Calcio 2.0

Calcio 2.0

Embedded within Italian history is the ancestor of rugby and football : Calcio Storico Fiorentino. A brutal sport where only the strong survive, wrapped up in Renaissance costume reimagined for 2026. This is calcio 2.0

Photography Theo Mccines

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