I see futsal in the hands of US Soccer as both a blessing and a curse. The good
part is that
they have the resources and the money to actually promote the game and take it
past the
grassroots level. The downside is that the national team will continue to be
made up of
mostly MISL players, probably none of whom play futsal outside of national team
preparation
(and don't think for a minute that the MISL will lift a finger to have a futsal
tourney or
anything to help get them ready). The only hope I see for a pro futsal league
in this country
would be to have Nike or somebody have some sort of pro tour (like the old
roller hockey
league that played at Disney), and pay ESPN or Versus to show it in between
"Extreme Butt
Scratching," and "World Series of Finding Pi" (hey, they show the national
spelling bee and
drum corps, so why not?).