Soccer

Haiti - Soccer: Two Haitian-Americans to help face Spain and Italy

KANSAS CITY, USA (defend.ht) - Two Haitian-American Major League Soccer players, defender Mechack Jerome and midfielder Peterson Joseph, have been selected to the Haiti Men's National Team, President Yves Jean-Bart announced Monday. They will help the team compete against the last two World Cup Champions, #1 Spain and #5 Italy, on June 6 and 12.

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FIFA President to inaugurate new FHF Headquarters in Haiti

ZURICH, Switzerland (defend.ht) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter will inaugurate the new headquarters of the Federation of Haitian Football, next week. The former headquarter was destroyed in the January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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After Spain, Haiti will face Italy in friendly

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (defend.ht) - Six days after facing the number 1 team in the world and defending World Cup Champions, Spain, the Haitian National Team is scheduled to play an international friendly against the number 5 team in the world and traditional powerhouse, Italy.

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Spain and Haiti to face in friendly

MADRID, Spain (defend.ht) - The reigning World Cup and European Cup champions, Spain, the national football team would have scheduled a match against Haiti in Miami this summer.

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Haitian U-17 Boys Soccer Advance to FIFA 2nd Round

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Monday night at the Sylvio Cator stadium PAP, the under-17 Haitian National Soccer team defeated the Dominican Republic to lead the group of St Lucia, D.R., Curacao with 9 out of 9 points.

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European Cup 2012 Broadcasting Throughout Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - At the recommendation of the Presidency, in agreement with ESPN, National Radio and Television of Haiti has made free access available for Haitian media groups to broadcast the European Cup 2012 throughout the territory.

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Haitian Football Federation Opens New 2012 Season

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - At the launch of the national championship, President Yves Jean-Bart of the Federation of Haitian Football Federation (FHF), informed that the federation would celebrate on April 2nd its 108 years of existence through the organization of the 2012 National Championship season consisting of 12.

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U-20 Women's World Cup 2012: Haiti Seeking Qualifications

Haiti U-20 Women Team

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Looking for a place for the finals of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2012 to be held in Japan, the women's national team will compete on March 1 to 11, the last phase of the playoffs of the world in this category against Canada, Mexico and the Jamaica in the Group A.

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Some Clubs Allege Digicel is trying to "destabilize and destroy Haitian football."

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Some presidents of Haitian football clubs met in a meeting to denounce and take actions against Digicel and its CEO Maarten Boute for what they allege as an attempt to "destabilize and destroy Haitian football."

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Yves Jean-Bart Reelected to 4th Term as President of Haitian Soccer

CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS, Haiti (defend.ht) – After a controversial election process, Sunday, Dr. Yves Jean-Bart was elected to a fourth four-year term as President of the Federation of Haitian Football.

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Haitian Women's Soccer 6-0 Loss to Canada

VANCOUVER, Canada (defend.ht) - It was a long night for the Haitian Women's National Soccer team on Thursday who suffered a 6-0 loss at the hands of the Canadians.

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Haiti Women's Soccer Team at Olympic Qualifiers in Vancouver

Haiti Women's Soccer team

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - (defend.ht) Looking for one of three places giving access to the London Olympics in 2012, the national women soccer team (Les Grenadiennes) left Port-au-Prince on Tuesday morning to Vancouver (Canada) to begin the final round of qualifying for the Olympic Games of London 2012.

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Haiti: U-20 Women Trounce D.R. 4-0 in World Cup Qualifiers

SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) - After defeating Jamaica on Friday, the Haitian under-20 Womens National Football Team defeated the Dominican Republic 4-0, Sunday, qualifying for phase 2 of the World Cup 2012 in Uzbekistan Qualifiers.

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Haiti U-20 Women Upset Group Favorite Jamaica 1-0

SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) – Lady Grenadiers opened up the Women’s Under-20 World Cup Ubekistan 2012 Qualifiers by dropping the group-favorite Reggae Girlz of Jamaica 0-1 in San Cristobal, D.R..

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Haiti: International Haitian Footballer Assaulted by Police Officer

MIREBALAIS, Haiti (defend.ht) – The international Haitian soccer player, Jeff Louis, 18, playing in the French football club, Le Mans, was beaten Wednesday, December 28 by a policeman in his home town Mirebalais where he spent his holiday season with family.

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Haiti: Sporting Complex Opens in Gressier

GRESSIER, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Wednesday a new sporting complex was opened in the town of Gressier at St. John the Baptist Park. Complete with a soccer field and basketball court, the complex was built at the initiative of the son of President Michel Martelly, Olivier, who is the Head of State for Sport and Youth activities.

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Caribbean Football Union Looks to Establish Order at FIFA

ZURICH, Switzerland (defend.ht) – The President of the Federation of Haitian Football (FHF), Yves Jean-Bart, chaired a two day normalization meeting of the Presidents of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). The meeting took place in Zurich, Switzerland and is to herald a new start to the regional league.

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15 Yr-old Haitian-Japanese Freshman Wins 2 MVP Honors

BROOKLINE, USA (defend.ht) - High school freshman, Zachary Herivaux, at 5 feet 11 inches received two Most Valuable Player Honors this weekend.

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Haiti Defeats Antigua & Barbuda 2-1 at Home to End Group Play

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Although eliminated from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil following a 0-1 loss to Antigua and Barbuda, Haiti defeated that team 2-1 on their home field on Tuesday at the Sylvio Cator.

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Federation of Haitian Football Letter to the Nation

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Executive Committee of the Federation of Haitian Football released this letter following Haiti's elimination from the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

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Book reviews

Haiti Noir

Book Review

The anthology edited by Edwidge Danticat puts a uniquely Haitian spin on the crime genre

"Danticat has succeeded in assembling a group portrait of Haitian culture and resilience that is cause for celebration." - Publishers Weekly