Tag: CONCACAF
CIFA executive to meet as scandal rolls on
(CNS): The first vice president of the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA), Bruce Blake, has confirmed that the executive committee of the local football body will be meeting Monday night and plans to issue a press release Tuesday in relation to the FIFA investigation and CIFA President Jeffrey Webb’s arrest in Switzerland. Meanwhile, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority […]
Webb remains in Swiss jail, bail unlikely
(CNS): The Swiss authorities have confirmed that Jeffrey Webb and his co-defendants held in Zürich are unlikely to get bail, though some of the older members of the group arrested this week have requested their release on health grounds. The law enforcement officials have also stated that the men will not receive any special treatment […]
Webb fighting US extradition
(CNS): The Swiss authorities have confirmed that Jeffrey Webb and his fellow accused are fighting the extradition to the United States and have been granted a hearing. The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) said it has granted Zürich Cantonal Police hearings on the US arrest request, according to a press release, in which officials said […]
CONCACAF sacks Webb in face of scandal
(CNS): The region’s football body has dismissed Cayman’s Jeffrey Webb from the CONCACAF top job and put Senior Vice President Alfredo Hawit in his place in the wake of yesterday’s shocking news of the arrest of Webb and several other football officials and marketing executives in relation to corruption charges. Eduardo Li, an executive member of CONCACAF […]
Webb’s $1m Atlanta home revealed
(CNS): As the international media continues its round-the-clock coverage of the shocking FIFA scandal that has seen Cayman’s own football boss at the very heart of the corruption allegations, the British media has arrived in the Cayman Islands and the press has published a picture of one of Jeffery Webb’s palatial properties. According to the […]
Webb accused of taking $$millions in bribes
(CNS): The damning 164-page indictment against Cayman’s football boss, Jeffrey Webb, and many other current and former FIFA officials, as well as those involved in the marketing of international football tournaments, has been released. Webb is accused alongside other named and unnamed officials as taking millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks and being involved […]
Webb arrested in Swiss dawn raid
(CNS) Updated with FIFA statement: Jeffrey Webb, the president of CONCACAF and vice president of FIFA, has been arrested in Switzerland in a dawn raid connected to allegations of corruption in the world of international football, as well as racketeering. Webb (50) was arrested along with six other officials in Zurich who were there for the […]
Webb unopposed in CONCACAF ballot
(CNS): As the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) prepares itself for its executive elections next month, the regional footballing body has confirmed that Cayman’s Jeffrey Webb is set to be re-elected as president, as he is running unopposed. Arguably the world’s most famous modern day Caymanian, Webb has said he […]
Plans afoot for football court in Cayman
(CNS): The Cayman Islands could become the home of the first football court in the Americas, which would settle all disputes relating to the game for both the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF football confederations. Although other jurisdictions have been considered, the Cayman Islands has been identified as already having the best infrastructure and has presented the […]
Webb presses on with goal of Caribbean league
(CNS): The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) President Jeffrey Webb has been pressing ahead with plans for a regional league to help develop Caribbean football. At a recent meeting officials discussed the initial Caribbean Professional League viability report on the positives and negatives of potential competition formats and their correlated […]
Girls encouraged to join in football festival
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) will host its inaugural Girls’ Grassroots Football Festival on Saturday as part of the goal to encourage more girls to take part in the game. “We hope to boost the women’s football programme by starting to teach our girls and young ladies about the basics of the game, […]
