A FUTSAL PARK

The Chengdu Football Association has struck a deal with the regional government for land on which to build a Futsal Park for the benefit of the city. Earlier this year, AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam presented Chengdu officials with a cheque for US$530,000 as part of AFC’s Social Responsibility Department's aim to help the region recover from last year’s devastating earthquake. The Futsal Park is moving closer to reality with the Chengdu FA forging a contract with the Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone Government for a 20-year lease on 26,680 square metres of land. “Surely it (the futsal park) will play an important part in...