Football Punch-Up - Italy

November 2009
Football as youve never seen it before.
Watch as these Florentians do 16th century battle in the form of Calcio Storico, a no-holds barred game of football. Originally reserved for rich aristocrats, and the occasional Pope, the game has developed into full-scale violence where only kicks to the head are forbidden.

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News & Politics

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• quirky
• bizarre
• journeyman
• football punch-up
• xtreme sports
• Italy
• Florence
• violence
• news
• documentary
• current affairs
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[thetacosguy]

Why can't we have had the Jersey Shore cast play this?

[MrAnswerSeek]

@RevZman How is it gay, bare knuckle fighting + mma + football. Your just a wimpy fag

[mbmullany]

is italy still in the 13th century?

[paopaowellwell]

this is the gay in action grouping :")

[lucacomito2]

@natyitaly87 dici a me?

[ufinu89]

Well..a real fair play based sport. Nothing to say about it

[kiwo6240]

WTF !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AlbertoThePassenger]

@meg4magnum actually, the traduction for "football/soccer" is also  "CALCIO" in Italian ;)

[danpescatori]

@RevZman ahah gay.....put some english girl in that arena, they will be fucked in 20 second..... gay is a word more right for Uk than for italy...

[robasci00]

@neldubbiospaccatutto

[robasci00]

Firenze è in Italia coglione di un campanilista del cazzo... Ed è anche la mia città in quanto Italiano