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. Here it became known as the
giuoco del calcio fiorentino ("Florentine kick game") or simply
calcio; which is now also the name for
association football in the
Italian language. The game may have started as a revival of the Roman sport of
harpastum.
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.
[1] It is also prohibited for more than one player to attack an opponent. Any violation leads to being thrown out of the game.
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