Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio is an annual publication, edited by Panini Group and concerning football (soccer). The first Italian football almanacs were launched in 1913 and 1938, under different names. In 1939 the book took its current form. The reported statistics and information of the 1937–38 season (in Italy and worldwide, for example third World Cup) have, in addition, colour spots. Publishing has always been annual, except during World War II., but the 1947 edition covered those seasons, as well as other seasons. Panini started publishing in 1971. The "Almanacco" combines numbers, photos and information about
Calcio Fiorentino attended a game of "bridge fighting" – put on in his honor during a visit to Venice. The king is recorded as saying: "Too small to be a real war and too cruel to be a game". Interest in "Calcio" waned in the early 17th century. However, in 1930 it was reorganized as a game in Kingdom of Italy, under Benito Mussolini. It was widely played by amateurs in streets and squares using handmade balls of cloth or animal skin. Today, three matches are played each year in "Piazza Santa Croce" in Florence in the 3rd week of June. A