Futsal Canada Since 1980 by Carlos Mateus

Carlos Bittencourt- Carlinhos with Fifa Media Manager Andreas Herren. in China   Carlos Bittencourt was in Brazilian Futsal during 40 years, I met Carlinhos in 1984 , in Campinas, Sao Paulo at the Futsal Pan American Cup. - He was the work man behind the scene to move Futsal  from FIFUSA  to FIFA. Carlinho was CBFS Vice president, organizer of the Brazilian Futsal Premier League- from 8 to 20 teams . Carlos Bittencourt or  Carlinhos should be recommended to receive the best award there is in FIFA Hitory to a person dedicated to the game.  I am pretty sure that FIFA,S Communication Manager Andreas Herren will get this message across the executive board.  Carlos Bittencourt elegant  in Japan    / com a Claudinha, durante a ida do Zico para o Japao

According to Brazil Futsal CBFS the Second Women Futsal World Tournament will be held in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil, from 5 to 10 of December 2011. Eight Nations  will be participating . Brazil , Spain , Portugal , Russia , Venezuela , Japan and the two newcomers Angola and Argentina. The World Women Futsal Tournament is sanctioned by Fifa and it is leading to becoming the future Women Futsal World Cup. For about three decades  right from the stardom of futsal in Canada  Leo Beier - founding member of futsal Canada , worked voluntarily developing women futsal at the Nanaimo Soccer  Club.  Bottom pictures showed here in Futsal Canada Blog , Leo Beier  ( r) with the Canadian Women team  touring Australia. Leo and the Nanaimo women futsal team raised the funds , bought the uniforms with money out of their pockets and represented Futsal Canada in Australia in 2007. most of those girls are now university graduate and are part of the histor...

Russia Futsal bestowed Brazil on the floor most of the game  before losing by one goal. Valdin and Falcao denied Russia  Futsal  Grand Prix title in the see saw futsal final game , that saw Russia scoring first on the 11 minute of the game- Sergey Abramov  Brazil played the toughest game of futsal  as the Russia with 3 Brazilian players - Goalkeeper Gustavo, Pula and Cirilo. Brazil goal game at the 24 minute , Valdin made  deep run and received a diagonal passing   sending    the ball   back in the net Brazil bombarded Russia with a torrent of shot on goals -  45 saves made by Gustavo , who kept  Russian winning most of the game. Brazil tried every line up possible , including leaving Falcao on the bench most of the second half , who came out into the overtime to score a goal with his chest.. what amazing  goal!  from a long pas - Falcao inside of the  crease   ,literally drove the b...

Lucas Mateus ( R ) with friends  in Harry Porter  Halloween costume  at the  Wizard English School Balneario Camboriu , Wizard English School in Balneario Camboriu is more than just to teach an  idiom , it is about teaching a different culture as well. Kids will learn English and the good things that kids do in Canada, USA, United Kingdom, Australia , New Zealand and  in others English spoken nations. Halloween at Wizard English School - 2011 English for all Age at Wizard Balneario Camboriu  English Teacher Bianca Debora  with Lucas Mateus  7 years old  at the Balneario Camboriu  Wizard Language School. Bia   study English in the city of Woodbridge , Ontario, Canada. " Speaking English is very important nowadays , and Lucas loves to go to  Wizard English Class, as well as  hanging around at the school facilities , were he can play table tennis and practice English with oth...

Iran is the team to watch at the Futsal World Cup in Thailand  2012 Nasirniaie ,Hassaanzadeh , Keshavaraz, Thareri and Shamasaee  displayed a great deal of futsal that once was only seen in South America the loss to Brazil in the semifinal could been a victory Iran's  Give and Go Mighty Futsal  It was Beautiful to watch the Iran futsal players , in the game against Brazil,  in the Amazonas Grand Prix.  Harmonizing with each other -  Iran's "Give and Go fast paced moves off the ball, done in such away that worried  the Brazilian coaching staff on the side line . Iran had most ball possession  and played e very tactical futsal game. the ball just would not go in-  It hit the Brazilian  goal post four time. Talking about futsal ball not get in , I do believe that it  has some to do with the ball manufacturing. Brazilian Players are used to the Penalty ball in the National league, but the ...

Without Spain in the  Brazil's  hosted  futsal competition ,Russia is the team to beat. But my bet in that Russia will take the lil grand prix prize , in the event of futsal  that is growing in popularity. Russia beat Zambia by 13 to 1 in their opening game in Manaus city -capital of Amazon State in the North of Brazil  Inpired by the Russia beating Brazil in the FIFA's Beach Soccer World Cup, Brazilians born players - Pula ( 7) and Cirilo  (c) are back in Brazil,  and they want to take  the Futsal  title to Russia as well. There are 16 nations competing, unfortunately there is not  the world second best team Spain - the last year Grand Prix prize winner. Angola scored their first ever goal against Brazil in the 10 to 1 loss. The Angola futsal team show the world that they here to learn the game and show some individual trickery with amazing dribbling skill on a tight space , surprising the Brazilian with...

SCHOOL BOARD  SURFING LESSON Balneario Camboriu Secretaria de Educação  Surf after school  FREE  for Brazilian kids Age from 7 to 17teen  All the instructors are public employees  Physical Education Instructors  . Surfing Professor Fernando  Gomes  Leading the class Jameson is one of  Lucas surfing instructor in Balneario Canboriu Lucas MIguel Mateus, just turn 8 years old and was waiting to get on the program Lucas goes in the Aririba Centro Educacional in the morning , therefore his surfing class is scheduled twice per week on Wednesday and Friday from 1:30 to #:30 pm. Surfing Classes are form Tuesday to Fridays-  from  8:30 am to 4:30pm - there were five instructors for 20 childrem.  was very impressed with the coaching quality. bottom picture Rosi Silva helps son Lucas with the surfing gear .  That explains why  Balneario Camboriu produces  world Class ...