Stephen McGettigan

Futsal development progress continues in Northern Ireland

Fourteen clubs have been helping the Irish Football Association to develop girls’ futsal across Northern Ireland.

José María Jiménez “Chema” is the new Technical Director of Futsal in Peru

Former Baku United FC Head Coach José María Jiménez "Chema" gave all he could to English Futsal before he had to leave England due to the club losing its investment, now he makes his way to Peru to lead the sports development there.

Wales finish second but Head Coach Richard Gunney is delighted with the squad’s progress

Courtesy of the Welsh FA, Richard Gunney is delighted with his squad's progress with one loss in their last six matches

England Futsal International Stuart Cook discusses Euros and English Futsal

UEFA Futsal EURO preliminary round qualification hopes finished for England when they lost to Albania and Futsal Focus spoke with experienced English Futsal veteran Stuart Cook to hear his thoughts on the EUROs, Futsal in England, English player development needs and more.

Dreaming of European progression as the EURO preliminaries kick off

Today, hosts nations for the EURO 2018 preliminaries will take place in Georgia, Wales, Latvia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Lithuania, and Gibraltar. Players will take to the court and coaches will stand on the sidelines hoping that their preparations will be enough to see them through to the main round qualifiers.

Atlético Madrid on the verge of merging with Inter Movistar

For more than a year, Spanish media has been talking about the possibility of Atletico Madrid landing in Futsal by merging with Spain's most lauded Futsal team, Inter Movistar.

NZ continues to be a leader among the Futsal developing nations

A new Futsal Development Manager will continue to lead the domestic delivery of Futsal in New Zealand, via the 7 regional Federation Futsal Departments, and will be supported by a new Futsal Competitions Manager and Futsal Marketing and Media Officer (PT)

“It is the most special moment of my career” Falcão – FIFA Outstanding Career Award

“It is beyond special. I can say that it is the most special moment of my career because it is the perfect ending to it, to everything that I have done. As the award title says, it is a recognition to a whole career."

Futsal bringing hope to the people of the Solomon Islands

The audio recording in this post is a radio interview discussing the impact that Futsal had on the Solomon Islands during a difficult period of their history and after.

“The difference a year can make” World Futsal Champions Olé Futsal Academy of London

Exclusive to Futsal Focus: Olé Futsal Academy of London, England were crowned World Futsal Cup Champions after they defeated Spanish Giants F.C Barcelona at U-12 Final. Alfie Brooks reflects on this experience and what he has learned by taking part in the World Futsal Cup two years in a row.