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Calcio may refer to: *Football in Italy *Calcio Fiorentino, an early form of football that originated in 16th-century Italy *''Calcio 2000'', Italian football magazine *Calcio, Lombardy Calcio ( Bergamasque: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of ...

Football In Italy
Football ( it, calcio ) is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italy national football team is considered to be one of the best national teams in the world. They have won the FIFA World Cup four times ( 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), trailing only Brazil (with 5), runners-up in two finals (1970, 1994) and reaching a third place (1990) and a fourth place ( 1978). They have also won two European Championships ( 1968 and 2020), also appearing in two finals (2000, 2012), finished third at the Confederations Cup (2013), won one Olympic football tournament ( 1936) and two Central European International Cups ( 1927–30 and 1933–35). Italy's top domestic league, the Serie A, is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the world and it is often depicted as the most tactical national football league. Italy's club sides have won 48 major European trophies, making them the second most successful nation in European football. Serie A hosts three of the world's most famous club ...
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Calcio Fiorentino
''Calcio Fiorentino'' (also known as ''calcio storico'' "historic football") is an early form of football ( soccer and rugby) that originated during the Middle Ages in Italy. Once widely played, the sport is thought to have started in the ''Piazza Santa Croce'' in Florence. There it became known as the ''giuoco del calcio fiorentino'' ("Florentine kick game") or simply ''calcio'', which is now also the name for association football in the Italian language. The game may have started as a revival of the Roman sport of harpastum. History Renaissance Era Calcio was reserved for rich aristocrats who played every night between Epiphany and Lent.Halpern, J. ''Balls and Blood'', Sports Illustrated. Vol 109, No. 4: August 4, 2008, p. 42. Even popes, such as Clement VII, Leo XI and Urban VIII, played the sport in Vatican City. The games could get violent as teams vied to score goals. A variation of Calcio Fiorentino was most likely played in the 15th century as well, as a match w ...
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Calcio 2000
''Calcio 2000'' was a monthly Italian football magazine reporting on all aspects of Italian and European football. The magazine was published by Action Group Editore. In October 2020 the magazine became online-only publication. History and profile ''Calcio 2000'' was first published in August 1997 as a monthly magazine. The founding editor-in-chief was Marino Bartoletti. Written in Italian, it reports on football in Serie A, Serie B, Serie C1 and Serie C2. It also reports on how the other famous European teams are doing; and what happened in Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ... and Ligue 1. It also presents news on Italian teams in European competitions and there is sometimes special editions about clubs. References External l ...
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