The UEFA Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the men's national futsal teams governed by UEFA.
The FIFA Futsal World Cup is the international championship for futsal, the indoor version of association football organized by FIFA.
The AFC Futsal Championship is the premier international futsal competition for the Asian Football Confederation national teams. It was first held in 1999 and was played annually until 2008; since then it has been played biennially.
Alessandro Rosa Vieira, known as Falcão, is a Brazilian retired professional futsal player. He is known for his flashy and potent dribbling skills and a powerful and accurate left foot. He is also the world's all-time leading goalscorer in men's international matches. He has named Best Player in the World four times and won the FIFA Futsal World Cup Golden Shoe in 2004 and the Golden Ball in 2004 and 2008.
Futsal is a growing sport in England.
The Iran national futsal team represents Iran in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iranian Football Federation. The "Kings of Asian Futsal" are by far the strongest Asian team and one of the best teams in the world according to the Futsal World Ranking.
The Total Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, is the main national futsal competition of the Confederation of African Football nations. It was first held in 1996 and has been played every four years. It is a qualification to FIFA Futsal World Cup.
The OFC Futsal Championship is the main national futsal competition of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) nations. It was first held in 1992.
The Copa América de Futsal is the main national futsal competition of the CONMEBOL nations organized by the FIFA. It was first held in 1995, although it was preceded in 1992 by an edition of the CONMEBOL Futsal Championship. In 1996, the second edition of both tournaments were held as a single event. The Copa América was held every year until 1999. In 2000, it was organized as the third and last edition of the CONMEBOL Futsal Championship. In 2003, the tournament was refounded in its current format. Since then, the tournament has had five editions held.
The FIFA Intercontinental Futsal Cup is the international club championships for futsal. The tournament is similar to FIFA Club World Cup.
The Libya national futsal team represents Libya in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Africa, As of April 2016, Libya is ranked 31st in the Futsal World Rankings.
The Ukraine national futsal team represents Ukraine in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine.
Middlesbrough Futsal Club is an English futsal club based in Middlesbrough in the North East of England, playing in The FA Futsal League North. The club was founded in 2007 and play their home matches in Thornaby-on-Tees: a town in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees.
The England national futsal team represents England during international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships. It is under the direction of The Football Association. Although futsal in England has been around for a number of years, the national team was first formed in 2003, after futsal started to gain popularity in 2002.
The Malaysia national futsal team represents Malaysia in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia. Malaysia once played in the FIFA Futsal World Cup in 1996.
The UEFA Futsal Under-21 Championship was a futsal competition organised by UEFA. To date only one edition of the competition has ever been played. The 2008 tournament was hosted and won by Russia who defeated Italy 5–4 in the final.
Seth Burkett is an English writer and futsal player and former professional footballer.
The Republic of Ireland national futsal team has represented the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Futsal Championship. The Republic of Ireland has, to date, never qualified for the final stages of a major tournament. It has, however, taken part in several invitational tournaments, such as the 2008 Four Nations Futsal Cup. It is organised by the Football Association of Ireland.
The FAI Futsal Cup is a cup competition organized by the Football Association of Ireland for futsal teams based in the Republic of Ireland. The winners qualify to represent the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Futsal Cup. The competition was introduced in 2007 and the inaugural winners were Shamrock Rovers. The 2007 tournament was referred to as the Eircom U21 Futsal League and the 2008 and 2009 tournaments were referred to as the Futsal League of Ireland or the FAI National Futsal League. Since 2010 it has generally been referred to as the FAI Futsal Cup.
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