The UMBRO FA Futsal Cup 2008 takes place this weekend at The English Institute of Sport (EIS), Sheffield.
The event sees the best 16 men's and women's teams from across the country compete for the title and a qualifying place in the UEFA Futsal Cup.
The Sheffield and Hallamshire FA representative team along with local rivals Sheffield FC will be fly
ing the flag for Sheffield in the men's competition.
The County FA representative team has a mixture of experience, such as England's Steve Harrison but also includes some of the younger players that have been involved with the junior programme.
Brian Peck, Sheffield and Hallamshire Head of Football Development said "The representative team are very much looking forward to the tournament this weekend; all the players have worked hard in training in preparation and are proud to be representing the County FA, competing against the top Futsal teams from across the country. We are hoping that people will come down and support the team, watch our progress and find out a bit more about Futsal.
The FA Umbro Futsal Cup Final Event Schedule
Friday 4th July - Play starts at 1PM, with last matches scheduled for 8.30PM
Saturday 5th July - Play starts at 9AM, with last matches scheduled for 6PM
Sunday 6th July - Play starts at 9AM, Semi Finals and Finals from 12PM with the Women's final scheduled for 3PM and the Men's, 4.45PM. Presentations will follow immediately afterwards.
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