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 ...

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 ...

Calcio Storico is the sport to end all sports. Notorious for both its brutal violence and historical importance to the city of Florence the game is essentially a hybrid of MMA, football and rugby.

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, ...

And with another edition of this nearly century-long rivalry set to kick off on Sunday, we’re bringing back an old feature: ...

Destination Calcio only popped up last summer and has a modest audience but has snapped up the live rights to Italian football’s Serie B in the UK and US until 2027. What’s going on? Serie B may be at ...

FIFA 22 has landed – and EA Sports’ new offering is as addictive as ever. The popular football title prides itself on an abundance of real-life licences, which include proper kits, faces and stadiums ...