Stephen McGettigan

Liverpool County FA wins Grassroots Project of the Year Award for Futsal League

11th July 2020
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Liverpool County FA wins Grassroots Project of the Year Award for Futsal League
Liverpool County FA is delighted to announce the winner of the Grassroots Project of the Year – the Liverpool Futsal League.

Coach Alexandre de Souza and General Manager Gilbert Diab end their time with Bank of Beirut

8th July 2020
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Coach Alexandre de Souza and General Manager Gilbert Diab end their time with Bank of Beirut
Coach Alexandre de Souza is forced to end his time with the Bank of Beirut Sport Club as Lebanon finds itself in an economic crisis.

Welsh International Rico Zulkarnain has brought his global knowledge of futsal to South Wales

8th July 2020
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Welsh International Rico Zulkarnain has brought his global knowledge of futsal to South Wales
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.

The LNFS will distribute €1,340,000 from its audiovisual rights for 2020/21 among its associate clubs

8th July 2020
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The LNFS will distribute €1,340,000 from its audiovisual rights for 2020/21 among its associate clubs
The Liga Nacional de Futbol Sala (LNFS - National Futsal League) held on Tuesday in Madrid an Assembly to approve changes and revenue distribution to clubs

Petition to change FIFA rule regarding futsal goalkeepers protective equipment

7th July 2020
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Petition to change FIFA rule regarding futsal goalkeepers protective equipment
A petition has kicked off in England regarding GK protective equipment, Philip Codd started the petition and it has been endorsed by England Futsal goalkeeping coach Andy Reading.

The rebuilding starts at Movistar Inter with the signing of Cecilio Morales

6th July 2020
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The rebuilding starts at Movistar Inter with the signing of Cecilio Morales
One chapter closes and another is about to start, Carlos Ortiz, Ricardinho, Humberto among others are leaving but Movistar Inter look to the new season.

Andy Reading gives FIFA an expert view on Goalkeepers in futsal

6th July 2020
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Andy Reading gives FIFA an expert view on Goalkeepers in futsal
Andy Reading talks to FIFA.com through goalkeeping in futsal and the England coach is himself a former professional futsal keeper. He assesses key attributes and identifies the world’s best.

The Box Plus/ Minus (PBM) metric to estimate a player’s contribution to the team

5th July 2020
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The Box Plus/ Minus (PBM) metric to estimate a player's contribution to the team
The Box Plus/Minus is a box score-based metric that estimates a player's contribution to the team when that player is on the court

Historic day for both Movistar Inter and Viña Albali in the LNFS Play-Off Title Final

30th June 2020
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Historic day for both Movistar Inter and Viña Albali in the LNFS Play-Off Title Final
Today, Movistar Inter play their sixth title play-off final out of the last seven. For Viña Albali Valdepeñas, a year ago, this achievement, to reach the first division play-off final was unthinkable.

Arbitration support technology being used at the futsal play-off in Malaga, Spain

23rd June 2020
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Arbitration support technology being used at the futsal play-off in Malaga, Spain
After the satisfactory premiere of this arbitration technology in the Spanish Futsal Cup, the Technological Support for refereeing decisions will be used in the play-offs