futsal
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of futsal
C20: Spanish from futbol football + sala indoor
Example Sentences
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Inside, the school has high ceilings and big windows, a 300-seat auditorium, a gym, a ceramics studio and a court for a soccer variant called futsal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
It also would be helpful to introduce futsal, a much faster, smaller-team version of soccer, at a young age to improve ballhandling, decision-making and technical proficiency under pressure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The father and son are about to release their first documentary - Football is for Everyone - exploring James's sight loss and an adapted version of football called futsal.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024
Soccer Federation expanded its umbrella to cover more extended national teams, including women’s futsal and cerebral palsy teams, the men’s and women’s deaf teams and a co-ed power soccer wheelchair national team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Playing Soccer is like never hitting pause on your favorite ninety-minute movie but futsal is like fast forward for forty supercharged minutes.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
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