Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is derived from the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón (colloquially fútbol sala), which can be translated as “hall football” or “indoor football”. During the sport’s second world championships held in Madrid in 1985, the name fútbol de salón was used. Since then, all other names have been officially and internationally changed to futsal.
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Just five years after senior debut for Botafogo, he became a world champion at Sweden 1958 – the first of Brazil’s five world titles. It was there that Garrincha became part of a formidable attacking unit that included Didi, Zagallo, Vava and a precocious 17-year-old called Pele, who was just starting to grab the headlines. Vicente Feola’s Auriverde picked up other accolades, one of which was becoming the first team to win the competition on a foreign continent.
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Fritz Walter, former footballer, honorary citizen of Rhineland Palatinate and holder of the prestigious Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, was one of the great pillars of the German game and an example to millions of young German sportsmen.
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SAO PAULO — Former world footballer of the year Ronaldo ended his international career here on Tuesday with a 15-minute appearance as a substitute in Brazil’s 1-0 win over Romania in a friendly match. Watched by a 30,000 crowd, the 34-year-old striker came on for the last 15 minutes of the match with the home [...]
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FC Barcelona have won their 21st league 2010/11 La Liga Title, and it’s now three-out-of-three for manager Josep Guardiola, who has produced a winning style that has amazed the footballing world. Barcelona clinched their third Spanish La Liga title in a row with a 1-1 draw at Levante have scored 92 league goals so far [...]
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Jermain Defoe carved up Bulgaria with his first England hat-trick to give the Three Lions a 4-0 victory.
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Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980 in Porto Alegre), commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Italian Serie A side Milan and the Brazilian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation. Ronaldinho, Portuguese for “Little Ronaldo,” [...]
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England look to put the disappointment of the World Cup behind them as they take on Hungary in a warm-up match for next month’s European qualifying campaign. How many of this summer’s squad will remain as Fabio Capello attempts to galvanise the team back into winning ways?
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Association football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each. It is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world. A ball game, it is played on a rectangular grass field, or occasionally on artificial turf, with a goal at each end [...]
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