Sport
Preview
Soccer stars can now sign up for Neymar Jr’s Five
Here's how you can take part in the global five-a-side tournament and even meet Neymar Jr in Brazil.
Do you love soccer? Fancy taking part in a global five-a-side tournament? Maybe even travelling to Brazil to meet Neymar Jr?
Yep, we thought so.
Neymar Jr’s Five is a global five-a-side tournament bringing players from all corners of the world together to celebrate their shared love of the sport. Over 10,000 players from 53 countries took part in 2017, with Romania emerging victorious as World Champions.
This year’s competition will be played in 60 countries, including Neymar’s home country, Brazil. The Brazilian native, who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain, is expected to travel back for the final fixture.
The rules are unique, but simple. Each match lasts 10 minutes, there’s no goalkeeper and whenever a team scores, the opposition loses a player. So all you need to do is outplay them all.
For those of you asking what is Neymar Jnr. 5?
Posted by Red Bull Events on Thursday, November 30, 2017
Here’s how to enter:
This year’s tournament is open to teams of five to seven players aged 16 to 25. In each team two players over 25 are allowed in the squad as well. There will also be a women’s competition in addition to the mixed tournaments.
Get through to the World Final and you could find yourself celebrating at the Instituto Projeto Neymar Jr in Praia Grande, Brazil.
Australian qualifiers:
Victoria
21 Feb – CBD, Melbourne
28 Feb – Knox, Melbourne
28 Feb – Knox, Melbourne (women’s)
3 March – Geelong
Queensland
17 March – Coorparoo, Brisbane
17 March – Coorparoo, Brisbane (women’s)
21 March – University of Queensland, Brisbane
New South Wales
18 March – Lakemba
21 March – Bankstown
21 March – Bankstown (women’s)
24 March – Wollongong
Australian Capital Territory
17 March – Canberra
17 March – Canberra (women’s)
Tasmania
10 March – Hobart
10 March – Hobart (women’s)
South Australia
18 March – Windsor Gardens (women’s)
18 March – Windsor Gardens
Western Australia
17 March – Perth (women’s)
17 March – Perth (women’s)
Head over to neymarjrsfive.com for more details and to register your team.
