Former Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach and 2006 World Cup defender Dennis Lawrence has joined the United States Major League Soccer (MLS). Lawrence, 49, was invited to be assistant coach to new Minnesota United head coach Eric Ramsay, who was Erik ten Hag’s first team coach …
Read More »NLCL 24: Collier, Chase-Charles set up City FC vs AIA final
The NLCL U-19 Community Cup will have a new champion club in 2024, with the final set to be contested by two first-time entrants, City FC and Athletic International Academy (AIA). The two teams from opposite sides of the east-west corridor will meet from 3.30pm at the Larry Gomes Stadium …
Read More »NLCL 24: SMS and City collide in mega clash, as semifinals kick off in Marabella
Defending champions Soccer Made Simple (SMS) and tournament favourites City FC face each other from 3.30pm on Sunday 10 March, in what might be the biggest domestic youth football match of 2024 so far. SMS and City FC play the closing match in a double header at the Mannie Ramjohn …
Read More »T&T and Jamaica finish goalless, Denzil and “Natty” shine
Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica played to a goalless draw at the Larry Gomes Stadium today, in the second and final game of their two-match senior international friendly series. The result sees the Reggae Boyz leave the twin island republic without conceding a goal, after the visitors won 1-0 at …
Read More »NLCL U19 quarters get going; SMS, City, Pt Fortin and Ball Blasters in fray
The NLCL U19 Community Cup starts its business end this weekend with eight teams kicking off the knockout phase of the competition at the Larry Gomes and Mannie Ramjohn Stadia. Defending champions Soccer Made Simple (SMS) play Gasparillo Youths from 3pm on Sunday 3 March in the second fixture of …
Read More »TTFA election: Wharfe releases slate; Davis, De Freitas, John-Williams run for office
The next president of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) will be either Kieron Edwards or Colin Wharfe. Wharfe, the TTPFL CEO, said he beat the deadline to confirm his candidacy yesterday and shared his slate with the public today via press release. His running partners are: Colonel Keston …
Read More »Chaves named in 26-man Senior Team squad for Jamaica friendlies
Seventeen-year-old Fatima College student Michael Chaves was among 26 players selected to represent the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team in two friendlies against Jamaica on 1 and 3 March respectively. Chaves, who represented Trinidad and Tobago last night in their 3-0 Concacaf U-20 Qualifying series defeat to Canada, …
Read More »TTFA election: Edwards, Murray, Downer and Rigues head “Team Progressive” slate
Eastern Football Association (EFATT) president Kieron Edwards yesterday became the first candidate for the 2024 Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) presidential election to name his full slate. Edwards, a director at TTPFL team Terminix La Horquetta Rangers, is challenging the post of president at the Saturday 13 April election. …
Read More »TTFA apologises to ticketed fans turned away from Canada match, promises free entry to Jamaica friendly
It turns out that the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team were not the only party unprepared for last night’s crucial Concacaf Under-20 Qualifying clash with Canada. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), still run by a Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee, has apologised to an unspecified number of ticket-holding …
Read More »Moruga and Miracle Ministries get 4 March date, as Big 5 resumes
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big Five competition will resume on Monday 4 March, with Moruga Secondary hosting Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School (MMPHS) from 3pm at Tompierre Trace, Moruga. And, on Friday 8 March, the competition should finally come to its conclusion with Blanchisseuse Secondary travelling to Signal …
Read More »Big 5 postponed again! How Blanchisseuse, Signal Hill, MMPHS and Moruga can still qualify
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive committee has postponed the 2023 Big Five competition again, as a result of “flu-like symptoms” suffered by ten Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School (MMPHS) players. The medical report, relayed by MMPHS, prompted the SSFL to postpone the Central Zone champions’ clash with Moruga …
Read More »Jordan steps down as NLCL Community Cup chair, denies TTFA election link
NLCL Community Cup co-founder Brian Jordan has resigned with immediate effect from his position as chairman of the charitable youth football tournament. He will be replaced by his wife and co-founder, Germaine Jordan, who will serve in an acting capacity. A release by the NLCL Community Cup management committee stated …
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