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VI edged by Cayman Islands in CONCACAF Nations League
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands- The Virgin Islands (VI) suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to the Cayman Islands as the fourth edition of the CONCACAF Nations League got underway at the Truman Boden Sports Complex on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
Antiguan Glenn Francis appointed head coach of Virginia Wesleyan men’s football programme
ANTIGUA OBSERVER
By Neto Baptiste
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua- Former national footballer turned coach, Glenn Francis, has been named head coach of the West Virginia Wesleyan College men’s football team, the Bobcats.
VI boys go down 0-3 to Anguilla in T&T
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago- The Virgin Islands (VI) boys lost their fourth group stage match 0-3 against Anguilla in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Boys’ U14 Challenge Series on Tuesday, August 20, 2024.
UPDATE: VI victorious in youth basketball classic opening match; footballers lose to DCA in T&T
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Both basketball teams from the VI were victorious in their opening matches at the first annual Youth Summer Slam Classic Tournament which opened on Friday, August 16 at Multi-purpose Sports Complex.
BDO Schools Football League Awards Ceremony slated for today
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- Football players in the 2023/24 edition of the BDO Schools Football League, which concluded in February, will be recognised for their efforts today, Sunday, June 23, 2024.
UPDATE: VI show courage in 0-3 defeat to Guatemala
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands put up a strong showing against Guatemala in their debut match of the group stages of the CONCACAF leg of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers at A. O. Shirley Ground on Saturday, June 8, 2024.
Wolues FC are National League Champions!
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- Courtesy of a hard-fought 3-2 victory over nearest rivals and title contenders, Islanders FC, Wolues FC have claimed their first-ever National League Championship. Their latest win at the Greenland Football Field on May 12, 2024, saw them reach an unassailable forty-five points with one game remaining; four points clear at the top of the standings.
Wolues FC up to 2nd as VG United defeated by Lion Heart FC in National League
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- With a hard-fought 4-2 victory over Panthers FC, at the weekend, Wolues slid quietly into second place in the standings and within five points of Islanders FC with three games in hand.
O.J. Simpson dead at 76 after cancer battle
BBC
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA - O.J. Simpson, the former American footballer who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76. Orenthal James Simpson rose to fame as a college footballer before playing in the NFL.
UPDATE: VI beat USVI on penalties in 2nd leg of World Cup Qualifying
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) earned a spot in Group E of CONCACAF Qualifing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with a 4-2 win on penalties in the second leg tie against the US Virgin Islands at A.O. Shirley Ground on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

