One of the most beautiful advantages of football is the windows that it opens from time to time for many to view countries and societies that would not have occurred to anyone if it were not for this game. And had it not been for the new professional league that started there last month, no one would have paid attention to a country called Saint Lucia, an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Its area is 617 square kilometers, and it is inhabited by 197 thousand people. The British and French exchanged occupation 14 times, until it gained independence in 1979 to become the state of Saint Lucia. The second country in the world to bear the name of a woman is Saint Lucia of Siracusa in Sicily. The first is Ireland, and it is derived from Its name comes from the legendary character Erio, which means that Saint Lucia is the only country in the world that bears the name of a real woman. Although Saint Lucia derived its culture, music, and food from Africans and Latins, it did not learn football from them, but rather fell in love with cricket and sailing sports. … Timidly, Saint Lucia established its own football federation after its independence in 1979, and joined the Oceania Confederation in 1986, and FIFA in 1988, and never qualified for the CONCACAF finals or the World Cup.. Despite the great victory of the Santa Lucia team in 2001 over the Virgin Islands team 14-0, however… Football has long remained a game on the sidelines of the people of Saint Lucia amid their bustling lives on the shores of the Caribbean, loving singing, dancing, African drums, and the La Rose and La Marguerite festivals… and it might have remained that way until now and in the future had it not been for what happened in March 2021.
Saint Lucia was supposed to play with Nicaragua at the beginning of the North and Central American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Suddenly the Saint Lucia Federation decided to withdraw from the qualifiers, and this was not only a surprise to FIFA and Nicaragua, but also to the players of the Saint Lucia national team themselves who demonstrated in front of the federation’s headquarters in The capital, Castries, protested against this withdrawal in one of the strangest football demonstrations in history. This demonstration can be considered the real beginning of football on the island. Its people finally realized that they have a football team and they have players who want to play and dream of competing, even despite their modest experience and abilities. New rules and visions for football began to emerge, the most important of which so far is the organization of a professional league, which began on March 10, 2024, and witnessed the first two real local matches on the island. Babono won the first over Marchand, and Gros Islet won over La Cleary in the second. The start coincided with the start of the tournament. This new league comes with real preparation for the qualifiers for the next World Cup in 2026, which will begin in June… and the establishment of national teams for juniors, men and women as well… so that the world can see a country that has begun to live a love story with football.
One of the most beautiful advantages of football is the windows that it opens from time to time for many to view countries and societies that would not have occurred to anyone if it were not for this game. And had it not been for the new professional league that started there last month, no one would have paid attention to a country called Saint Lucia, an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Its area is 617 square kilometers, and it is inhabited by 197 thousand people. The British and French exchanged occupation 14 times, until it gained independence in 1979 to become the state of Saint Lucia. The second country in the world to bear the name of a woman is Saint Lucia of Siracusa in Sicily. The first is Ireland, and it is derived from Its name comes from the legendary character Erio, which means that Saint Lucia is the only country in the world that bears the name of a real woman. Although Saint Lucia derived its culture, music, and food from Africans and Latins, it did not learn football from them, but rather fell in love with cricket and sailing sports. … Timidly, Saint Lucia established its own football federation after its independence in 1979, and joined the Oceania Confederation in 1986, and FIFA in 1988, and never qualified for the CONCACAF finals or the World Cup.. Despite the great victory of the Santa Lucia team in 2001 over the Virgin Islands team 14-0, however… Football has long remained a game on the sidelines of the people of Saint Lucia amid their bustling lives on the shores of the Caribbean, loving singing, dancing, African drums, and the La Rose and La Marguerite festivals… and it could have remained that way until now and in the future had it not been for what happened in March 2021… it was supposed to Saint Lucia will play with Nicaragua at the beginning of the North and Central American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Suddenly, the Saint Lucia Federation decided to withdraw from the qualifiers, and this was not a surprise to FIFA and Nicaragua only, but also to the players of the Saint Lucia national team themselves, who demonstrated in front of the federation’s headquarters in the capital, Castries, in protest against… This withdrawal is part of one of the strangest football demonstrations in history. This demonstration can be considered the real beginning of football on the island. Its people finally realized that they have a football team and they have players who want to play and dream of competing, even despite modest experiences and abilities. And rules and visions began to follow. New football matches, the most important of which so far is the organization of a professional league, which began on March 10, 2024, and witnessed the first two real local matches on the island. In the first, Babono won over Marchand, and in the second, Gros Islet won over La Cleary. The start of this new league coincided with the preparations for Real to compete in the qualifiers for the next World Cup in 2026, which will begin in June… and to establish national teams for juniors, men and women as well… so that the world can see a country that has begun to live a love story with football.
