El Calcio Storico o Calcio Fiorentino es un deporte cuya herencia actual viene de la aristocracia florentina y se trata de un juego de pelota similar al rugby/fútbol que viene de la antigua Grecia, más tarde se retomado en Roma para finalmente ser reinterpretada durante el Renacimiento en Florencia.
El Calcio Storico que conocemos hoy en día, se debe a que revivió durante el siglo XVII aunque no fue hasta 1930 cuando el deporte tuvo su verdadero regreso a la vida, ya que desde entonces el campeonato se repite religiosamente cada año en la Piazza de Santa Croce.
El reglamento es particularmente rudo, pues aunque los golpes bajos y las patadas están prohibidos, si se permiten cabezazos, puñetazos, codazos y asfixiar al oponente.
Aquí podrán ver un video de 50 minutos con la final entre Bianchi (Blancos) y verdi (Verdes) aunque lo interesante está en el reportaje fotográfico creado por The Guardian, que está sencillamente espectacular.
















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