Ryan Reynolds donated £1,600 to an U12s futsal team in Wrexham, Wales, FC United of Wrexham. The club's founder, Andrew Ruscoe, discusses with Futsal Focus what the donation means for the club and for futsal in Wales.
Futsal Focus has supported Chris Bright's work for many years, and having got to know him over the years as well, he is was of the most passionate people we have met.
In 2019, he and his partners had an idea to bring the sport and the culture of futsal that he experienced to Wales. They identified that futsal could be the tool to help us reignite the feeling of community spirit within our city again.
Due to popularity and interest FTSL in Newport has developed a league. Since launching, the club has grown in popularity, with more than 30 players regularly coming to sessions. The club has grown so much that its founders have now established a league to give everyone an opportunity to play.
Wales International and the country's first-ever professional futsal player, Rico Zulkarnain has returned home to Newport and established a Futsal club.
A MUST READ - courtesy of Wrexham AFC: The partnership will see links between Wrexham Futsal and both the football club and RCF strengthened with a number of community-based projects as well as facility developments taking place.