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Futsal in Canada is growing. Soccer is already the most popular amateur sport in Canada, and Futsal is positioned to become one of the top indoor sports in the country, accelerating the skills of amateur and professional players of the indoor and outdoor games.

Futsalcanada.ca exists to help grow the sport of Futsal in Canada, through resource sharing, running tournaments and events, and lobbying for increased funding for, support for, and recognition of the sport at the educational, amateur, and professional levels. 

Based in Toronto, Ontario, at the heart of the most futsaller-rich region in the country, Futsalcanada.ca operates tournaments and events in and around the city. 

Futsalcanada.ca CEO Kris Fernandes is widely known as a man possessed by Futsal and is immersed in seemingly every aspect of the game. He is the coach of Toronto City Futsal Club, a talented new team of players who compete across Canada and the US. He is also currently serving his second consecutive term as a member on the Ontario Soccer Association's Futsal Committee and is the Executive Director of the FIFA rulles Toronto Futsal League.

Last Updated ( Monday, 15 June 2009 02:35 )  
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Contributors

Kris Fernandes Kris Fernandes Kris Fernandes works to grow futsal across Canada through coaching, organizing, and advocacy work. He is the President of the Toronto Futsal League, the Tournament Director for the Toronto International Futsal Tournament, and is a member of the Ontario Soccer Association's Futsal Commitee. He has written articles for Inside SOCCER Magazine, and covered both the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championships for CBC Sports Online. He is also Canada's main collaborator with the world's top futsal website, futsalplanet.com. He can be reached at kris@futsalcanada.ca
Ben Knight Ben Knight Ben Knight spent nine years as a soccer blogger/columnist with the Globe & Mail and Rogers Sportsnet. He writes about Toronto FC, MLS, Canada, the CSA, the English Premier League, UEFA Champions League and the entire world of soccer — from a fan's perspective at onwardsoccer.com. He can be reached at ben@onwardsoccer.com
Dave Knopf Dave Knopf David Knopf is the editor of Futsal World, the national and international newsletter of Super F League, the fastest-growing amateur futsal organization in the United States. In 1997, David founded the first futsal league in Missouri. He and his wife, Marieta, are owners of Northland Super F League in Kansas City. David, an outdoor coach and founder of the Red Star KC youth club, can be reached at dknopf@kc.rr.com
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