And by the way, the final score was 12 - 0….. No wonder the Romanian #7 tried to take his head off.

Thanks to Andy Williams for the heads up 

A few weeks ago I played futsal with Wayne Routledge of QPR and Joleon Lescott of Everton. We played at someone’s house that has a turf futsal court about the size of a large tennis court. I go to play there twice a week and on one of those days these guys showed up. Wayne Routledge has played for Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspurs, Portsmouth, Fulham, Aston Villa, Cardiff City, and now QPR. He was the quickest soccer player I have ever seen!

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Pretty amazing video put together by the crew over at AmericanStreetSoccer.

Keep an eye out around 2:50.  Has to be the sickest move I’ve ever seen in my life.

Obviously there’s a huge difference between indoor, futsal and full field, but these are some incredible athletes with some amazing abilities.

While it’s pretty much an unknown sport in America unless you live in very cold weather climates, Futsal is the basis of European and South American skill. Players like Ronaldinho attribute their ball control to the small sided game.

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