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March 3, 2020

The ESI U17 team was accepted to participate in the 38th edition of “Le Festival d’Armor.” This FIFA Approved International Tournament is one of the most competitive French international tournaments for U17s. The tournament and all games will take place in Plougonvelin, France (near Brest), from May 30th to June…

February 25, 2020

This month, ESI alumnus Kaïlé Auvray traveled to England with the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National team and participated in the 2020-2021 UEFA Development Tournament. He was one of 20 players representing the United States in the tournament. Kaïlé saw the field in two of the team’s three international competitions. He…

February 17, 2020

On February 17, ESI's 03 team did what no other ESI team has ever done. They won the bragging rights as the 2020 United States Futsal National Champs! "We’ve been working for years to get to this point," Coach Stéphane Auvray said. "We are officially the best Futsal team in…

February 13, 2020

ESI is proud to announce that ESI alumnus Kaïlé Auvray has been called up to the U.S. U17 Men’s National Team. This significant honor is bestowed on players by the US Soccer Federation. The U.S. Soccer Federation selects the best players to play on the U.S. National Team. Using their…

December 24, 2019

ESI 05/06 player Drew Rosenthal is representing the United States' Youth Futsal 2006 Boys Squad in the 2019 Barcelona Spain International Trip this week. He arrives in Spain on Friday, December 27 and will be in Spain until January 4, 2020. The first game is Saturday, December 28. United States…

December 5, 2019

ESI's 03/04 team took first place honors as the Nebraska League's Fall 2019 17B Premier Crossover - Level 1 Winners. The team traveled up and down I-29 to Nebraska to play competitive teams in Omaha and Lincoln as well as bordering states such as Iowa. The Nebraska League is the…

December 4, 2019

ESI 03 team dominated the GSI Showcase KC Nov 15-17 with 3 wins and a goal differential of 17. The ESI team had the best record coming out of the showcase!

November 21, 2019

After two consecutive victories, the Saint-Martin football team finished the group stage of the Nations League in 3rd place and has  begun to make a name for itself in the Caribbean. The foundational changes made in-depth to the team are now bearing fruit. Tired but happy, the players of the…

November 16, 2019

In September 2017, Hurricane Irma ravaged the island of Saint Martin and killed 11 people. Since then, local selection of football players has not necessarily developed under the best conditions. But recently the team has won two games at the last level of the CONCACAF League of Nations against Barbados…

October 15, 2019

Stéphane Auvray, the coach of the senior football team in Saint-Martin, takes stock after the first two games of the Nations League. Two defeats that remain positive in relation to the goals he has set for the selection after its total overhaul a few months ago. On September 5, the…

October 15, 2019

Saturday in Anguilla, the Saint-Martin team played the Cayman Islands for its third match of the CONCACAF League of Nations. After 18 years without winning an official match, the Saint-Martin team defeated their opponent 3-0. The Saint Martin football team beat the Cayman Islands in their third game of the…

September 2, 2019

As the Concacaf Nations League matches approach, the Saint Martin senior football team has been largely renewed, under the leadership of new team coach Stéphane Auvray. The complicated matches of the 2018-2019 Nations League illustrated the difficulties of Saint Martin's senior team. So when he was offered the Head Coach…

May 16, 2019

Former professional footballer, Guadeloupe Stéphane Auvray gave an interview to Karaïbes Sports during which he looked back on his career and his memories in the Gwada Boys. The retired soccer player took the opportunity to tell us about his soccer academy, European Soccer Institute, he created in 2013 in the…

March 17, 2019

November 1, 2018

August 15, 2018

U14 players Beau Ricard and Aidan Knauth represented ESI in Costa Rica with the US Youth Futsal National team.

May 23, 2018

DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Stephane Auvray has joined the Puma FC soccer family as the new Director of Player Development. Stephane has a proven track record of training high level players and helping them to achieve their very lofty soccer goals of playing college and professional soccer. He will run…

March 19, 2018

Our U14-U15 players learnt a lot being confronted to top French players through training and scrimmages.

February 19, 2018

Impressive performance from our U14's at the USYF Nationals in spite of a loss in semi-finals against the winners of the tournament. Good job boys!

July 29, 2017

Players from the Midwest and the East coast joined our annual International Summer Camp to be trained by Stade Rennais U16 head coach Cédric Vanoukia. They discovered the French methodology concepts with an emphasis on technique and decision making.

June 5, 2017

For their first participation in the Kansas State Cup, our U16's made it to the semi-finals. Overall it was a remarquable performance with a 12 men roster for 3 games out of 4, and a full game with one man down.

March 23, 2017

Stéphane Auvray attended training sessions, and spent hours discussing pedagogy and methodology with coaches from the youth to professional level.

February 22, 2017

Weekend of exchanges and discussions about the Benefit of Futsal in player development with 2016 Futsal World Cup winner.

January 29, 2017

Our U16's performed amazingly all weekend to beat City Futsal 5-3 after an intense final.

January 28, 2017

After taking the lead our U14's were defeated by a skillful City Futsal team.

November 27, 2016

Very strong performances concluded by 3 wins in 3 games for our U16's during the NSCAA Midwest College showcase 2016!

October 21, 2016

Stephane Auvray former teammate, and Sporting KC player, Roger Espinoza, visited ESI to share his experience with our players

July 28, 2016

Learning and exchanging ideas with Albert Sero Marina, FC Barcelona U12 Coach

January 5, 2016

ESI partners up with City Futsal.