Normal service resumes - the Futsal World Cup Final

The international break has been and gone meaning one thing: the return of club football. 'WOO HOO' I hear you cry, grown men are throwing their children in the air, women are kicking their knickers off, children will be having a sleepless night tonight due to the excitement.

The Premier League sees no less than five 3 o'clock kick-offs, so Jeff and the boys will be busy, Gary 'the adulterer' Lineker and his cretinous colleagues will have to do some 'work'.

Plus there's an 12.30pm and an 5.45pm match on Sky and Sultana respectively.

Not a dull fixture among them too. Everton trek to the Emirates looking to emulate Hull's heroics, while Gooners will be expecting their team to bounce back from a couple of lousy recent performances with three points.

In-form Villa lock horns with in-form Pompey; there's a long-ball derby.. I mean Lancashire derby as Bolton take on Blackburn at the Reebok; much-improved Fulham face much-improved Sunderland, and Torres-less Liverpool look to continue their impressive start against Wigan.

The early kick-off comes from the Riverside as Southgate's youngsters will be aiming to halt Chelsea's early-season charge, while Man Utd face West Brom in the late one.

Promises to be an interesting weekend, with story of the season thus far, Hull, against West Ham and a relegation dogfight with Stoke against Spurs offering an enthralling Sunday afternoon in front of the box...

I won't be bothering with that as I'm tuning in to Eurosport 2 for the Futsal World Cup Final.

You probably won't know much about this as England seem to be the only nation who don't take this form of the game seriously, which is ironic given our climate and the fact that Futsal is an indoor sport.

That's right, England didn't qualify.

So what is Futsal? In Lehmann's terms: 'GET OUT OF MY FUCKING PENALTY AREA BEFORE I STAMP ALL OVER ZEE TOES OF YOU AND YOUR TEAM-MATES!'

And in layman's terms, Futsal is 5-a-side, played with a weighted size 4 ball aimed at improving touch and technique.

Emphasis is on quick, attacking play as you only have four seconds to take a kick-in (instead of throw-ins) and free-kicks, and sliding tackles are not allowed - that's why you won't find me playing.

But you will find me watching as it is so very skillful. Robinho, Ronaldinho and Deco grew up playing the game which just shows that, apart from stunting your growth, Futsal (Spanish fusion of the word for 'hall' - Sala - and 'football' - futbol) obviously improves your touch, increases speed of thought and movement and general raises the level of technique.

The FA are looking to get Futsal, ahem, rolling but have they been trying that hard? Probably not.

Get kids playing it around the country, games will never be called off due to a waterlogged pitch, they won't lose interest due to warming the bench as there's rolling subs, and it's non-stop action so they'll love it.

It's a no-brainer so sort it Triesman, for the good of the game in England. NOW!