# What, when and where is this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 11, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-and-where-is-this/717396 "2015-04-11T01:56:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-and-where-is-this/717396/1 "2015-04-11T01:56:52Z")
This being [this](http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1BCLpO/44teHL8b:LYfE5INt/vimeo.com/25512336) It looks like it’s in Europe to me. As Ms Hook and I are going to be in Europe for a couple of months this summer I’d like to see it. Any help is greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-and-where-is-this/717396/2 "2015-04-11T02:00:15Z")
Umm… It’s a loud-ass obnoxious auto-playing video. Now. On my screen and in my speakers. But should be in one of the inner rings of Hell. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-and-where-is-this/717396/3 "2015-04-11T02:16:02Z")
Um… are we looking at the same clip? Because the one I’m seeing has the captions “Firenze, Italia, Calcio Storico, 18 Giugno 2011” right there at the start of the clip. So that covers your questions. [Crazy-ass Italian football variant.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcio_Fiorentino#Modern_revival) ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-and-where-is-this/717396/4 "2015-04-11T02:17:10Z")
It takes place in Florence, Italy. Here is their webpage with all the details: [http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/en/](http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/en/) ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-and-where-is-this/717396/5 "2015-04-11T08:33:17Z")
It looks like riotous fun, a cross between rugby, football, soccer, Aussie Rules footy, Gaelic football and a fight club. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-and-where-is-this/717396/6 "2015-04-11T12:35:55Z")
What’s it called? Battleball? ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-and-where-is-this/717396/7 "2015-04-11T13:19:35Z")
What Calvinball would look like if you played teams and Hobbes was the ref. ---
**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-and-where-is-this/717396/8 "2015-04-11T13:23:13Z")
“Calcio storico” means “historical soccer” ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-and-where-is-this/717396/9 "2015-04-11T17:20:48Z")
Whack-a-mole, thanks for the web site. If there’s a game while we’re in Europe Ms Hook and I are going. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-and-where-is-this/717396/10 "2015-04-12T03:46:27Z")
Evidently those guys are over compensating for the pants they wear.