Florence's crazy football game: final of the amazing and violent Calcio Storico Fiorentino, historic Football played in costume,a cross between Greco-Roman wrestling,rugby and soccer in Florence, Italy on June 24, 2009. [Getty Images]

ITALY - JUNE 24: Calcio Storico The Florentine tradition is a dating back to the fifteenth tournament runs century.The With oven teams - the Blues, The Green, The White, And The Reds - Each representing one of the district city.It 's 50 minutes of strangling, biting, fighting, and running after a year ball.This the Reds of Santa Maria Novella The Final Won against the Blues of Santa Calcio Storico Croce.The is played in Piazza Santa Croce, which is covered in sand. Here, two teams of 27 players in medieval costumes against each other in a bloody game. (Photo by Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)