Despite horrific injuries, Florence’s neighborhoods still compete for glory in calcio storico every summer. The ancient sport calcio storico is still played in Florence, Italy. Supporters of the ...

Just over a week removed from our discussion on cross-sport collaborations within the beautiful game, and we’re back with another one. But instead of merch that blends one sport with soccer, this time ...

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Game has been described as the 'most brutal sport on earth' EVERY year Florence travels 500 years back in time to host one of the most ferocious sports in the world – the Calcio Storico. Translated as ...

The scene resembles the awesome contests held 2,000 years ago in Rome’s Colosseum. Fifty-four modern gladiators enter a sandy arena, most stripped to the waist to display bulging muscles, fearsome ...

FIFA 20 will be released on September 27, 2019 and it will feature some of the biggest teams in the world, but there is one notable omission: Juventus. Instead, Piemonte Calcio will take their place, ...

Calcio, a large piracy sports streaming platform with more than 120 million visits in the past year, was shut down following a collaborative effort by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment ...

Calcio Storico is the sport to end all sports. Notorious for both its brutal violence and historical importance to the city of Florence the game is essentially a hybrid of MMA, football and rugby.

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Abdoulaye Ndiaye touched down in Parma on August 1, 2025, to finalize his transfer to Parma Calcio. The Italian club is set to sign the Senegalese defender from Troyes for a fee of 7 million euros, ...