The stories families are talking about now: DYFN players volunteering as TOPSoccer buddies, a Juan Pablo Duarte girls exhibition, Bamba Sports 5v5 momentum, and a Dominican senior national-team farewell.
Each story connects local fields, diaspora pride, and the community DYFN wants families to see more clearly.
DYFN athletes are lending their Saturday mornings to New Jersey's first TOPSoccer chapter, guiding young players with disabilities one-on-one — and discovering that the game's greatest lessons happen off the scoresheet. Among them is DYFN's own Izabella "Izzy" David, who serves with the Mount Laurel United chapter.
New Jersey’s U17 side answered an early New York free-kick bomb with two late goals to win 2-1, taking the overall title on total goal differential after a 2-2 U14 thriller decided on MLS-style 1v1 penalties.
The Juan Pablo Duarte Games New York 2026 close with a Dominican youth girls soccer exhibition at George Washington Educational Campus in Manhattan. Four teams across U-14 and U-17 will represent New York and New Jersey, with Gabriella Cuevas coaching New Jersey and Gabriella "Gabby" Marte coaching New York.
Dominican Nationals U15, a team formed entirely by young players of Dominican origin, went undefeated to win the Bamba Sports girls and women's 5v5 tournament in the Bronx on August 8, 2026 — the first time the group had played together.
Sedofutbol marked Brianne Reed’s farewell from the Dominican Republic women’s senior national team with a public thank-you, honoring a defender who carried the flag with pride and gave the team years of leadership.
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