Syracuse Silver Knights NEWS RELEASE: Friday, May 30, 2014

SILVER KNIGHT CAPTAIN NELSON SANTANA NAMED TO THE U.S. NATIONAL FUTSAL TEAM
Nelson Santana will play as a midfielder in the 2014 U.S. National Futsal Team
SYRACUSE, N.Y - For the fifth time in his career Nelson Santana has been named to the U.S. National
Futsal Team to compete in the Four Nations Tournament. The first leg of the tournament will be played
on June 5
th
-June 8
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, where Santana and 14 other U.S. members will head to Newcastle, England. They
will then head back to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to play the second leg of their tournament on June 12
th

and June 14th. The U.S. team comes in as the 2013 defending champs.
Nelson Santana has been playing on the U.S. National Team since 2010 and was a member of the 2013
championship Futsal Team, who went 3-0 in last years matches. Santana will be one of seven
midfielders to make up the 2014 roster.
Santana is a member of the Syracuse Silver Knights and is the team captain. Santana has been a
defender for the Silver Knights but will continue to play as a midfielder for the U.S. team. During the
Silver Knights 2013-2014 regular season Santana scored 14 goals, 11 assists, 29 blocks and a total of 42
points. In the Knights playoff run, Santana scored one goal and earned three points. Santana played in
all 24 of the Silver Knights games earning him first team Defensive All-MISL honors and being selected
for the 2013-2014 All-MISL 1
st
team.
Santana will train with the U.S. team in Milwaukee before beginning tournament play in England. The
U.S. National Team will then travel to Newcastle England where they will kick off play against Qatar on
June 5
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, Cyprus on June 6
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and England on June 8
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. The team will then head back to Milwaukee,
Wisconsin and will finish their last 2 games against France on June 12
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and June 14
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at the Milwaukee
School of Engineering, Kern Center. Both games will be open to the public and free of charge.
U.S. Fustal Mens National Team Schedule





Date Opponent Time (Local/ET)
June 5 Qatar 5:30 p.m. (BST)
June 6 Cyprus 5:30 p.m. (BST)
June 8 England 4:40 p.m. (BST)
June 12 France 8:00 p.m. (ET)
June 14 France 8:00 p.m. (ET)
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About Futsal
Futsal is the official form of indoor soccer as approved by the Fdration Internationale de Football
Association. Futsal is a modified form of indoor soccer that requires great skill as it demands quick
reflexes, fast thinking and pin-point passing. There are five players on the field at a time playing 20
minute halves. Unlike some forms of indoor soccer, the game is played on a basketball court sized hard
surface with a smaller size ball and the use of walls and boards are not permitted. Rather than throwing
a ball back in to play when it goes out of bounds, futsal players must kick the ball. Futsal players are also
allowed unlimited amounts of substitutions and are given one timeout per game.
About the Syracuse Silver Knights
Syracuse Pro Sports, LLC owns and operate the Syracuse Silver Knights in the (Major Arena Soccer
League). The 2014-2015 season will be the teams fourth consecutive season playing at the Oncenter
War Memorial Arena in the downtown Syracuse. The MASL represents the Major League of professional
indoor soccer in the United States and features the finest indoor soccer players from around the world.
Its members are dedicated to bringing fun and affordable family to the Central New York area.