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Neymar Jr's Five, the Brazilian football superstar's signature five-a-side tournament, is back - and for the first time ever there will be an all-women's tournament.

The tournament itself kicks off on 21 February, with 16 qualifiers taking place over the course of eight weeks, and in eight different locations, Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Shoreditch, Milton Keynes, Birmingham and Barnet.

Although teams can be made up of both men and women, this year will also see all-women tournaments at both the Cardiff and Shoreditch qualifying rounds. The aim is to encourage even more players to get involved in this fast-paced format and make it accessible to everyone.

The format itself is unique in that conceding a goal causes your team to lose a player, with games lasting just 10 minutes – or until your team loses all its players. Players must be between 16-25 to participate, although two players out of the maximum seven per squad can be over 25 years.

If your team negotiates its way through the qualifiers, the national final will be held in Birmingham on 5 May, with the winners going on to represent the United Kingdom at the World Finals in July at the Instituto Projeto Neymar Jr in Praia Grande, Brazil.

The Instituto Projeto Neymar Jr, is a private, non-profit association dedicated to social causes, set up by Neymar Jr and his family. It is located in Jardim Glória, in Praia Grande, where Neymar Jr spent much of his childhood.

The Institute is an 8,400m2 education and sporting complex catering for 2,470 underprivileged children aged 7-14 and their families.

Click here to head to the official Neymar Jr's Five website and get signed up for 2018.

 

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