The Jaguars continue to press forward despite the setbacks. The team is in Sandy City, Salt Lake County, Utah preparing for Saturday’s game against Costa Rica. Our team is with the Jaguars and William Neal reports from Utah. William Neal Reporting Founded by Brigham Young and several other Mormon followers in 1847, Salt Lake […]
There are many external issues that could affect the confidence of the team. Once inside the soccer pitch, the Jaguars will have to leave all those issues behind. The F.F.B. president has returned to the Jewel and he will not be with the Jaguars. However, Ruperto Vicente believes that the performance of the players will […]
But a former Jaguars Head Coach disagrees with the president’s beliefs about future performance. Leroy Sherrier Lewis was responsible for taking the Jaguars through the Copa Centro Americana games in Costa Rica that solidified Belize’s spot in the Gold Cup. Held in the earlier part of this year, the qualifying tournament placed Belize on the […]
This Friday, Galen University is staging a basketball game at the Bird’s Isle in Belize City. The event is to raise funds to further assist the Belize Jaguars and by extension the Football Federation of Belize with the necessary financing for the national teams that represent the Jewel in local and international outings. In collaboration […]
The 2013 CONCACAF game between Belize and the United States was more than just a pit stop on the road to the Gold Cup. It was a mountain climb. The U.S. won six to one, but it was a tremendous effort for the national team which ranked one hundred and thirty in the world against […]
Following Belize’s crushing defeat at the hands of the United States, coaches and players from both teams fielded questions from the media. Coach Ian Mork, as well as several of the Jaguars, discussed the six-one loss and their plans going into the remaining matches. Those games are scheduled to be played in Sandy City, Utah […]
Back to the jaguars…the national selection managed to score only one goal against a team made up of international and professional players with far more resources and experience. But even if it was just one goal that penetrated the U.S. goal in seconds in the first forty-five minutes of the game, it was a huge […]
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In the next two hours, the Belize Jaguars will enter the Jeld-Wen Field in Portland for their highly anticipated game against the United States. Belizeans all over will be tuning in to the monster showdown. It is the first time that Belize has qualified for the Gold Cup and that in itself is big and […]
While we are seeking a favorable outcome against the leviathan, a loss this early in the competition would not necessarily spell doom for team captain, Shane Orio, and the National ‘A’ Selection. In fact, there are two other matches lined up following tonight’s showdown. Belize is scheduled to play against Costa Rica on Saturday and […]
But leading up to tonight’s world’s stage, there were some trials and tests for our boys. Over the weekend, Midfielder, Ian Gaynair, and Goalkeeper, Woodrow West, were offered thousands of Euros to fix the game so that Belize loses to the United States. Since then, CONCACAF has boosted security at the hotel and Interpol has […]
Channel Five’s live coverage of the Gold Cup begins at eight-thirty. A team has been embedded to follow the Jaguars’ experience in the United States. Rick Romero and William Neal have been covering practices, nutrition and controversies as they develop. On Monday, Neal prepared for the game coverage by joining the international press when they […]
Gold Cup 2013 opened on Sunday in Pasadena, California where the results of the opening games had been unpredictable prior to Sunday. In the opener of the tournament, the small country of Martinique defeated the Canadians. This upset was followed by another when Panama went on to beat Mexico. But the game that all Belizeans […]
The road to Gold Cup 2013 has been a bumpy one. First the assistant coach, Charlie Slusher was suspended and barred from joining the team in the United States. Then one of the players was turned back upon arrival in Houston, Texas on Friday. Immigration officials detained Elroy Kuylen and sent him back to Belize. […]
So while the team utilized the weekend and today for practice, the final Jaguar is en-route as I speak to Portland, Oregon. The replacement player for Elroy Kuylen did not get the ceremonious send off as the team commanded on Friday, but News Five gave support and spoke to the last Jaguar, Chris Gilharry moments […]
As we said earlier, two team members have resisted an offer to lose the game against the United States. That game takes place on Tuesday night at the Wen Jeld Field where the team has been attracting attention. William Neal caught up with the Jaguars as they practised for their first match. Here is his […]
On Tuesday night, the Belize jaguars will take on the U.S. team in their first game in Portland Oregon. And tonight, we wrap up our series on the team members with a profile of Tyrone Pandy. Before making it to the national team, Pandy played with the Belize Defense Force. In the tournament Pandy will […]
Good evening, I am James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013 opened yesterday inside the United States and the two big teams in Group A were simply jolted in their first appearance. Canada opened against Martinique, a small Caribbean nation and it was this strike from outside the 18 […]
Tonight, the Jaguars are safely on their way to Portland, Oregon for the Gold Cup 2013. The CONCACAF games get underway on Sunday and we will be bringing that live. Belize is clustered in Group C and will also be playing their first game against the United States on Tuesday, followed by Cuba and Costa […]
The Belize Jaguars were late for their farewell and public pep rally at the PGIA this morning, because of a dispute regarding contracts and payments between the administration of the Football Federation of Belize and the players. Agreements which were to be signed between both parties should have taken place earlier in the week; however, […]
In over two hours, the Belize Jaguars will touch down in Portland, Oregon where they will play against the United States in the first of three games. While every player has a key role in the success of the team in Gold Cup 2013, Evan Mariano is a forward who will guide the ball to […]
A rally is being planned at the Phillip Goldson International Airport to send off the Belize Jaguars this Friday morning, but retired football star and assistant coach of the Belize National Team, Charlie Slusher, will not be travelling to Portland, Oregon with the team. That decision was confirmed today by F.F.B. President, Ruperto Vicente. Slusher […]
Late this evening, News Five spoke to Charlie Slusher who told us that he has been pulled from the trip because of the meetings held on Wednesday between the players, coaching staff and executive. According to Slusher, in those meetings he stood up for the players who were demanding that financial agreements be finalized before […]
Earlier in the newscast, we reported on the suspension of Team Belize’s assistant coach on the eve of the Gold Cup. But there are bigger problems facing the team. Despite setting a target of half a million dollars which should have covered training leading up to the Gold Cup and participation in the games, fundraising […]
A strong defensive wall that cannot be penetrated—a statement that many would correlate with the national football team, the Belize Jaguars, who will represent Belize next Tuesday in a historic game with the United States in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Twenty-six players strong, along with a contingent of coaches and the executive will travel […]
