There is only one way to win this ball game - avoid being beaten into a bloody pulp and dragged off the pitch... COPA90 | UNILAD

Every June in Florence, the city transforms into a battleground for **Calcio Storico**, the world’s most brutal sport you’ve probably never heard of. Imagine a mix of rugby, MMA, and Renaissance tradition—all fought in leather armor on a sand-covered piazza. There are only four rules: no leaving the arena, no hitting from behind, no biting (well, sometimes biting), and no mercy. Teams represent their historic neighborhoods and fight not just for pride, but for the honor of Florence—and a cow. Ye