One of the most beautiful advantages of football is the windows that it opens from time to time for many to view countries and societies that would not have occurred to anyone if it were not for this game. And had it not been for the new professional league that started there last month, no one would have paid attention to a country called Saint Lucia, an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Its area is 617 square kilometers, and it is inhabited by 197 thousand people. The British and French exchanged occupation 14 times, until it gained independence in 1979 to become the state of Saint Lucia. The second country in the world to bear the name of a woman is Saint Lucia of Siracusa in Sicily. The first is Ireland, and it is derived from Its name comes from the legendary character Erio, which means that Saint Lucia is the only country in the world that bears the name of a real woman. Although Saint Lucia derived its culture, music, and food from Africans and Latins, it did not learn football from them, but rather fell in love with cricket and sailing sports. … Timidly, Saint Lucia established its own football federation after its independence in 1979, and joined the Oceania Confederation in 1986, and FIFA in 1988, and never qualified for the CONCACAF finals or the World Cup.. Despite the great victory of the Santa Lucia team in 2001 over the Virgin Islands team 14-0, however… Football has long remained a game on the sidelines of the people of Saint Lucia amid their bustling lives on the shores of the Caribbean, loving singing, dancing, African drums, and the La Rose and La Marguerite festivals… and it could have remained that way until now and in the future had it not been for what happened in March 2021… it was supposed to Saint Lucia will play with Nicaragua at the beginning of the North and Central American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Suddenly, the Saint Lucia Federation decided to withdraw from the qualifiers, and this was not a surprise to FIFA and Nicaragua only, but also to the players of the Saint Lucia national team themselves, who demonstrated in front of the federation’s headquarters in the capital, Castries, in protest against… This withdrawal is part of one of the strangest football demonstrations in history. This demonstration can be considered the real beginning of football on the island. Its people finally realized that they have a football team and they have players who want to play and dream of competing, even despite modest experiences and abilities. And rules and visions began to follow. New football matches, the most important of which so far is the organization of a professional league, which began on March 10, 2024, and witnessed the first two real local matches on the island. In the first, Babono won over Marchand, and in the second, Gros Islet won over La Cleary. The start of this new league coincided with the preparations for Real to compete in the qualifiers for the next World Cup in 2026, which will begin in June… and to establish national teams for juniors, men and women as well… so that the world can see a country that has begun to live a love story with football.
One of the most beautiful advantages of football is the windows that it opens from time to time for many to view countries and societies that would not have occurred to anyone if it were not for this game. And had it not been for the new professional league that started there last month, no one would have paid attention to a country called Saint Lucia, an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Its area is 617 square kilometers, and it is inhabited by 197 thousand people. The British and French exchanged occupation 14 times, until it gained independence in 1979 to become the state of Saint Lucia. The second country in the world to bear the name of a woman is Saint Lucia of Siracusa in Sicily. The first is Ireland, and it is derived from Its name comes from the legendary character Erio, which means that Saint Lucia is the only country in the world that bears the name of a real woman. Although Saint Lucia derived its culture, music, and food from Africans and Latins, it did not learn football from them, but rather fell in love with cricket and sailing sports. … Timidly, Saint Lucia established its own football federation after its independence in 1979, and joined the Oceania Confederation in 1986, and FIFA in 1988, and never qualified for the CONCACAF finals or the World Cup.. Despite the great victory of the Santa Lucia team in 2001 over the Virgin Islands team 14-0, however… Football has long been a game on the sidelines of the people of Saint Lucia amid their bustling lives on the shores of the Caribbean, loving singing, dancing, African drums, and the La Rose and La Marguerite festivals.
And it could have remained that way until now and in the future had it not been for what happened in March 2021. Saint Lucia was supposed to play with Nicaragua at the beginning of the North and Central American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Suddenly the Saint Lucia Federation decided to withdraw from the qualifiers, and this was not surprising. For FIFA and Nicaragua only… but for the players of the Saint Lucia national team themselves who demonstrated in front of the federation headquarters in the capital, Castries, in protest against this withdrawal in one of the strangest football demonstrations in history… and this demonstration can be considered the true beginning of football on the island… its people realized Finally, they have a football team and they have players who want to play and dream of competing, even despite modest experience and abilities. New rules and visions for football began to follow, the most important of which so far is the organization of a professional league, which began on March 10, 2024, and witnessed the first two real local matches on the island. Babono won. In the first, they won over Marchand, and in the second, Gros Islet won over La Cleary. The start of this new league coincided with real preparation for the qualifiers for the next World Cup in 2026, which will begin in June. And the establishment of national teams for juniors, men and women, and for women as well. So that the world could see a country that began to live a love story. With football.