World Police Indoor Soccer Tournament
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The World Police Indoor Soccer Tournament is an international futsal tournament for police officers. This contest takes place every year in Eibergen, Groenlo and Zieuwent in the Netherlands. Those cities are near the border with Germany. In the early 1980s the Eibergen Police department took the initiative to have a tournament with their German colleagues, to improve their cooperation. The tournament grew to an European, and later a worldwide event. In this moment it is the greatest police indoor soocer tournament in the World.
In 2012 there will be the jubilee tournament (30st time). This tournament again will be held in Eibergen-Groenlo and Zieuwent in the Netherlands. About 2900 policemen and -women from 50 countries and 190 teams will participate in a men's, men's 35+ and women's tournament. This jubilee tourmnament will be held from 8 till 12 october 2012.
