Stephen McGettigan

7 associations declare their interest to host the 2022 UEFA Futsal EURO

 The declaration of interest made by the bidders is not binding and the final proposal must be delivered with the bid dossier by 30 May 2019 at the latest.

Northern Ireland Women’s Futsal League reaches semi-finals

This season’s Women’s Futsal League kicked off in October with 20 teams involved. It attracted sides from the NIFL Women’s Premiership, the NIWFA Championship and NIWFA’s North 1 and 2 plus South 1 and 2 11-a-side leagues.

Download FIFA Youth Futsal Development Report

The Grassroots and Youth Department, part of the FIFA Technical and Development Division, has now drafted a Youth Futsal Development Report, sharing important points of analysis on Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympics.

Northern Ireland Futsal and Malta share victories in World Cup preparations

Northern Ireland Futsal National team hosted Malta this weekend for International Futsal friendlies to prepare for their World Cup preliminary round qualifiers.

2019 UEFA U19 Futsal EURO group qualifiers to kick off in Lithuania and San Marino

The 2019 UEFA U19s Futsal EURO preliminary qualifiers will kick off tomorrow in Lithuania and San Marino and the fixtures will continue until Friday, 25 January.

Staten Island, New York youths to experience Futsal in Barcelona

The Spanish American Football Academy (SAFA) Tom Delacy has a strong list of professional trainers set to help the teams upon their visit to Barcelona.

Football Association of Ireland Late Night Futsal Leagues more than sport

Football Association of Ireland (FAI) running Late Night Futsal Leagues in Limerick is more than sport

Motivations and influences on an adults’ decisions to play Football, Futsal or other forms of 5 a-side

James Moore wrote this piece of research investigating the motivations and influences on an adults’ decisions to play a specific football format in England, looking at the differences in motivation between futsal, 11-a-side football and small-sided football participants.

Euro success in Finland for England’s Men and Women’s deaf Futsal teams

England men’s deaf Futsal team finished ninth out of 16 nations at the European Championship in Finland this month and their women's team finished fourth whereas the Republic of Ireland took the sixth spot and Poland won the tournament.

Football Association of Ireland and partners launch new innovative healthy eating initiative via futsal

The FAI, Fingal County Council and its community partner Swords Pavilions highlighted their new innovative healthy eating initiative via futsal this week.