Cascais is a municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population in 2011 was 206,479, in an area of 97.40 km2. Cascais is an important tourist destination. Its marina hosts events such as the America's Cup and the town of Estoril, part of the Cascais municipality, hosts conferences such as the Horasis Global Meeting.
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 taken 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.
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.
Sporting Clube de Portugal has a professional beach soccer team based in Lisbon, Portugal, since 2005, until 2006 and again in 2009 that plays in Portuguese Beach Soccer League.
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, it was the 18th edition since the tournament's creation in 1995 as the Beach Soccer World Championship, and the third 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 2013 BSWW Mundialito was a beach soccer tournament that took place at Praia de Canide Norte in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, from 26 July to 28 July 2013. This competition with 4 teams was played in a round-robin format.
The inaugural Super8 Mundialito Beach Soccer Tournament was a beach soccer tournament that took place on multiple pitches located in Scoglitti, located near Ragusa on the island of Sicily in Italy from 19 – 21 July 2013.
The third Mundialito de Clubes is a beach soccer tournament that took place, for the first time, at a temporary stadium at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 10 – 17 November 2013. The previous two editions were held at the Praia do Sol stadium at the Arena Guarapiranga sport complex, located near Represa de Guarapiranga, a reservoir located in São Paulo, Brazil.
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 2016 Women’s Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the inaugural edition of the international, European beach soccer championship for women's national teams. Having promoted women's friendlies and exhibition events since 2009, and hosting a men's version of the Euro Beach Soccer Cup since 1998, this was the first official competitive international tournament between Women's national squads to be organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).
The 2017 Mundialito de Clubes was the fifth edition of the Mundialito de Clubes, a biennial international club beach soccer competition contested between top men's clubs from across the world. The tournament is loosely similar to the FIFA Club World Cup in association football, however participating teams are not regional champions, entering via invitation.
The 2018 BSWW Mundialito was a beach soccer tournament that took place at Costa da Caparica in Almada, Portugal, from 15 June to 17 June 2018. This competition with 4 teams was played in a round-robin format.
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 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for UEFA was a beach soccer tournament contested by European men's national teams who are members of UEFA that determined the five nations from Europe that qualified to the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay.
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.
