Vila Nova de Gaia, or simply Gaia, is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper had a population of 178,255 in 2001. The municipality has an area of 168.46 km². and a total population of 302,295 inhabitants (2011), making it the most populous municipality in Norte Region. Gaia along with Porto and 12 other municipalities make up the commonly designated Porto Metropolitan Area.
João Victor Saraiva, better known as Madjer, is a Portuguese retired beach soccer player. He played in the forward position, and has won numerous awards at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups for his goalscoring abilities. He took the nickname Madjer because his idol is the former Algerian player Rabah Madjer. He has often been hailed as the best-ever beach soccer player. He became the first player to score 1000 international beach soccer career goals in an 8–1 win against England in September 2016.
The BSWW Tour is a series of international events in beach soccer. It is organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), an organization responsible for promotion and development of beach soccer sport. BSWW Tour is an international exhibition tour in beach soccer allowing teams to practice and compete in beach soccer as well as to allow spectators to see the sport. The tour holds events in different locations around the world.
Arcozelo is a freguesia in the municipality (concelho) of Vila Nova de Gaia. The population in 2011 was 14,352, in an area of 8.50 km².
The BSWW Mundialito, often simply known as Mundialito, is an annual international beach soccer tournament that takes place between few select countries, which are invited to play at the tournament organized by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). First played in 1994 at Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the competition was reignited in 1997 in Portugal, where it was held ever since until 2022. Few nations have won the tournament, those being only Brazil, Portugal, United States and Spain.
Praia de Valadares is a beach and locality in Portugal, located in the parish of Valadares, Vila Nova de Gaia.
Luís Miguel Bilro Pereira, known as Bilro, is a Portuguese retired football and beach soccer player.
The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier, also later and commonly known as the 2011 South American Beach Soccer Championship, was the fourth Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship for South America, held from July 31– August 7 on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 7 – 14 May 2011.
The 2010 BSWW Mundialito was a beach soccer tournament that took place at a temporary stadium at Praia da Rocha, Portimão, Portugal from August 6 to 8. This competition was played in a round-robin format.
The Mundialito de Clubes is an international club beach soccer competition contested between top men's clubs from around the world. The tournament is loosely similar to the FIFA Club World Cup in association football, however participating teams are not regional champions, instead entering via invitation.
The 2011 BSWW Mundialito is a beach soccer tournament that takes place at Praia da Rocha, Portimão, Portugal from August 10 to 12. This competition is played in a round-robin format.
The second Mundialito de Clubes was a beach soccer tournament that took place at the Praia do Sol stadium at the Arena Guarapiranga sport complex, located near Represa de Guarapiranga, a reservoir located in São Paulo, Brazil from 12 – 19 May 2012. The stadium has a seating capacity of 3,500 spectators.
The 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer competition for men's national teams, which has been organized by FIFA since 2005. Overall, this was the 18th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995 to 2004 but was not governed by FIFA. It was also the third edition to take place under the biennial system introduced in 2009.
The 2012 BSWW Mundialito was a beach soccer tournament that took place at Praia da Rocha, Portimão, Portugal from July 27 to 29. This competition was played in a round-robin format.
The 2016 BSWW Mundialito is a beach soccer tournament that takes place at Praia de Carcavelos in Cascais, Portugal, from 29 July to 31 July 2016. This competition with 4 teams was played in a round-robin format.
The 2017 BSWW Mundialito is a beach soccer tournament that takes place at Praia de Carcavelos in Cascais, Portugal, from 21 July to 23 July 2017. This competition with 4 teams was played in a round-robin format.
The 2000 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the third edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, known as the European Pro Beach Soccer League at the time, occurring annually since its establishment in 1998. The league was organised by Pro Beach Soccer S.L. (PBS) between June 3 and September 3, 2000 in five different nations across Europe.
The following were the events of association football for the year 2019 throughout the world.
The 2019 Mundialito de Clubes was the sixth edition of the Mundialito de Clubes, a biennial international club beach soccer competition contested between top men's clubs from across the world.
The 2019 BSWW Mundialito was a beach soccer tournament that took place at Praia da Nazaré in Nazaré, Portugal, from 13 August to 15 August 2019. This competition with 4 teams was played in a round-robin format.
Spain (1st title)
Portugal 
Italy 
Japan 
