Stephen McGettigan

Interview with Steve Harris assessing the Japanese FIFA Futsal World Cup Bid

24th October 2018
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Interview with Steve Harris assessing the Japanese FIFA Futsal World Cup Bid
This interview is with Steve Harris, born in the USA but has spent almost 40 years in Japan. Fell in love with futsal over 30 years ago while serving in administrative capacities at the Japan Futsal Federation and Futsal Committee of the Japan Football Association for over two decades.

Assessing the four FIFA Futsal World Cup bidding nations

24th October 2018
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Assessing the four FIFA Futsal World Cup bidding nations
Kris Fernandes who wrote this article has covered international futsal and soccer for well over a decade having worked at four FIFA World Cups, three UEFA European Championships and two FIFA Futsal World Cups, including as the lead correspondent for Futsal Focus at Colombia 2016.

Olympic dreams and lifelong memories for Brazil, Russia, Egypt, Portugal, Japan and Spain

19th October 2018
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Olympic dreams and lifelong memories for Brazil, Egypt, Portugal and Spain
For every nation that took part in the Youth Olympic Futsal Tournament in the Men's and Women's sections in Argentina, this historic event will live long in their memories.

Drama, goals and skill reflect the success of the Youth Olympic Futsal group stages

14th October 2018
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Drama, goals and skill reflect the success of the Youth Olympic Futsal group stages
The first ever Youth Olympic Futsal tournament group stages have finished with drama, goals, and skill displayed on the court. Tomorrow the semi-final stage of the competition will take place.

Futsal set to enjoy a landmark moment today at the Youth Olympics in Argentina

7th October 2018
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Futsal set to enjoy a landmark moment today at the Youth Olympics in Argentina
Today, Sunday 7 October 2018 is a date that will go down in the history of the discipline, one on which futsal will make its debut as an Olympic sport following a long fight for it to take its place in the programme.

England accept invitation to compete at the Thailand 5s Tournament

5th October 2018
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England accept invitation to compete at the Thailand 5s Tournament
On the 20 and 23 October 2018 at the Indoor Stadium Huamak, Thailand will host their invitational Futsal tournament called the Thailand 5s Tournament and has invited England to take part along with Malaysia and Uzbekistan.

Belgium are much more than a golden generation and it is not luck

5th October 2018
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Belgium are much more than a golden generation and it is not luck
There are plans afoot to increase the focus on dribbling as a key skill and also an appetite to put futsal at the heart of youth development.

Progress despite defeat, England launch their new FA Futsal Strategy 2018-24

25th September 2018
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Progress despite defeat, England launch their new FA Futsal Strategy 2018-24
England lost their recent friendly matches against Croatia 4-0 and 2-6 who are 40 places above them in the World Rankings but they aim to continue developing and succeeding on and off the court.

Paraguay are the champions of the South American Futsal League

22nd September 2018
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Paraguay are the champions of the South American Futsal League
The Paraguayan Futsal team did not fail in their decisive match against Argentina winning 2-1 in this talent-filled duel and was the best in the FIFA Conmebol Futsal Liga Sudamericana 2018 South Zone .

1,200 tickets sold out for England v Croatia International friendly

21st September 2018
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1,200 tickets sold out for England v Croatia International friendly and the U19s enter UEFA Futsal EURO
England is certainly testing themselves this year in preparation for the FIFA Futsal World Qualifiers in January next year.