Legal opinions on a local level and as well from CONCACAF are due back this week, while a delegation from FIFA should be visiting Belize soon to try to get the Federation back on track. Vicente says he’s prepared for whatever comes his way, though he’d prefer the Congress to have its say in elections […]
As we told you Vicente is back following elections in which Swiss/Italian Gianni Infantino was elected President after two rounds of voting. Two hundred and nine countries are members of FIFA, and two hundred and seven participated in the selection process. Vicente told us that as a Federation they are happy for the election of […]
So will we see concrete big changes in football coming out of Infantino’s election as President? The F.F.B. has suffered from chronic empty pocket syndrome which has affected its ability to take football to the next level, or really any level of note. It’s long been said that the Federation needs to source talent at […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Belmopan Bandits with 2 wins from 6 outings rolled into B.E.S. Gym Friday night here in Belize City to take on the formidable league leader, Smart Belize Hurricanes who boasted an unbeaten record of 7 straight wins going in. Darwin Leslie penetrates through heavy […]
he President of the Football Federation of Belize, Ruperto Vicente is traveling to Zurich, Switzerland on Tuesday where he will be participating in an election to vote for new leadership of FIFA, the world’s governing body for the sport of soccer. The choice of a new president to succeed the embattled Sepp Blatter comes almost […]
The trifecta, which includes First Vice President Sergio Chuc and Cruz Gamez, also has an issue with Michael Blease as General Secretary. Not only is his role viewed as ineffective, but Kuylen has gone on record to say that they have suggested to Vicente on previous occasions to have Blease replaced. That suggestion, according to […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Things are heating up in the PLB this season and the city fans were witness to a monster inside the MCC Grounds as league leading Police battled an ever uprising Belize Defense Force that seems to be in a revenge mode. The first highlight features […]
The Football Federation of Belize is deeply divided tonight and its president Ruperto Vicente is under threat from his own executive. On Thursday night in Belmopan, three executive members made a move to suspend the embattled Vicente who was elected to the post four years ago. They claim he is taking unilateral decisions which do […]
While F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente is preparing to run against members of his existing administration, the trio of executives opposing his presidency maintains that it is the final opportunity to have him deposed from his office. Vicente is telling them in no uncertain terms to relinquish their posts if they are unhappy with the way […]
Earlier we told you about the rumblings at B.T.L., but that is not the only place where there is discontent. At news time, we are told that the executive of the Football Federation of Belize has been meeting all day on the future of its president, Ruperto Vicente. The executive is not happy with Vicente’s […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The drums of Dangriga sounded the challenge as Dangriga Warriors invaded Belize City to take on the leading Belize City Smart Hurricanes at Bird’s Isle Saturday night. The Warriors came in sporting a 3-2 record after falling to the defending champ Friday night while […]
The firestorm caused by the threat to fine and suspend Kaya Cattouse to compete in races organized by the Belize Cycling Federation, has not subsided. The well known cyclist has not spoken publicly, but has received support from various sectors for lamenting on her Facebook that female and junior cyclists were being marginalized from the […]
According to Ray Cattouse, C-Ray is one of the only clubs in the history of cycling in Belize to annually field a junior team, a youth team, a female team, an elite team and a master’s team. He says that there have been tensions between the federation and cyclists due to the lack of growth […]
Cattouse is not taking lightly the threat made to Kaya by the Cycling Federation. He says he wants it removed from her record and if not, he is heading up the steps of the court. Ray Cattouse, Owner, C-Ray Cycling Club “I want to say that this threat that they have on Kaya record, […]
Kaya Cattouse, the well-known female cyclist, has been threatened with suspension and fine by the Belize Cycling Federation for comments she posted on her Facebook page. Today, Cattouse received major support in her cry against the decision of the federation to cancel the participation of female cyclists in the upcoming Digicell Valentine’s Cycling Tour scheduled […]
This past Saturday, students from the House of Shotokan Karate Academy competed and won in an International Taekwondo Championships in Chetumal, Mexico. The tournament was organized by Black Belt Taekwondo Master Manuel Torres of Eagle Park Taekwondo and saw the participation of young athletes of Taekwondo academies from Merida, Cancun, and various schools within Chetumal. […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sport Monday. It was a full schedule of PLB football over the weekend and we caught up with yesterday’s match-up between the Belize Defense Force and the Placencia Assassins inside the MCC Grounds. The visiting Placencia team threatens to open the scoreboard some 5 minutes in […]
Well known cyclist and sports enthusiast Kaya Cattouse has been threatened by Cycling Federation of Belize President Dion Leslie. In a letter sent to Cattouse Tuesday, Leslie accuses her of breaching three areas of the Federation’s code of ethics, namely – respect for others, respect for self and respect for the Federation. Leslie goes on […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. The MCC Grounds was the scene yesterday where the PLB presented the showdown between the Belize Defence Force making the home stand against the Belmopan Bandits. The Bandits gets the 1st good look at goal. Elroy Smith floats this set piece into the danger […]
The Marion Jones Sporting Complex…for years now we’re been carrying the story of this monstrous ugly duckling which never seems to change into a swan. Nobody’s been able to say exactly how much money has been dumped into the facility, and nobody’s been able to say what exactly will be available to the public when […]
According to Aragon, to complete the Marion Jones Sporting Complex his ministry will need to source an additional five million dollars. That’s what we were told many times before by his predecessor Herman Longsworth, who kept promising to source money which never materialized. But Aragon is asking for the public’s patience and time to prove […]
The National Sports Council in past years has been an organization which we know is there, but we’d be hard pressed to say what it’s done for sporting in the country. With the shifting of portfolios post general election, the former Minister of Sports, Herman Longsworth has moved on and so has the former National […]
A year and a half ago, the MCC Grounds in Belize City was closed to facilitate a much needed upgrade. The works were contracted out and scheduled to be completed in two months. But that never happened. The contractor dug a trench around the field and never filled it back in. The field has been […]
While we had the Sports Director in the hot seat, we also asked about the white elephant Marion Jones Sporting Complex. About the only thing sports-related at the facility are a running track and an incomplete cycle track and football field. According to Dominguez, the facility is certainly on his list of priorities. Ritchel […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The PLB closing season kicked off over the weekend with only 1 of the matches scheduled being staged. We are optimistic here at the Sports Desk so we cling to the belief that a bad beginning makes a good ending. The Verdes/B.D.F. match up […]
