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This photograph taken shows Florence's parade with traditional costumes prior to the Calcio Storico Fiorentino, a traditional 16th Century Renaissance ball game, at Piazza Santa Croce, in Florence on June 11, 2021. Calcio Fiorentino, an early form of football from the 16th century that originated from the ancient roman “harpastum”, is played in teams of 27, using both feet and hands and allows tactics such as head-butting, punching, elbowing, and choking, but forbids sucker-punching and kicks to the head. Goals can be scored by throwing the ball over a goal running the width of each end of the giant sand pit. (Photo by Vincenzo Pinto/AFP Photo)
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