#Repost gettyimages ・・・ “The #CalcioStorico is based on an early form of football first played over 500 years ago in Renaissance Italy and is little known outside of Florence. The rules are basic enough but the key element to this particular game is the level of extreme violence players are permitted to use, one match this year was abandoned after 15 minutes when a player punched the referee. Justin Setterfield's remarkable images really bring the tradition and atmosphere to life in what must have been an extremely daunting scenario to work in. Here we see the Santo Spirito Bianchi team entering the arena ready to do battle in the Piazza Santa Croce.” – Jim Dyson | June 11, 2017 | London picture Desk _ Getty Images picture desk editors have a nearly immediate front row look at events unfolding throughout the world, with the images captured often reaching them in a matter of seconds.