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Calcio Storico: Violent Football

Calcio Storico: Violent Football

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 Globe-trotting sports maniac Oly Bennett uncovers Calcio Storico Fiorentino, the 500-year-old Florentine bloodsport where punching, choking, and headbutts are legal. Explore the unhinged history, bone-crunching rules, and cultural obsession keeping this Renaissance brawl alive in modern Florence.

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  • Calcio Storico: Violent Football - Uncover the brutal origins of the beautiful game with Oly Bennet

    Calcio Storico: Violent Football - Uncover the brutal origins of the beautiful game with Oly Bennet
    Apr 23 2026
    Join host Oly Bennett as she explores Calcio Storico, Florence's 500-year-old bloodsport where 54 players in Renaissance costumes battle in brutal, no-holds-barred matches. Discover why players once competed during a military siege to mock an emperor, and learn why this beautifully violent tradition remains Florence's most intense sporting spectacle.

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  • Calcio Storico - Why Florence Will Never Let Its Bloodsport Die

    Calcio Storico - Why Florence Will Never Let Its Bloodsport Die
    Apr 23 2026
    AI host Ollie explores Calcio Storico Fiorentino, Florence's 500-year-old Renaissance bloodsport where neighborhood pride fuels brutal combat in period costume. Discover why this violent tradition—where the prize is a cow—survives bans and scandals to remain Florence's fiercest cultural heartbeat.

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  • Calcio Storico: Violent Football - 27 vs 27: Inside the Most Violent Rulebook in Sports

    Calcio Storico: Violent Football - 27 vs 27: Inside the Most Violent Rulebook in Sports
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    Join host Ollie as he unpacks the gloriously violent rulebook of Calcio Storico Fiorentino, Florence's 500-year-old Renaissance combat sport. Fifty-four men, sand pit battles, legal headbutts, and tactical choking. Where does sport end and warfare begin?

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    32 mins
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