There are hundreds of books on the origin of soccer...but on futsal?? Consider this your place to start! I had no idea futsal stood for something (futebol de salão = football in room in Portuguese), let alone how popular it had become. Great read for fans of sport.

*Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for supplying a copy of this e-book in return for an honest review.*

I went into reading this book hoping for a deep dive into the history and prospects of Futsal. While there is certainly some of this information present in the book, the overwhelming trend was an evangelical author preaching the gospel of Futsal, making and remaking the same case while acting a little too overkeen to tie himself into the narrative. A particular gripe was with Fahey's dismissal of non-futsal indoor soccer as "human pinball". While I don't mind futsal, the absolutism presented in this book was frustrating and became boring. Another gripe was Fahey's attempts to link everything back to his years growing up in Liverpool and coaching youth futsal. While this is mildly interesting, it wasn't necessary to continually make these points throughout the book.