Fútbol Sala

The Spanish word ‘futbol sala’ meaning ,literally, football in a room or indoor football. The sport’s origins are vague but it is generally accepted that the first organised game dates back to 1930 in Montevideo in Uruguay, the year that Uruguay hosted the first FIFA World Cup. An Argentine coach, Juan Carlos Ceriani, tired of rain soaked pitches and cancelled training sessions, bought the game inside for the first time. Juan Carlos put together a set of rules which became a book in 1933. The game took off in YMCAs and parks across Montevideo. All that was needed was small basketball-sized court. Meanwhile, a similar game was being played in the streets of Sao Paolo in Brasil, It spread fast and the first local leagues developed in Brasil with a Rules book produced in 1936.