Football

FILE Photo: Sepp Blatter after he was re-elected as FIFA president. (Xinhua)

Blatter announces resignation as FIFA president amid corruption crisis

June 2, 2015

GENEVA, June 2 (Xinhua) -- FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Tuesday announced at a unexpected press conference in Zurich that he will lay down his mandate at an extraordinary elective ...

FIFA at crossroads after crisis

May 31, 2015

ZURICH, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The world soccer's governing body FIFA is now at a crossroads after it was hit by the biggest corruption crisis in the organization's 111-year history.

Dominica on the attack against the British Virgin Islands

Canada, here we come

March 30, 2015

ROSEAU, Dominica – Missing multiply opportunities to score, Dominica and the British Virgin Islands (BVI) played to a goalless draw before a loud and partisan crowd at the Windsor Park ...

Karina Leblanc at a football clinic at Bath Estate on Saturday

Karina Leblanc: Dream big, work hard

March 15, 2015

Lady of the soil and UNICEF Canada's new ambassador Karina Leblanc returned to Dominica to spread her message, inspiring youth to work hard towards achieving their dreams.

Results of weekend games

Jan. 6, 2015

League leaders Exodus dropped another two points in the LIME Premier League, while defending champions in the DOMLEC Women League New India Goodwill Runners lost their second match for the ...

SAO PAULO, June 11, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian former soccer player Edson Arantes do Nacimento "Pele", during an interview in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 10, 2014.

Pele "super well", says daughter

Nov. 30, 2014

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 28 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The daughter of Brazil legend Pele said Friday her father is "super well" and responding positively to treatment for an infection.

Don Leogal presents a book at the launch ceremony

Dominica's most enduring and successful football club ever, Harlem United Sports & Community Club (HUSCC), has broken new ground with the publication and launching of its inaugural magazine, The Harlem ...

LAS ROZAS, Jun. 2, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Spanish national soccer players attend a training session for World Cup 2014 at Las Rozas playground near Madrid, Spain, June 2, 2014.

Spain squad flies to Washington to continue World Cup preparations

June 4, 2014

MADRID, June 2 (Xinhua) -- The 23 players of the Spanish football team held their last training session on home soil on Monday before flying to the United States to ...

SAO PAULO, May 15, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Homeless Workers' Movement (MTST) take part in a protest against the high cost of the World Cup Brazil 2014.

Brazil World Cup security "not ideal", says government

May 17, 2014

By Michael Place

Grenadian goolkeeper makes save in the first match of the Windward Islands football tournament at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium on Wednesday May 30, 2014

Dominica upstaged at home

May 10, 2014

St Lucia won their first Windward Islands football championship in 23 years with wins over host country Dominica two goals to nil, defending champions, Grenada 1-0 and played to a ...

VALENCIA, April 17, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Players of Real Madrid celebrate after scoring during the Spanish King's Cup at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain on April 16, 2014.

World Cup Preview: Can Spain once again reign in Brazil

April 29, 2014

MADRID, April 29 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The Spanish national team that flies to the World Cup finals in Brazil this June will do so as the reigning world champions and as ...

SAO PAULO, April 19, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A supporter poses with his tickets for the FIFA World Cup on the first ticket distribution day in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 18, 2014.

Brazil defends World Cup spending

April 20, 2014

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 15 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The Brazilian government has rejected claims that the pubic cost of staging this year's World Cup has impacted funding for health and education.