Futsal is a variant of soccer. The name comes from the Portuguese futebol de sal?o and the Spanish fútbol sala or fútbol de salón, which means "room football". In English, it is "indoor football". In futsal, each team has only 5 players instead of the usual 11. Other differences between futsal and ordinary football include playing on smaller fields, using smaller goals and smaller-sized balls, and shortened game time. Games are usually played indoors.

Futsal appeared in South America in the 1950s and 1960s, which was a pastime for poor children from the lower classes of society. Four bricks were used to set two goals, and a large group of barefoot poor boys fought in the streets, in every open space, and on the beach, enjoying the fun that football brought them, and at the same time had a beautiful vision, hoping to become a professional football player one day, eat milk sandwiches and wear long pants.

It is in this environment that a group of outstanding football stars emerged: Pele, Garrincha, Kempes, and Maradona.

Although the development of five-a-side football is relatively short, its game method has a high training value. At the same time, its interesting and flexible characteristics can enrich amateur cultural life and cultivate sentiment. Five-a-side football mainly reflects the skills mastered by athletes, and the use of complex and colorful techniques, diverse and unpredictable tactics, fast offensive and defensive changes, ups and downs, wonderful games, unpredictable wins and losses, and often dramatic changes. This is the charm of five-a-side football.

Whether in Europe, America, or Asia, almost all fans around the world are keen on this sport. During the winter break of the European League, European giants will also participate in the European Five-a-side Indoor Football Championship.

Since its birth, five-a-side football (Futsal) has been widely welcomed throughout South America, especially Brazil, and professional regional clubs have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.