Futsal Tournament
09/11/2009
Northern Ireland Futsal will host a 3 team tournament on Saturday the 14th of November at University of Ulster's Jordanstown Sports Centre. The teams are Alpha Futsal Club (Dublin) Woodvale White Sox (Belfast) and St Pats FC (Dublin)
Futsal School Launch
09/07/2009
THE Irish FA’s first ever Summer Futsal and Freestyle Soccer School (SFFSS) will kick off on Thursday in North Belfast at Loughside Leisure Centre (6pm-8pm).
This innovative Futsal school will run every Thursday night until the end of August and will allow 20 under 16s from North Belfast to learn coaching skills and play Futsal to the sounds of the latest hip-hop music. read more>>>>
Zidane's new zest for futsal
Having spent five years at Real Madrid CF, Zinédine Zidane knows all about bringing European glory to Spain - the country that will go into Saturday's draw for the 2007 UEFA European Futsal Championship as the defending champions.
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Zidane, of course, found fame in the eleven-a-side game, but since retirement last summer, he has had time to discover the small-sided discipline. Recently the 34-year-old took part................ read more>>>
Ronaldinho owes a debt to futsal
European futsal will rightly take centre stage this Saturday as the continent's eight best nations learn their fate in the draw for the 2007 UEFA European Futsal Championship – but the Brazilian influence can never be ignored.
Porto party
Porto is the venue for this year's finals, to be played from 16-25 November, and hosts .........................................................read more>>>
Monday 16 November 2009
Kozma satisfied with Hungary trip
Hungary coach Mihály Kozma believes the UEFA European Futsal Championship hosts were more than a match for FIFA Futsal World Cup holders Brazil despite falling to two away defeats in South America.
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Tuesday 10 November 2009
Brazil hand futsal lesson to Belarus
Belarus became the latest of the UEFA European Futsal Championship finalists to suffer defeats at the hands of Brazil, losing 8-0 and 9-0 away against the FIFA Futsal World Cup holders, now unbeaten in 136 games.
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Thursday 29 October 2009
Spain and Hungary secure wins
It was a busy week of friendlies for several of January's European finalists, with holders Spain and hosts Hungary securing morale-boosting wins and Portugal being given two tough work-outs by Brazil.
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Thursday 29 October 2009
Italy show class against Belarus
Italy secured two convincing friendly wins against fellow finalists Belarus to continue their unbeaten record under coach Roberto Menichelli, Gabriel Lima and debutant Cristian Rizzo scoring their first international goals.
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Monday 26 October 2009
Belgium hold edge over Slovenia
Belgium got the better of fellow UEFA European Futsal Championship finalists Slovenia in two friendlies over the weekend, winning 3-2 and then 2-1, the latter coming after a last-gasp Zico double penalty.
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Monday 19 October 2009
Russia beaten twice in Brazil
Russia were given a thorough work-out in their preparations for the UEFA European Futsal Championship as they were beaten 3-1 and 6-0 in two away friendlies against a Brazil side made up of domestic-based players.
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Tuesday 13 October 2009
Hosts Hungary to kick off futsal finals
The kick-off times for the 2010 UEFA European Futsal Championship have been confirmed, with Hungary's 19 January opener against Azerbaijan in Budapest being followed by Italy against Belgium in Debrecen.
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Tuesday 6 October 2009
Players agree, futsal is the new black
The 2010 finals will be played on an innovative black pitch which received the thumbs up from Italy and Ukraine players involved in a UEFA Futsal Cup mini-tournament on the new surface in Debrecen.
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