Youth Football Athletes Engaged in Online Training
Even Football training is going online. The Football Federation of Belize announced today that it is investing eighteen thousand U.S. dollars in developing its youth players. The money is to [...]
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Verdes FC Withdraws from Scotiabank Tournament Due to COVID-19
Verdes Football Club has reached the end of the road for its participation in the Scotiabank CONCACAF League Tournament after several of its players and members of the coaching staff [...]
Verdes Pulls Out But Faces No Penalties
According to President Sergio Chuc, of the Football Federation of Belize, the players, as well as the coaching staff of Verdes FC may have contracted the virus in Cancun and [...]
6 Players and 4 Coaching Staff of Verdes FC Test Positive for COVID-19
Six players and four members of the coaching staff of the Verdes Football Club have tested positive for COVID-19. The team is currently in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where tonight [...]
Recent F.F.B. Elections Nullified Says Chair of Electoral Appeals Committee
There is trouble within the F.F.B. as the re-election of President Sergio Chuc and the new executive of the Football Federation of Belize has been nullified by the chairperson of [...]
F.F.B. Executive Doesn’t Recognize Decision
So what bearing, if any, does the chairperson’s singular decision have on the operations of the F.F.B.? According to Chuc, it is business as usual in Belmopan until and unless [...]
Is There an Internal Plot to Unseat Sergio Chuc?
Despite the individual decision taken by the chair of the Electoral Appeals Committee to nullify the outcome of the vote taken at the Ordinary Congress, F.F.B. President Sergio Chuc believes [...]
FFB Holds 2020 Congress; Sergio Chuc Re-elected as Its President
The Football Federation of Belize held its 2020 congress in Belmopan over the weekend, despite initial concerns from members of the organization regarding social distancing and other safety measures in [...]
No F.F.B. Congress on Saturday
There will be no congress of the Football Federation of Belize on Saturday as was initially scheduled. As we reported on Thursday, concerns were raised by candidates who are contesting [...]
F.F.B. to Proceed with Congress Despite COVID Concerns
The Football Federation of Belize is proceeding with its 2020 congress this Saturday in San Ignacio where it is expected that a new executive will be elected. The gathering of [...]
Written on August 20, 2020 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
The Tenth Annual Future Football Club Summer Camp
Primary and high schools students are getting ready to go back to the classrooms on August tenth. But to end off the summer break, some were on the field today [...]
The EA Volleyball Academy Hosting a 7-Week Camp
Volleyball is an all-time favourite sport among children of all ages. Today, we found a group of volleyball aficionados dribbling the ball at the Mexico Sports Centre. The programme is [...]
Christopher McGann is the New N.E.B.L. Commissioner
The 2020 season of the National Elite Basketball League was cut short in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But this season is over, and now, the league is in [...]
A Youth Summer Basketball Camp in the City
Summer camps have been late to start this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and, in fact, a number of organizations will not be conducting the popular programmes. But over [...]
P.L.B. and F.F.B. Candidates Come Forward with Football Concerns
The Premier League of Belize is holding elections for a new executive committee this Saturday in Belize City and, much like any other form of electoral politics; allegations are being [...]
New Blood at F.F.B. or Same Ol’ Same Ol’?
Former financial officer Doctor Eugene Cleland is offering himself as a candidate for vice president of F.F.B. He is Onan McLean’s running mate. He too admits that there have been [...]
F.F.B. Explains the Kent Gabourel Situation
Kent Gabourel, a former coach with the Football Federation of Belize, was sent home on May twenty-first after being informed that his contract with the organization had been expired and [...]
P.E. in Living Room is for the Kids
The National Sports Council has gotten creative and is using the media to reach out to children who are stuck at home during the state of emergency. It’s called P.E. [...]
Salary Cuts at National Sports Council
Salary cuts have been an ongoing exercise across most companies and quasi-government agencies. Earlier this week, the National Sports Council informed its employees that their monthly grant from the Ministry [...]
Is There Trouble in F.F.B. Over COVID-19 Relief?
The effects of the COVID pandemic is being felt everywhere and sport is no exception. Early in the crisis, sporting activities had to be cancelled because of the limit of [...]
F.F.B. General Secretary Says FIFA COVID Relief for Athletes Still Not Received
But there is another dilemma at the F.F.B. because the coaching staff and athletes, who have contracts with the F.F.B., believe the federation is taking advantage of them. News Five [...]
Football Activity Also Affected by COVID-19
General Secretary Earl Jones of the Football Federation of Belize says that COVID-19 has caused the football industry to crash. No money is coming in and the way forward for [...]
Groundbreaking for New Bleachers at the F.F.B. Stadium
The F.F.B. stadium in Belmopan is getting a major facelift. The first phase of a construction project is set to begin shortly. Valued at two point four million dollars, today, [...]
Sporting Events Postponed Due to COVID-19 Threat
The National Sports Council is indefinitely suspending all activities countrywide amidst the threat of COVID-19. A release from the council says that while the sporting activities and workshops worked in [...]
The Weekend in Sports
Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities…]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
