Mavericks owner Mark Cuban invests in new American Pro Futsal League

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is expanding his business resume.

Cuban has purchased a principal ownership stake in the Professional Futsal League, the league announced Wednesday.

As FIFA's only officially approved version of 5-a-side soccer, futsal is played in 198 of the 207 FIFA member associations across the globe with an estimated 30 million participants playing worldwide. It is currently supported by professional leagues on every continent except North America.

The Professional Futsal League will begin play in 2017. For information about the PFL, visit professionalfutsal.com.

This story was originally published February 3, 2016 at 11:36 AM with the headline "Mavericks owner Mark Cuban invests in new American Pro Futsal League."