On Aug. 24, Egyptian law enforcement arrested two individuals accused of running the world’s largest illegal sports streaming platform, Streameast. Two weeks later, global anti-piracy organization the ...

Despite horrific injuries, Florence’s neighborhoods still compete for glory in calcio storico every summer. The ancient sport calcio storico is still played in Florence, Italy. Supporters of the ...

If you were asked to identify the single toughest, most brutal, and most violent sport on Earth, what would you choose? Boxing? MMA? Football? Rugby? All of the aforementioned games are incredibly ...

Joe Rogan, on his podcast, expressed bewilderment over calcio storico, a brutal sport played in Italy. Describing it as a mix of rugby and MMA, Rogan questioned the purpose of the ball amidst the ...

Calcio, a large piracy sports streaming platform with more than 120 million visits in the past year, was shut down following a collaborative effort by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment ...

INTRODUCING Calcio Storico Fiorentino, an historic battle that wraps football and rugby skills into something that resembles a mass brawl. Every year on June 24, the feast day of the city’s patron ...

FLORENCE, Italy -- A young man lies spread-eagle in the center of a sand-covered arena, blood streaming from a gash above his eye. The guy who opened up this wound is straddled across his chest, ...

The scene resembles the awesome contests held 2,000 years ago in Rome’s Colosseum. Fifty-four modern gladiators enter a sandy arena, most stripped to the waist to display bulging muscles, fearsome ...

Just over a week removed from our discussion on cross-sport collaborations within the beautiful game, and we’re back with another one. But instead of merch that blends one sport with soccer, this time ...

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FIFA 20 will be released on September 27, 2019 and it will feature some of the biggest teams in the world, but there is one notable omission: Juventus. Instead, Piemonte Calcio will take their place, ...

Game has been described as the 'most brutal sport on earth' EVERY year Florence travels 500 years back in time to host one of the most ferocious sports in the world - the Calcio Storico. Translated as ...