The South American Football Confederation, known by the acronym CONMEBOL or CSF, is the continental governing body of football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Paraguay. CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football's major international tournaments. With 10 member football associations, it has the fewest members of all the confederations in FIFA.
The 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship was the fifth FIFA Futsal World Championship, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was held between 21 November and 5 December 2004 in Taiwan. It was the first FIFA tournament held in the country and was the last to feature 16 teams.
The FIFA Futsal World Cup is an international futsal competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. Since the first edition that took place in 1989 in the Netherlands, the tournament has been held every four years since 1992 in the even year between two 11-a-side World Cups.
Gérard Biguet is a retired French football referee, who refereed one match at the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship: CIS versus Germany.
The Lebanon national futsal team represents Lebanon in international futsal competitions. Nicknamed "the Cedars", the team is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA).
The Argentina national futsal team represents Argentina during international futsal competitions. It is governed by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino.
The Egyptian national futsal team represents Egypt during international futsal competitions. It is governed by the Egyptian Football Association and won the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations a record three times. Egypt has also represented Africa in the FIFA Futsal World Cup, with seven appearances.
Nicola Rizzoli is an Italian former football referee who refereed in the Italian Serie A from 2002 to 2017 and was a FIFA-listed referee from 2007 to 2017. He refereed the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina on 13 July at the Estádio do Maracanã and the 2013 Champions League Final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium. Rizzoli won seven consecutive AIC Serie A Referee of the Year Awards from 2011 to 2017. On 18 February 2017, Soccer 360 included Rizzoli on its list of the top 5 referees in the 21st century.
The World Futsal Association (AMF) is the governing body of futsal for both fully and non-independent states or regions, headquartered in Asuncion, Paraguay. It was founded on 25 July 1971 as the International Futsal Federation (FIFUSA) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; on 1 December 2002, the organization was replaced, changed its name to Spanish version Asociación Mundial de Futsal (AMF).
Real Rieti Calcio a 5 is a futsal club based in Rieti, Lazio, Italy.
Pescara Calcio a 5 was a futsal club based in Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy. The club was founded in 1999 as "D'Angelantonio C5". In 2003 the denomination changes in "Pescara Sport Five" and in 2007 it took their last denomination; its indoor arena was PalaRigopiano based in Pescara with 1,500 seaters. The club was dissolved in April 2018 due to various problems.
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Kaos Futsal is a futsal club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Napoli Calcio a 5 is a futsal club based in Napoli, Campania, Italy.
Matías Raúl Lucuix is an Argentine futsal manager and retired player, who played for the Argentina national team, which he is its current head coach.
Cristian Borruto is an Argentine futsal player who plays for Acqua & Sapone and the Argentine national futsal team.
Nicolás Sarmiento is an Argentine professional futsal player who plays as a Goalkeeper for Belgian club RSC Anderlecht Futsal in the Belgian Futsal Division 1 and the Argentine national futsal team.
Fernando Ariel Wilhelm is a former Argentine professional futsal player who played as a forward.
The Canadian national futsal team represents Canada in international men's futsal competitions. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.
The futsal competition at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 18 October. At Tecnópolis and the CeNARD, the first one located in Villa Martelli, and the second one in Buenos Aires. There are two tournaments, one for boys and one for girls.
Simone Pafundi is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport, on loan from Serie A club Udinese.
