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Gladiator Football – The Most Hardcore Ball Game in the World

Every year in Florence, Italy, men from different neighbourhoods gather in teams to defend their honor, their pride and their masculinity with three days of Florence football, also known as Calcio Storico (historical football). These men have trained hard, and have been toughened by years of playing the violent game. There are no rules. Players may handle the ball however they want, and they may tackle others however they want. Fights are common, as are severe injuries. The aim of the game is to get the ball across their opponents goal line by whichever means is necessary.

The game dates back to the 16th century, and players continue to wear clothing from that era as well as fighting for a prize that would have been exceptionally valuable four hundred years ago; a white veal calf.

 

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September 18, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

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Watch a Photoshop Artist Turn a Couple of Photos into an Epic Scene

South African Photoshop artist and photographer Andrew McGibbon shows us how he created this promo image for the SA band JORDI. Starting with photos of the band members, taken in a parking lot, McGibbon then takes these images and combines them with pieces of other photographs to create an epic, stormy scene in which the […]

September 19, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

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The Science of Happiness: Forgiveness

SoulPancake explores the effects that forgiving others has on a person’s level of happiness. Check out more videos on the Science of Happiness or read this study to find out more. Feel like a cheer up? Watch A Capella Road Trip and Boobies and Kittens to catch that smile. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tumblr

September 16, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
  • September 18, 2014
  • by Catherine Nessworthy
  • Extreme Sports
  • ball, extreme sport, fight, florence, football, game, history, honor, italy, masculinity, men, pride, sport, tradition, video, violence

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