Futsal Trend Reflection (Indiamart.com)
There is a new, exciting,
awesome, sexy team sport which is on the way here to India. Futsal – a new,
fast form of football is in India and oh Boy, it is here to stay!!! Without a
doubt, I can say that Futsal in India is getting popularized and it is on the
verge of positive trajectory.
To those who are wondering what
Futsal is, it is a variant of football
that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Futsal is played
between two teams each with five players. The game is played on a hard court
surface delimited by lines, walls and boards. Governed by the Futsal
Association of India, this modified version of football is much quicker than
the original and with fewer players as well.
Recently, India joined the
growing popularity of five-a-side football with the launch of Futsal friendly
competition. There are many futsal championships hosted in India mainly in
Bangalore, Mumbai, Kochi, Jaipur and Kolkata. To support this growing passion,
Indian team was placed third at the Asia Cup that took place in Malaysia. Beat
that!
Being a sport that has the second
largest fan following after cricket, football’s variant Futsal, is very
thrilling and is quite fast paced with a great fan following. The youth is now
treating this game as a new born child taking care of it at each and every step
of its journey into becoming one of the most loved game in India.
Chennai now has a group of
youngsters, who are in their early twenties, who have been friends from school
who have created history by establishing first ‘rooftop futsal’ facility in
Kilpauk. This facility is built similar to the one in Wembley, London. It has
been named after the game’s original name from Brazil and Uruguay “Tiki-Taka”.
Former ‘FIFA player of the world’
Luis Figo will be in India to explore business opportunities which includes
launching his own football academy here. He has already opened 14 centers in
China and if everything goes well India will be on the same road. This will
conduce the fact that India will be and should be the next big thing in the
world of Futsal.
Centers are being setup,
encouraging youngsters of India towards this exciting sport. It will also be
useful for school kids who want to grow into football.
