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What is Calcio Storico? Basically this     More Precisely Calcio fiorentino (also known as calcio storico "historic football") is an early form of football that originated in 16th century Italy. Once widely played, the sport is thought to have originated in the Piazza Santa Croce in Florence. Interest in Calcio waned in the early 17th century. However in 1930 it was reorganized as a game in Kingdom of Italy. Today, three matches are played each year in Piazza Santa Croce in Florence in the 3rd week of June. A team from each quartiere of the city is represented: Santa Croce / Azzurri (Blues)  Santa Maria Novella / Rossi (Reds)  Santo Spirito / Bianchi (Whites)  San Giovanni / Verdi (Greens)  After playing each other in two opening games, the two winners go onto the final which occurs each year on June 24th. Rules The modern version of calcio allows tactics such as head-butting, punching, elbowing, and choking but sucker punches and kicks to the head are banned. The game is played on a field of sand with a narrow slit constituting the goal, running the width of each end. Each teams comprises 27 players who are allowed to use both feet and hands to pass and control the ball. Goals (or cacce) are scored by throwing the ball over into the netting at the end of the field. There is a main referee, six linesmen and a field master. Each match is played out for 50 minutes with the winner being the team with the most goals scored. What essentially happens is the two teams line up and beat on each other. The team with the ball tries to preoccupy the other team by beating them down or taking them down to the point where a gap is created and the ball runner can go on a run towards goal. The goal is narrow and missing a shot on goal gives the opponents .5 points. Scoring a goal nets the shooting team 1 pt. Because of the penalty for missing, players try to get fairly close before shooting. When it comes to tackling a ball carrier anything goes including kicking his legs out from under him. That's basically the rules but in actuality what happens is a big clusterfuck wherein a bunch of referees and assistants dressed like renaissance clowns run around calling things as they see fit.  (Respect this man's authority) Players will break rules if they feel like they can get away with it and justice is arbitrarily dished out. However, players can and frequently do, get ejected for breaking the rules. This usually occurs after the most ferocious of hand gesturing. There seems to be a gentleman's agreement not to kick eachother's asses too bad, but I honestly have no real idea and people do get their rear end kicked. The winners get a year of bragging rights and a white cow. When to watch Semi-final Verdi vs Rossi - 6/13/ 11:00am est Semi-final Bianchi vs Azurri 6/14/ 11:00am est Final TBA 6/24 11:00am est Where to watch The local Florentine channel that airs the games has a convenient HD web broadcast. http://www.rtv38.com/livetest.html Be wary of when you click on this because they air ads for strip clubs at night Why you should watch Italian amateur striking  Italian amateur grappling  More importantly- It's legitimately crazy, bizarre and entertaining. Also I spent more than 10 minutes on this op Check this poo poo out of you want https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imI7dpzKIoE A semi final from last year. Watch the whole thing, or watch from 15:00-16:00 minutes to get a distilled taste. Seriously watch at least that bit. A short documentary focusing on the lead up to the game. Not the greatest, but interesting none the less. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XctCNiDICXo Seltzer fucked around with this message at 23:36 on Jun 20, 2015 |
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Jun 13, 2015 02:14
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Answer my question Seltzer! Can men just square off in these games and ignore the ball all together?
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Jun 13, 2015 02:38
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Seltzer posted:Check this poo poo out of you want At 16 minutes in a man in red has a guy in green completely immobile and a guy comes and gives him a bottle of water while he's still on top of the guy. I want this sport to be The Next Big Thing
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Jun 13, 2015 02:40
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I was in Florence during the summer in 2013 and stumbled across this happening. I had no idea what it was at the time, but it was definitely the most bizarre thing I've seen live. The spectators get pretty amped up as well and I saw multiple fights in the crowd. It was crazy to me how big of a deal this actually was in Florence. It was really the polar opposite of what I expected to see in Florence, but I had a great time.Le Saboteur posted:Answer my question Seltzer! Can men just square off in these games and ignore the ball all together? That is literally what 9/10ths of the game is. Most of the team fighting in the middle while the guy holding the ball stands near his goal doing jack-poo poo.
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Jun 13, 2015 02:40
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Le Saboteur posted:Answer my question Seltzer! Can men just square off in these games and ignore the ball all together? Yes.
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Jun 13, 2015 02:45
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This will be on at 11am EST tomorrow and Sunday. So wake up, pour some grappa and watch the spectacle.
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Jun 13, 2015 02:47
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never have i been more proud of the country of my forefathers and their culture
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Jun 13, 2015 02:52
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We watched some replays of this in irc awhile ago and it was great. I'm glad it exists.
