Courtesy: The FA.com


Squad named for France

Thursday, 16 October 2008

England's Futsal team get their season underway later this month when they travel to France for a four-team competition.

It will be the first time the Three Lions are in action under the charge of new manager Peter Sturgess, who has taken over from Graeme Dell.

The competition takes place in Caen, northern France and involves the hosts, Montenegro and the Netherlands.

England kick-off the competition on 28 October against the Netherlands, whilst France play Montenegro on the same day.

The winners of both those games will then play each other, with the runners-up battling it out too on 29 October.

Sturgess has selected something of a new-look squad too, with seven previously uncapped players included in the 14-man party.

There is experience there in the shape of Jon Adams and Nick Colley, whilst several of the new faces are involved after impressing in The FA Futsal Cup Finals in Sheffield earlier this year.

England Futsal Squad

Player - Club - DOB - Caps
Dean Thornton - AFC Hayes - 17.12.87 - 13
Graham Smith - Sheffield & Hallamshire FA - 14.08.83 - 17
Kyle Joryeff - Winchester City - 10.11.86 - 5
Jon Adams - AFC Telford United - 08.01.85 - 18
Thomas Obasi - Team United - 24.09.88 - 0
Hussein Isa - Dartford FC - 01.05.88 - 0
Nick Colley - Birmingham FA - 04.09.74 - 17
Adam Lowthorpe - Hull Futsal Club - 07.08.75 - 0
Luke Ballinger - Gloucester City - 26.02.88 - 15
Rob Ursell - Northwood FC - 07.12.82 - 2
Junior Yiandon-Konadu - Newham Genesis - 12.09.86 - 0
Haydn Eames - Ashton United - 13.10.83 - 0
Aaron Cato - Enfield Futsal Club - 22.08.87 - 0
Pete Vallance - Birmingham Tigers - 07.08.85 - 0

Head Coach: Peter Sturgess





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