FUTSAL is the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) version of Indoor Soccer played on basketball size courts all over the world. FIFA to date has already held nine FIFA World Championships. This sport was introduced into the USA by U.S. Futsal in 1981. Many great players such as Maradona, Zico, Ronaldo, and Messi credit their skills to playing Futsal. U.S. Futsal is a member of U.S. Soccer and has governed the sport throughout the United States for more than four decades at youth, adult, and professional levels. The name Futsal was first coined by U.S. Futsal when it changed its corporate name in California in 1986 and now is used internationally.