Investors are banking on the fast-growing sport of Futsal to take off in the United States.
Mark Cuban is among those investing in the Professional Futsal League, which likens itself more to the NBA than to soccer.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — In the heart of Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports, a rather unknown sport to the United States stole the spotlight.
A 5,000-seat arena, about two-thirds full, hosted a variant of the beautiful game last week on a “field” about the size of a basketball court, played with the likeness of a basketball or hockey movement up the court. Oh, and bicycle-kick goals.
America’s next big sport — that’s what investors hope, anywa...
