Basically this is like an ancient form of rugby/MMA played in Florence, and is just insane and probably the most manly thing in this world.
I’ll let wikipedia and youtube do the explanations.
The picture is of the Azzuri (Blue Team) making their way to the finale. It won the Sportsfeature category in the PGB Photo Award, which is a highly esteemed photography competition.
So they walk around a field and feign punch at eachother? I don’t understand how this game is even played, if you can punch and beatdown…whey aren’t they donig it?