“[It was a] poor decision [by Michelle-Lee Ahye to shut down her social media accounts]. The PR people will tell you bad publicity, good publicity, it is still publicity nonetheless; and it is about how you use it. “Being a professional athlete, she makes money from running but her social …
Read More »Look Loy condemns references to murdered schoolboy as TTSL tensions stay high; Phoenix appeal to TTFA
Trinidad and Tobago Super League League (TTSL) president Keith Look Loy has condemned the “insensitive and irresponsible” references to murdered schoolboy Noah Simmons by rejected club, Marabella Family Crisis Centre, as tensions remain frayed within the TTSL community. Simmons, a Shiva Boys Hindu College student and Marabella FCC youth team …
Read More »The ‘Shiva ruling’: SSFL changes rule for students in club competitions; Elie takes over at Trinity Moka
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) has amended its ruling on players involved in club competitions—in a move meant to avoid a repeat of the Shiva Boys’ Hindu College fiasco which took place in 2017. Shiva Boys, who won the 2016 Premier Division title, were relegated from the SSFL last …
Read More »Streete joins TTSL newcomers, RSSR, as coach; Matura unveil three-year ambitions
Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) rookies RSSR will not be short of tactical know-how on their bench this season, after the North Zone champions snagged veteran Pro League coach Anthony “Prowler” Streete for their 2019 season. Streete, a former St Ann’s Rangers and Club Sando head coach, will lead …
Read More »T&T U-20s, Harlem, Marabella among nine teams blanked from TTSL; Look Loy explains decision
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team will not have the benefit of using the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) competition to warm up for their Poland 2019 World Youth Cup campaign. Yesterday, the TTSL’s member clubs voted to reject the national team’s application for a place in …
Read More »“We’re in the medal-winning business!” TTOC president on Khalifa, Ato/Ahye spat and his Tokyo 2020 vision
“My objective is to get a gold medal. Whether people agree with me or not, I believe the TTOC is not the United Nations of nothing… The TTOC, by virtue of the sports we control, are in the medal-winning business. “Our role is, as far as possible, to create an …
Read More »John-Williams allegedly injured at Home of Football project; TTFA refuses to confirm or deny claim
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams was allegedly injured on Sunday at the site of the Home of Football project in Couva, according to a medical source. John-Williams, according to a TTFA media release, suffered “non-life-threatening injuries” after an accident on Sunday. However, no details were provided …
Read More »“I can’t argue with gold!” TTOC president speaks on Ahye, St Louis, elite funding and the Commonwealth Games
“I think what has happened is more and more you are seeing athletes in various sports exercising their right to choose or take decisions that they believe are in their best benefit. It is no longer the athletes are pawns to be used. “[…] People talk about accountability and taxpayers’ …
Read More »Experimental W/Warriors team capitalises on Guyanese blunders for third straight win
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team closed their CFU Challenge Series adventure this evening with a 3-1 win over Guyana at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The result saw the Women Soca Warriors secure their third straight win with 18 goals scored and two conceded against the …
Read More »Young Prince tricks Grenada; T&T romp to 8-1 win after Shabazz’s halftime blow-out
Seventeen-year-old starlet Aaliyah Prince reached a personal milestone tonight with her first international hat-trick for the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team, who thumped Grenada 8-1 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. But it was an indication of how wide the gap between the two football nations are …
Read More »Women Warriors rout hapless Suriname 7-0; Shabazz says T&T were “overly cautious”
The CFU Challenge Series looked more like a cakewalk for the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team tonight as they strolled to a 7-0 route of a hapless Suriname team at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. It was the Women Soca Warriors’ first win in two years and …
Read More »Referee attack was “a heinous crime” but La Brea minor league says stopping football means conceding to terrorists
La Brea Off Season Football League executive member Callum Marshall has likened the assault on referee Michael London to a terrorist attack and urged stakeholders to help improve the minor league competition rather than shut it down. London, an elite referee, was hospitalised with bruised ribs and a hairline fracture …
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