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Calcio fiorentino, also known as Gladiator Football, is an early form of the game that originated in 16th-century Italy. Once widely played, the sport is thought to have started in Piazza Santa Croce in Florence. Seen here a clenched fist of Italy's former heavy weight boxing champion, whom is one of the 27 members of the Rossi team, Florence, Italy.