Mike Kozlowski and Joe Stadlin came up in the soccer world as Maryland natives who let the beautiful game take them across the world.

This month, outside of Raleigh, North Carolina, they are playing in TST (The Soccer Tournament), an annual small sided competition with a prize of one million dollars.

Every year, teams from professional clubs around the world bring household names to the set-up.

But, for these two futsallers, this is a chance to show why their game matters just as much as the 11-a-side that millionaire pros play on TV every weekend.

Teams who have won the first two tourneys have all been from tight-knit, small sided competition background.

For Joe and Mike, they know this is an opportunity of a lifetime to prove they can play no matter how bright the lights are.