Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão, which can be translated as "hall football". During the sport's second world championships held in Madrid in 1985, the Spanish name fútbol sala was used. Since then, all other names have been officially and internationally changed to futsal. It was developed in Brazil
and Uruguay in the 1930s and 1940s as a solution to the lack of
available football fields. In Brazil futsal is played by more people
than soccer but does not attract as many spectators as the outdoor
sport. Several futsal players have moved on to careers as successful
professional soccer players.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. Unlimited substitutions are permitted. Unlike some other forms of indoor football,
the game is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines; walls or
boards are not used. Futsal is also played with a smaller ball with
less bounce than a regular football.
The surface, ball and rules create an emphasis on improvisation,
creativity and technique as well as ball control and passing in small
spaces.
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