Rugby union in Italy called trigon, which involved three players passing a ball to one another by hand. The ball was usually small and hard, but occasionally it was a "follis" or large bladder-ball. Italy is home to a number of forms of traditional football, some of which have features which are more similar to rugby, than to association football, such as handling the ball. A prime example of this is "calcio fiorentino" played in Florence. The "Piazza Santa Croce" of Florence is the cradle of this sport, that became known as "giuoco del calcio fiorentino" ("Florentine kick game") or simply "calcio" ("kick"). The
S.S. Verbania Calcio C (currently Lega Pro Prima Divisione), from to . In 2006 the sports title was transferred from A.S.D. Verbania Calcio to A.S.D. Amici del Verbania, which the former was liquidated. In the season 2011–12 it was promoted from Eccellenza Piedmont and Aosta Valley/A to Serie D. The clubs colour is white ringed by a blue-yellow-red strip and the club's home ground is the "Stadio Carlo Pedroli". One of the clubs most notable players is Maltese striker, Carmel Busuttil, who played over 100 times for Malta, and scored 23 international goals. S.S. Verbania Calcio Società Sportiva Verbania Calcio, shortened as Verbania,