Calcio storico fiorentino (also known as calcio storico, calcio in livrea or calcio in costume) is an early form of football that originated during the Middle Ages in Italy.[1] Once widely played, the sport is thought to have started in the Piazza Santa Croce in Florence. There it became known as the giuoco del calcio fiorentino 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.
It is organized during the celebrations of St. John the Baptist, with the finals held on June 24.[2]
- ^ Calcio storico fiorentino ieri e oggi by L.Artusi, S. Gabbrielli, SP 44. 1989
- ^ "Calcio Storico Fiorentino". ITALY Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-18.