Indoor soccer

: This article is primarily regarding indoor soccer as played in North America. Indoor soccer may also be used as a generic term for versions of association football (soccer) played indoors; See futsal and five-a-side football for similar games.

Related Topics:
Futsal - Five-a-side football

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Indoor soccer is a game derived from association football (soccer), adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink.

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Indoor soccer is a somewhat common (though not extremely popular) sport in the United States, with both amateur and professional leagues dedicated to it. It is also played outside of the US, however most indoor play outside of North America involves the FIFA-sanctioned game of futsal. Recently indoor soccer has become a popular sport in Mexico, being included as part of the Universiada (University National Games) and the CONADEIP (Private School Tournament), which match University school teams from all over Mexico. In Mexico, it is quite common that indoor soccer fields are actually built outdoors so the sport is called Fútbol Rápido ("Fast Soccer") instead.

Related Topics:
Sport - United States - FIFA - Futsal - Mexico

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