On Saturday, April 30, the New England Revolution will host CD Chivas USA at Gillette Stadium for the first time in history.  To celebrate Budweiser Hispanic Heritage Night show your pride by wearing your country's colors.  Also, be sure to come early so you don't miss out on Soccer Celebration

As part of that Soccer Celebration, New England Futsal has been invited by the New England Revolution to be on hand to showcase the sport of Futsal with demonstration games and mini-clinics hosted by Bill Sampaio, Director of Coaches for the United STates Futsal Federation and head of New England Futsal.  Two time United States National Champion Girls U16 Shooting Stars will be on hand as will the United States National Champion Colombia Pride Mens Team. "Futs-on" Mini-clinics will be conducted for everyone on hand to participate in and to take their shot at Futsal!  Teams from the vairous surrounding USFF youth leagues will be on hand to demonstrate training regiments and skills development.  Included will be the Catholic Youth Futsal program of Fall River, Massachusetts, the Fall River Futsal League, the New England Futsal Academy, and the Norfolk County Futsal League, all of which are New England Futsal affiliate leagues and all of which are United States Futsal Federation sanctioned programs.

This will be a fun-filled event and will provide tremendous exposure to the sport of Futsal here in New England and we are excited about this opportunity to showcase the benefits of, and excitement for, the sport of Futsal.  Gillette Stadium has a seating capacity for some 68,000 people and this type of exposure is just tremendous for Futsal!

Futsal is the game of skill, speed and goals that soccer's Ronaldo credits for Brazil’s victory at the 2002 World Cup finals.

Futsal is played on basketball size courts with five players per side. The futsal ball is also very different - with a low bounce, it is heavier and smaller forcing players to use skill to manage it.

The beauty of futsal in New England is its ability to be played off season on indoor courts.  The unique ball means you play a very different game as well with more ball control and quick, short precise passing.  A player is always moving and always involved in the game.  As Coach Bill says to his players, "If you're not moving, you're not playing!"

We want people to get out there and really enjoy this great sport. Futsal has a significant role to play in the development of soccer. Soccer greats from Pelé to Zico - all credit futsal as being crucial to their their own skills development.

With this opportunity to showcase New England Futsal to tens of thousands of attendees at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts we hope to continue to light the fire and passion for the game of Futsal here in New England.