| For the first time in the history of the Pan-American games, futsal featured on the programme of events. |
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| The objective has been to include grassroots futsal within the popular summer programme. |
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| We have a young squad which has succeeded in its aim of playing high-quality futsal. |
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| Javier Lozano's decision to step down as Spain coach marks the end of an era in Spanish futsal. |
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| Instant ball control and accurate passing in tight spaces, rather than any brute force, are the compulsory requirements for a futsal player. |
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| That one will go down in history as it marked the coming of age of Spanish futsal. |
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| With space at a premium in the tiny nation, futsal has flourished and Bahrain are steadily building up a high-quality national team. |
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| If not for football or futsal, I probably drink about 2 litres of water a month. |
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| Lozano himself graced the sport of futsal between 1982 and 1991, representing his country 40 times. |
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| The sequence was the same when the incidence of injury was calculated per 1000 match hours, except in the case of futsal. |
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| Although futsal has been popular in many parts of Japan for some time, a fully-fledged national league has never been tried before. |
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| They had to beat some Hispanic kids from South America who grow up with futsal and play it at the grass-roots level. |
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| It comes as no surprise then the number of national football associations embracing futsal is growing all the time. |
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| So why are premier league clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea and Aston Villa rumoured to be interested in the game of futsal and conceivably another league competition? |
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| The challenge for the clubs will be to convey the attractions of futsal and the power and excitement of a top class league to their local fan base. |
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| He said that the reason aside from the lack of space, the reason that futsal has gained popularity was because it required less people and less equipment. |
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| No one doubts the immense popularity of futsal in Japan, but the extent to which the public will embrace it as a spectator sport remains to be seen. |
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| According to several different studies, futsal is one of the fastest growing sports on the planet, with about two million players, both men and women, officially registered. |
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| We want to learn and we want the rest of the world to think highly of our futsal. |
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| We are also going to put up a building for the national teams, a sports hall for futsal and a store room for equipment. |
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| Every weekend, members from different neighborhoods in São Paulo get together in the headquarters to organize futsal games and barbecues. |
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| A Colombian beverage company last year started financing a three-month-long, 12-team professional futsal league for women. |
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| José Tomás Cortés, who since 2005 has coached the women's futsal selection from Antioquia, shakes his head at the entrenched social barriers. |
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| On that futsal court, Andrew Vickers came face to face for the first time with the man who had saved his life. |
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| Feinting in the run-up to take a penalty kick to confuse opponents is permitted as part of futsal. |
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| The field is a bit bigger than a basketball court, almost as big as is used to play handball and futsal. |
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| Corinthians supporters during a local futsal championship at their main headquarters in the Bom Retiro neighborhood in São Paulo. |
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| As a reflection of the popularity of futsal in Paraguay, the national association has also launched a domestic league championship, which is going from strength to strength. |
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| Spain have been prominent performers on the futsal pitch as well. |
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| The 46 DCOs are medical doctors who perform in and out-of-competition controls at matches in UEFA's competitions, from the elite club competitions to youth, women's and futsal tournaments. |
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| Football aside, the most popular team sports in Galicia are futsal, handball and basketball. |
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| The UAE has sent athletes to compete in the swimming, futsal, chess, bowling and cue sports disciplines. |
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| Basketball, tennis, cycling, handball, futsal, motorcycling and, lately, Formula One are also important due to the presence of Spanish champions in all these disciplines. |
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