Alfredo Hawit, former international soccer official from Honduras appeared in Brooklyn, New York, federal court following extradition from Switzerland and pleaded not guilty to corruption charges. Alfredo Hawit, the former vice president of FIFA, is among dozens of soccer officials and sports advertising executives accused in a sprawling indictment alleging they took portion in a […]
The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed midfielder Deybi Flores to a multi-year contract after finalizing his transfer from Honduran side Club Deportivo Motagua. Flores was originally acquired by Whitecaps FC on a one-year loan from Motagua last February. He made 15 appearances, including 11 starts, with the Whitecaps in 2015. “Deybi showed flashes of promise in […]
Yesterday 6 individuals were detained for connections to the famed and recently murdered soccer player, Arnold Peralta. Today those individuals were presented to the court in La Ceiba as suspects in his murder. It seems that the reactions have not all been positive to this latest development, as parents of the detainees arrived and were […]
Less than $500.00 was found in the accounts of the former President Rafael Leonardo Callejas and the President of the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras (Fenafuth) and CONCACAF Alfredo Hawit. The Office and Administrator of Seized Goods (Oabi) released the formal notification provided by the banks that managed their accounts; it came as a […]
The recent arrest of six current and former soccer bosses in Honduras reveals how deeply crime and sports intersect in the country, at a time when corruption crackdowns are taking a heavy toll on the sport’s leading figures. The soccer world has recently been shaken by corruption investigations that have led to the indictment of […]