Calcio Fiorentino Calcio Fiorentino Calcio fiorentino (also known as calcio storico "historic football") is an early form of football and rugby that originated in 16th-century 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. Calcio was reserved for rich aristocrats who played every night between Epiphany and Lent. Even popes,
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,