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4 года назад (изменено)

I'm gonna write it here so you all can read if you're interested. This is called 'Calcio Storico Fiorentino' and it's an ancient sport played since Greeks and Romans times (it was called 'Harpastum' in latin) and is played in Florence since middle age but in modern times people play it to commemorate a particular moment in Florence history, when the Spanish Empire sieged the city and the people, to show that they were not scared or worried, started to play this game officially (1530). There are 4 teams (usually one team plays only 2 games every year, the semifinal and the final) and these are the 4 Florence's district, the red, the blue, the white and the green. Every team has 27 players and they need to score throwing the ball in the opposite net which is the width of the field. In order to do that they need to create their way by fighting but there are rules for that, basically you cannot fight 2 vs 1, you cannot hit a players from behind and you cannot hit a player if he's on the ground.

I just wanna point out that all these men are not payed, they're all volunteers and no one ever died during a game. It's just something that tuscanians do with pride and joy.