(n°32 made me cringe a little)
A FIFA approved Futsal ball must have a circumference between 24.61" and 25.0" - this is smaller than a traditional size 4 ball and bigger than a size 3 ball. Futsal balls are not sized the same way traditional soccer balls are sized (size 3, 4 & 5).
They also don't bounce.
A really fun sport to watch was Beach Soccer. It was much more popular in 90s/2000s though. Brazil was really fun to watch and Portugal had a dude named Madjer who was a beast.
A player called Amarelle for Spain was amazing when I watched it in the mid 00s
The guy had a torn ACL apparently32 shouldn't make me laugh but it does. Looks so painful
? Ricardinho is fecking sick too3 or 4 maybe. Skills are harder with a smaller ball too. I used to try them all the time in the house as a kid with a mini football. Was dead easy when I then tried with a full size one.
We should have had Lukaku doing futsal during summer
Pure magic, that stuff cannot be taught. You have it or you don't.
Home to one of my favourite unlikely sporting accomplishments....Russia's back to back world cups 2011 and 2013.
Futsal is incredible to watch. There's nothing in sports like watching your team holding off a 1 goal lead in a decisive futsal match. The pressure is unbelievable and every challenge feels like a goal.
It's obviously a hyperbole but futsal does tend to resemble the worst of Guardiola's games. Just a lot of ball circulation in search for an opening, with nothing really happening. Saying that, I love futsal, have been playing it all my life and I probably prefer it to football.
I was always wanted to try that but then I remember the injuries you get playing beach soccer.
Yes, it's hard to compare. Obviously the skill is incredible. But it's a lot easier to control and manipulate a heavier ball that doesn't bounce. Having played Futsal, I can attest to how different it is.
I wondered that. Wikipedia said he had a very brief spell at Sao Paulo in 2005, but then went back to futsal.
There is nothing that beats watching a Benfica vs Sporting mixed with the crowd for me.Best futsal derby in Europe imo.
And Rock Me Amadeus was an amazing song too. Endless talent.
Tend to agree with this
. It's very popular in my country, but it feels more like watching basketball than football with majority of games looking similar. Last couple of minutes is the worst to watch though, with the whole team defending and the attacking team simply passing around for 3 minutes and then ended up conceded a goal because they messed up their powerplay. Don't think it's dullest to watch but it's definitely duller than I thought it would be. I thought it would be as fun as playing it yourself, just like football or badminton.www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHXStBKIBwM (1 minute mark)
I agree with this. I play futsal once a once and 11v11 the other times, the ball is just so different and the dynamics of the game are completely different. I enjoy futsal more tbh because you get to touch the ball so much and try to be creative whereas football is about tactics and mastering your position/role.
What are the other options? Futsal is played in a relatively narrow field. If a player fails, means 1/4 of the field players is left behind. The margin error is very narrow and every counter can lead to a goal situation.
I mean yeah I agree with you. I'm not saying it should be played differently. I'm saying it's not as attractive to watch because of the way it's played.
In terms of emotion I think it's a bit above football in overall terms. Unless you are wining by a comfortable margin, you can turn the game within 30 seconds - 1 minute (I've seen it happen a lot of time). And as there are not subs limit the players are giving 100% because they know they can rotate and have a break.
