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World record attempt

added on Thursday 19th August 2010

Middlesbrough Futsal Club are planning to smash a Guinness World Record in October by playing in the longest ever futsal match – 48 hours – at Thornaby Pavilion, while raising money for local charity Cash for Kids.

The Current Guinness World Record for the longest futsal match was set in Natal, Brazil and that lasted just over 32 hours, but Boro will go one step further and beat the brazilians at their own game from 8th till 10th October.

To break a Guinness World Record, the game must be played to the FIFA Laws of the game, so there can be 12 players on each team. There can also be five minutes rest for every hour played and club chairman, and event organiser Damon Shaw knows it will be a massive test of endurance.

“48 hours is a very long time to play futsal, but with 7 subs and beds by the side of the pitch we’ll get through it! It’s going to raise a lot of money for an excellent local cause, while also getting us into the Guinness Book of World Records and raising the awareness of futsal.”