Masters Football

{{Short description|Six-a-side indoor football competition in the UK}}

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Masters Football was a six-a-side indoor football competition in the United Kingdom, where players over the age of 35 were chosen by the Masters Football Selection Committee to represent a senior club for which they played. Regional heats were held, and the winners of each progressed forward to a national competition. Events were contested over the course of a single evening (usually on Saturdays or Sundays), with games played in two halves of eight minutes each. The pitch was {{convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}} by {{convert|30|m|ft|abbr=on}} (the size of an international ice hockey rink), and there was no offside rule.{{Cite web|last=Boyle|first=Callum|title=An ode to Masters Football|url=https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/an-ode-to-masters-football-313696|access-date=2022-02-21|website=JOE.co.uk|date=February 2022 |language=en}}

The competition ran from 2000 to 2011, live on the UK subscription channel Sky Sports. In 2022, online streaming platform 360 Sports TV announced they would be reviving the competition.{{Cite web|title=Masters Football Is Officially Returning To Our TV Screens After 11-Year Wait|url=https://www.sportbible.com/football/masters-football-is-officially-returning-to-our-tv-screens-20220220|access-date=2022-02-21|website=sportbible.com|date=21 February 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Hoskin|first=Rob|date=2022-02-21|title=Masters Football is officially returning after an 11-year absence|url=https://www.givemesport.com/87975217-masters-football-returning-legendary-football-tournament-is-back|access-date=2022-02-21|website=GiveMeSport|language=en-GB}}