On a rocky Cape Verde beach, Maria and Vania fill their buckets with black sand the moment that waves recede, transporting it ...

NEW BEDFORD — When Darlene Spencer walked into the stadium in Houston on Friday night, she knew she was there to watch history. But what she felt went far beyond soccer. Cape Verde has completed group ...

Ryan Mendes, the captain for Cape Verde’s national soccer team, is under investigation by police in New Zealand over allegations he raped a woman in March. Mendes, Cape Verde’s all-time leading scorer ...

The captain of World Cup fairytale story, Cape Verde, has been accused of rape by a team translator after he allegedly entered her hotel room and choked her, according to reports. Ryan Mendes, 36, who ...

Cape Verde’s World Cup team captain accused of raping Brazilian translator during overseas trip - FIFA confirmed it has been in contact with New Zealand law enforcement, but said it could not comment ...

CAPE Verde’s captain is being investigated for an alleged rape that took place in a New Zealand hotel. Ryan Mendes, 36, has been accused of sexually assaulting a Brazilian woman while the winger’s ...

Cape Verde had been a feel-good story of the 2026 World Cup, reaching round of 32 in its first-ever appearance.

Barefoot, arms raised and teeming with emotion, Ceuzany belts out the signature track from her latest album, a song dedicated to the fight against domestic violence, in a powerful voice that sends shi ...

The woman who complained of an alleged sexual assault by Cape Verde football captain Ryan Mendes in Auckland was told by a representative of the sport’s governing body in the small African nation that ...

View the latest in Cape Verde Women Soccer team news here. Trending news, game recaps, highlights, player information, rumors ...

NEW BEDFORD — When Darlene Spencer walked into the stadium in Houston on Friday night, she knew she was there to watch history. But what she felt went far beyond soccer. Spencer, board president of ...