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Jun 13, 2015 03:36
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This sounds incredible and I'm going to try to remember to catch at least some of it. How long does each match usually run? (edit) nevermind, I see the answer to my question in the OP. Might not be able to catch Saturday's if it is only an hour but hopefully Sunday's. StarkRavingMad fucked around with this message at 03:57 on Jun 13, 2015 |
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Jun 13, 2015 03:51
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Are there any pro mixed martial artists who play?
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Jun 13, 2015 04:10
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DannoMack posted:Are there any pro mixed martial artists who play? Nope, it's just local Florentians from their respective neighbourhoods who spend one weekend a year beating the poo poo out of each other.
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Jun 13, 2015 04:30
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The best part about this is that the referees break up the fistfights by waving a massive feathered cap at the fighters. Macho
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Jun 13, 2015 15:27
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it's 10:53 and the tv station is showing a hearing aid commercial on loop. I'm sweating.
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Jun 13, 2015 15:57
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The pageantry is starting. GO GREENS
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Jun 13, 2015 16:01
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So many shirtless dudes. So many families leaning out of their living room windows to catch a peek, children and old alike. I think I could get used to this.
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Jun 13, 2015 16:10
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By pageantry I mean panning shots of Italians taking their shirts off in the stands and people walking around aimlessly. When will it start? 5 minutes 15? Who knows this is Italy.
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Jun 13, 2015 16:13
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Let's do this!
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Jun 13, 2015 16:35
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 LET'S GET IT ON
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Jun 13, 2015 16:39
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I wish I knew there was gonna be 40 mins of a dweeb interviewing renaissance clowns so I could've pushed back the start time but I hear horns. I think poo poo is about to happen.
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Jun 13, 2015 16:39
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I heard Leonardo & Michelangelo. I know those words from cartoons!
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Jun 13, 2015 16:45
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I'm bugging my Italian friend to watch this and translate for me, here's what I've gotten out of him so far: "I just watched for a bit. They haven't said when it starts, but they are currently talking about making the sport more "Florence-like" by making the rules more stringent: you need to have lived in Florence for 10 years, you need to have been a member of coloured neighbourhood competing for at least 1 year and you can't have a penal conviction of more than 6 months. Also, 2 "outsiders" are allowed per team"
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Jun 13, 2015 16:49
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I'm going to move to Italy so I can join a team
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Jun 13, 2015 16:56
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I apologize for not realizing this would open with a loving hour long drum and flag routine. It seems the refs are entering now.
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Jun 13, 2015 17:02
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Seltzer posted:I apologize for not realizing this would open with a loving hour long drum and flag routine. It seems the refs are entering now. Naturally the musketmen, crossbowmen, and all the teams would have to come out first before this could start.
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Jun 13, 2015 17:16
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i've nevee been less excited to see a crossbow
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Jun 13, 2015 17:17
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Who are we rooting for?
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Jun 13, 2015 17:17
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canada jezus posted:Who are we rooting for? The choice is yours. I've been a Greens fan for literally days, so they're my team.
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Jun 13, 2015 17:19
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Literally The Worst posted:i've nevee been less excited to see a crossbow Consider this a cultural experience.
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Jun 13, 2015 17:20
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canada jezus posted:Who are we rooting for?
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Jun 13, 2015 17:23
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Ok the trumpet has been played, the scroll has been read, and the flagmen are loving off.
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Jun 13, 2015 17:30
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i clicked on the 38 minute long video and no matter where i skipped to it was a shot of two rows of guys with their hands up but not actually fighting each other
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Jun 13, 2015 17:33
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Greens out of the gate with a ko. I always believed.
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Jun 13, 2015 17:33
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31 seconds and the first guy is out & stretchered. Red team go!
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Jun 13, 2015 17:35
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Triticum Guzzler posted:i clicked on the 38 minute long video and no matter where i skipped to it was a shot of two rows of guys with their hands up but not actually fighting each other Imagine like 20 Clay Guidas lined up
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Jun 13, 2015 17:41
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Does anyone know what's going on with the gentle hugging?
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Jun 13, 2015 17:42
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Poor ball handling by the reds. Ominous
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Jun 13, 2015 17:42
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LorrdErnie posted:Does anyone know what's going on with the gentle hugging? You're not allowed fight 2 on 1, so if you're hugging, somebody nobody else can hit you.
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Jun 13, 2015 17:46
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Terrible attempt on goal by the greens
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Jun 13, 2015 17:47
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Lone Goat posted:You're not allowed fight 2 on 1, so if you're hugging, somebody nobody else can hit you. That's dumb as heck, if you're just going to lay on him and not do anything you should be able to get kicked in the head by someone else
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Two guys laying on the ground looked super pissed that two other guys were boxing near them. I assume because they thought they might step on their fingers or kick sand in their faces. It's also got a lot more arguing with the refs than you'd expect
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