Global Football

“[…] ‘Tony’ Harford was a person who loved his sport. He was a person who loved people, he loved to help people.  “Basically his life was about those two things…” Former Northern Football Association (NFA) president, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) board member, veteran media anchor and radio presenter, …

The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team could not hold on to a fortuitous halftime lead at San Cristóbal this evening, as they concluded their two-match tour with a 1-1 tie against the Dominican Republic. Recently appointed head coach Kenwyne Jones’ current record stands at three draws (two against …

There were, arguably, signs of life from the red side of Manchester last week as the ‘Red Devils’ bid farewell to Norwegian PE teacher Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and opened their arms to German professor Ralf Rangnick via substitute teacher Michael Carrick. So, just to be clear, Solskjaer was an interim …

Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team head coach Kenwyne Jones tasted his first defeat as a head coach this evening, just hours after the TTFA confirmed his elevation from interim to permanent appointment, as the Women Soca Warriors fell 2-1 away to the Dominican Republic in San Cristóbal. The …

Former Soca Warriors captain Kenwyne Jones has been appointed head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team, with a nine-month contract that provides for a one-year renewal based on undisclosed KPIs. Jones, who is with the Women Soca Warriors in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic at present, has …

The following article, written by Lasana Liburd, was first published in the Trinidad Express Sport Magazine on Sunday 28 December 2003—just five months into the writer’s eventual two-year spell as a sport journalist in Britain: No one can forget being within touching distance of Brazilian football star, Ronaldo. Mind you, …

Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team interim head coach Kenwyne Jones has promised a more balanced team this week, as he leads his troops to the Dominican Republic tomorrow for international friendlies on 26 and 29 November. Jones steered the Women Soca Warriors to successive draws against Panama at …

Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president Merere Gonzales has suggested that vaccine hesitancy among Trinidad and Tobago’s student population could be a key factor in the Government’s decision to block schools football for the second successive season. Gonzales said the SSFL executive had been in communication with the ministries of …

The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team are scheduled to return to action next February when the 2022 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship kicks off in the Dominican Republic. However, the Women’s National Under-20 Team are among a string of teams which have remained dormant since the Robert Hadad-led Fifa-appointed …

Before lunch yesterday, Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad faced off against former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Kendall Walkes in a virtual hearing of the local high court. Walkes was represented legally by Keston McQuilkin and Melissa Keisha Roberts-John. Attorney Stephen Salandy is believed to have appeared …

“[…] This process, as it was designed, will allow the TTFA to manage its operations and provide a stay from all legal proceedings and creditor actions for a period of up to six months. “[…] At this stage, all options are on the table; the sale of the Home of …

Two goals and a clean sheet saw Chelsea right back Reece James emerge as the unlikely star of match day 10 in the England Premier League, as he helped the London lords to a 3-0 win over Newcastle—and put a spring in the step of every fantasy football player lucky …