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Steeped in almost 500 years of tradition and described loosely as a mix between football and rugby - with a good dose of bare-knuckle boxing added to the mix - Calcio Storico is not a game for those who flinch at the site of blood.

As I approached the Westpac ticket office I became nervous. There were already hundreds of people queuing up outside the main gates, most of whom had booked their tickets in October or November last year. It seemed infeasible that I should be able to walk up to the counter and collect a ticket I'd paid for over the telephone yesterday morning.