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7-5.Calcio Storico Fiorentino
Niels Ahlmamn Olesen(Denmark) Berlingske Tidende

Calcio Storico Fiorentino is a commercial-free environment. There are no ads on the field or on player suits. Not a single one.In every way, this is the opposite of mode

rn-day soccer. Players thrash each other and some are driven off in ambulances - and yet this sport comes out more pure. Azzuris-president Allesandro Dei explains his fascination: ˇ°Contemporary soccer is all about politics. money, appearance and sponsors. Calcio Storico is more tangible, more real. It's about two things: Honour and camaraderie.

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