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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cWhat this means to us as an Association, our players, and fans is a hope and a dream,\u201d National Team Assistant Coach and Association 1st<\/sup> Vice-President Joseph Limeburner said. \u201cI remember myself as a former national player when we played countries like Antigua and Haiti on St. Croix and struggled because we did not have a facility there. Our games were not at the level they should be \u2013 but to be able now to give our athletes in the U.S. Virgin Islands the opportunity to play at an international level right here at home is beyond what I could have ever imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Limeburner added that next week\u2019s games position the USVI team for the \u201cnext stage\u201d of competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe want to move up,\u201d he said. \u201cNow, it\u2019s time to take it to the next level and really create our own identity \u2013 and, with our new facility, I think that identity is going to push through. What we\u2019re looking forward now to getting there, walking on that field and once we enter, our hope and dream is that all of the hard work we\u2019ve put in, shines through. To get these guys here, onto the field, and ready to take the victory \u2013 that\u2019s the dream.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The new Bethlehem Soccer Complex in St. Croix will host the first round of Olympic qualifying games for men\u2019s soccer, according to U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Association officials. The initial game will be on Wednesday, July 17, when the USVI Men\u2019s U-23 National Team will play against Cuba. The second game follows on Friday, July […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":76262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[191,147],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n