The World's Greatest Footballers Agree

• Cristiano Ronaldo: "During my childhood in Portugal, all we played was Futsal…if it wasn’t for Futsal, I wouldn’t be the player I am today."


• Xavi: "In Futsal, you see whether a player is really talented. You notice the small details in quality…"


• Lionel Messi: "When I was a young boy in Argentina, I played Futsal in the street and in a club. It was great fun and helped me to become the player I am today."


• Marta: "Futsal is a fantastic sport! A lot of what I do on the Football pitch comes from playing Futsal."

Just The Facts

Liverpool University found that “futsal players touch the ball as much as 6x more often per minute than outdoor full-field soccer players.

FIFA’s Official indoor soccer game is Futsal. Futsal is a small-sided 5v5 game similar to soccer that is played on a hard surface.

Futsal teaches technique, tactical awareness, mental decision making, and a love of scoring goals.

With the smaller court and fewer players, individual players are rewarded with goal scoring opportunities more often. This leads to creativity and confidence with the ball.

The Futsal Is Different

With the weighted ball, passing and receiving becomes easier. The application of this leads to teams and players learning speed of play, off-the-ball movements, playing to feet, 1 and 2 touch skill, quality first-touch, shooting angles, small space ball control, combination play, confidence or poise on the ball, 1v1, 2v1, 2v2, etc., and more. The development both in attack and in defense are then accelerated.