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About Futsal Futsal is played on a basketball court, although it can be played on a variety of surfaces. Futsal is FIFA's official indoor soccer game which is, essentially, a scaled down version of outdoor soccer played indoors. It is a small sided game (5v5) played on a smaller field with a smaller (size 3-4) ball. Futsal is played with touchline boundaries. There are no walls in play. This is the game that outdoor soccer players around the globe play when they are indoors to refine and maintain their control skills and touch. It is superior to walled soccer in terms of developing better skills and technique. In Futsal, players are constantly reminded to play the same quality control game that is required for success in the outdoor game. Great soccer superstars such as Messi, Tevez, Landon Donovan, Pele, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, and Ronaldinho, grew up playing the game and credit Futsal with developing their skills. Futsal is played with a special low bounce ball, necessitating players to use their skills, rather than the ball's bounce, to propel it. There is minimal contact, encouraging players to rely on their skill and movement, rather than their physical strength. To find out more about US Futsal visit www.futsal.org. "In futsal you need to think quick and play quick so it's easier for you when you move to normal football (outdoor soccer)." - Pele
"I came out of futsal and developed my skills in this way of football. I play the same way now (in the outdoor game) as I did on the futsal courts as a kid." - Denilson
"When you come to play normal football (outdoor soccer) it's easier if you've come from a futsal background." - Rivelino
"Futsal will always be my first love." - Ronaldo About the USSF The United States Futsal Federation (USFF) is the national governing body for the sport of Futsal, in the United States. Futsal is the only "Official form of Indoor Soccer" as approved by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). It is played in all the continents of the world by over 100 countries with 12 million players. To find out more about the USSF visit www.ussoccer.com.
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