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BarcelonaProud as they are, the Florentines have managed to make everyone think that they have been playing for centuries historical soccer. It is not true. For more than two centuries this violent sport was not practiced. The laws did not allow it and it ended up becoming a topic of conversation on those beautiful Tuscan nights when the sun goes down. The Florentines remembered the great matches of the past, they made sure that the new generations were aware that this sport had existed, but if a match was played, it was in a nearby village and half hidden. Until fascism arrived.