

Pascual Artero
PRESS RELEASE – Senior Vice President Pascual V. Artero will assume the role of interim President of the Guam Football Association following the resignation of Richard Lai, formerly at the helm of the organization, based on GFA statutes.
The change in GFA leadership will have no immediate effect on ongoing projects, events, and activities, Artero said.
Lai resigned from the GFA presidency effective immediately through an official letter to the organization. The letter was received after he entered a guilty plea to two counts of wire fraud conspiracy and failure to disclose foreign bank accounts at a federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York Thursday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice Web site. The swift, voluntary resignation from the GFA presidency allows the organization to move on undistracted from its mission to provide global opportunities for the local community through the sport of football.
The court case charges Lai as an individual and does not implicate any other individuals or organizations, including GFA. Through several external audits, including an audit done by the Internal Revenue Service at the request of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, GFA has been cleared of any financial mismanagement.
In the 16 years of Lai’s presidency, the organization has seen notable improvements in infrastructure and level of play, paving the way for international tournaments, such as FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, to be held in Guam successfully, and national teams to be fully equipped to compete on the international stage.

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During his tenure, the Matao, Guam men’s national team, as well as the Masakåda, Guam women’s national team, reached their highest rankings to date in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking and Women’s World Ranking. The Matao reached its highest rank, No. 146, in 2015 following victories over Turkmenistan and India in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Joint Preliminary Qualification Round 2.
The Guam women’s national team reached its highest rank, No. 66, in 2003 following its silver-medal finish in the 2003 South Pacific Games in Suva, Fiji.
Additionally, infrastructure improvements include the construction of the GFA Headquarters and the expansion of the Harmon facility into the National Training Center, equipped with two full-sized artificial turf pitches, one full-size natural grass pitch, a mini pitch, futsal courts, a beach soccer court, and an additional building structure to house classrooms and a proposed strength and conditioning gym. The national training center is home to several domestic leagues enjoyed by over 3,000 youth players and 1,800 adult players.
Infrastructure improvements were made with grants from FIFA and AFC, as well as the Government of Guam, made possible by Lai’s networking at the international level. Lai allegedly became personally involved in the ongoing dealings by larger international organizations, which led to the investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.


GPS Sports Calendar
December 2023
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for November
1st
ISA BOYS SOCCER
IIAAG GIRLS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
Events for December
2nd
IRON LEGENDS THROWDOWN
ISA HS BASEBALL
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
Events for December
4th
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER
ISA BOYS SOCCER
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
Events for December
5th
ISA HS BASEBALL
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
IIAAG GIRLS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
Events for December
5th
Events for December
7th
ISA HS BASEBALL
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS
Events for December
9th
40th GRC PLUMERIA ROAD RACE
GUAM RUGBY INTERNATIONAL 7s TOURNAMENT
ISA HS BASEBALL
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
IIAAG GIRLS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS
Events for December
10th
TOUR OF GUAM 2023
GUAM RUGBY INTERNATIONAL 7s TOURNAMENT
Events for December
11th
ISA HS BASEBALL
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER SEMIFINALS
Events for December
12th
ISA HS BASEBALL
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
Events for December
12th
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14th
ISA HS BASEBALL
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER FINALS
Events for December
15th
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
IIAAG GIRLS BASKETBALL FINALS
Events for December
16th
3rd GUAM NINJA CHAMPIONSHIP
ISA HS BASEBALL
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
Events for December
16th
Events for December
18th
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER ALL-ISLAND MEETING
Events for December
19th
ISA HS BASEBALL
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
Events for December
19th
Events for December
23rd
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
ISA HS BASEBALL FINALS
Events for December
23rd
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24th
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25th
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29th
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Events for December
30th

Baseball
ROYALS DOWN FRIARS IN STATEMENT GAME

Basketball
3×3 HOOPS REPEAT AS GOLDEN BOYS

Basketball
RAPADAS LEADS WILD COUGAR COMEBACK

Baseball
GUAM HOSTS KIWIS IN U15 BASEBALL

Baseball
ROYALS DOWN FRIARS IN STATEMENT GAME

Basketball
SHARKS FEND OFF DOLPHINS IN GIRLS HOOPS
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