Calcio storico fiorentino
calcio storico fiorentino also known calcio storico calcio livrea calcio costume early form football originated middle age italy widely played sport thought started piazza santa croce florence became known giuoco del calcio fiorentino simply calcio also name association football italian language game may started revival roman sport harpastum organized celebration st john baptist final held june according legend playing violent game way train young soldier calcio born rugbylike military training aristocrat turned fullyfledged sport calcio reserved rich aristocrat played every night epiphany lent even pope clement vii leo xi urban viii played sport vatican city game could get violent team vied score goal variation calcio storico fiorentino likely played th century well match organized arno river notable day cold water completely frozen another famous occasion city florence held match february defiance imperial troop sent charles v city siege noble game played piazza santa croce distinguished soldier lord nobleman prince version rule game first recorded giovanni de bardi late th century interest calcio waned early th century however reorganized game kingdom italy benito mussolini widely played amateur street square using handmade ball cloth animal skin today three match played year piazza santa croce florence third week june team quartiere city represented santa croce azzurri blue santa maria novella rossi red santo spirito bianchi white san giovanni verdi green playing two opening game two overall winner go yearly final june feast san giovanni st john patron saint florence decade violent match resulted severe injury including death early decade order encourage wagering achieve bettable winner time bull would ushered ring hope adding confusion inciting victory modern version calcio changed much historical root allow tactic headbutting punching elbowing choking however due often fatal injury sucker punch kick head currently banned also prohibited one player attack opponent violation lead expelled game successful team since santa croce azzurri blue tournament win tournament cancelled several occasion due violence foul play incident led major rule change ensuring player born florence resident least ten year excluding player criminal conviction match last minute played field covered sand twice long wide approximately × yard white line divide field two identical square goal net run width end team player substitution allowed injured expelled player team made four datori indietro goalkeeper three datori innanzi fullback five sconciatori halfback innanzi corridori forward captain standard bearer tent sits center goal net actively participate game organize team occasionally act caccas referee mainly calm player stop fight referee six linesman officiate match collaboration judge commissioner remains field referee everyone else master field responsible making sure game run smoothly stepping field maintain discipline reestablish order fight occur shot small cannon colubrine announces beginning event game start pallaio throw kick ball toward center line first whistle ball first rest field forward corridori begin fighting wild mixed martial art match punching kicking tripping hacking tackling wrestling effort designed tire opponent defense often descends allout brawl try pin force submission many player possible enough incapacitated player teammate come swoop ball head goal moment player try mean necessary get ball opponent goal also called caccia team change side every caccia goal scored important shoot precision every time player throw kick ball net opposing team awarded half caccia game end minute team scored cacce win along palio winning team used receive chianina type purebred cow however reduced free dinner winning team player earn compensation italian baroque poet gabriello chiabrera wrote three ode florentine football emphasising game spectacular aspect comparing roman gladiatorial game comic book series bitch planet includes event titled duemila megaton issue event described megaton one many modern descendant calcio fiorentino th century italian sport team may number player combined weight lb kg film lost florence brett dalton play former college football star travel italy becomes involved playing calcio storico fiorentino episode judgement day tv series medici master florence main character engage game calcio storico fiorentino main square florence flashback sequence sixth episode second season syfy channel happy titled pervapalooza demon orcus reference calcio storico fiorentino trapped inside blue scaramuccis body demon say hockey seems like foxy boxing compared calcio storico fiorentino mirror light hilary mantel novel thomas cromwell contains description early thcentury game calcio storico fiorentino emphasising brutality episode netflix series home game dedicated calcio storico fiorentino featuring behindthescenes player vignette contemporary redsversuswhites final match addition providing 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