Steve Nicol believes Manchester City are at the moment the team to beat in the UEFA Champions League and are his favourite to win all of it. In the 16th century, the city of Florence celebrated the interval between Epiphany and Lent by taking part in a sport which at the moment is known as “calcio storico” (“historic kickball”) in the Piazza Santa Croce The young aristocrats of town would costume up in high quality silk costumes and embroil themselves in a violent form of football.

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