Calcio storico, a centuries-old competition in Florence with few rules(nytimes.com)
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Calcio storico, a centuries-old competition in Florence with few rules
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/01/sports/the-most-dangerous-game.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur
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"Success is its own reward" but then again I would guess that after your head kicked in for 50 minutes straight you start looking for reasons to explain why you did it ... by the way is this a locals only thing? Seems like it would be the most painfully fun thing ever
You have to be born in Florence in order to play and not have a criminal record.
The very first two paragraphs introduce Nana as an immigrant player who was born in Cameroon.