpg)
In Florence, Italy with the last gladiatorsthe players of Calcio Storico, the ancestor of football on June 2013. Pictured : Victory of the blues . Since the Middle Ages, every year in
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Calcio Storico Fiorentino: The historic Italian sport that combines football and rugby with wrestling | Esquire SG
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Calcio Storico Fiorentino: The historic Italian sport that combines football and rugby with wrestling | Esquire SG
![In Florence, Italy with the last gladiatorsthe players of Calcio Storico, the ancestor of football on June 2013. Pictured : the blue team training. Since the Middle Ages, every year in June In Florence, Italy with the last gladiatorsthe players of Calcio Storico, the ancestor of football on June 2013. Pictured : the blue team training. Since the Middle Ages, every year in June](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DJ08CC/in-florence-italy-with-the-last-gladiatorsthe-players-of-calcio-storico-the-ancestor-of-football-on-june-2013-pictured-the-blue-team-training-since-the-middle-ages-every-year-in-june-four-districts-of-the-city-of-florence-fight-each-other-mercilessly-for-the-honour-of-winning-the-tournament-of-calcio-storico-fiorentino-an-extraordinarily-violent-sport-played-by-men-trained-to-fight-each-other-to-their-limitsthe-tournament-runs-with-four-teams-the-blues-the-greens-the-whites-and-the-reds-each-representing-one-district-of-the-city-its-is-a-cross-between-greco-roman-wrestling-bo-2DJ08CC.jpg)
In Florence, Italy with the last gladiatorsthe players of Calcio Storico, the ancestor of football on June 2013. Pictured : the blue team training. Since the Middle Ages, every year in June
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