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“[…] Not being paid according to agreement is unacceptable, but to add to that the dismissive nature with which the leadership of the TTFA has dealt with the crisis is callous and exploitative. This is the consensus of persons from every corner of the football fraternity. “[…] Please be reminded, …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team players have accused Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad of betrayal, as roughly 40 percent of the local-based players skipped practice today. The training sessions are usually attended by roughly 28 players, but only 16 showed up today. And, according to a source, …

So far I have only touched on youth development from a ball manipulation and decision-making viewpoint. However, playing in competitive games non-stop can also hinder the physical development and health of players.  Again, the local adage that ‘the more you play, the better you get’ is misleading on this count. …

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Wayne Forde has formally asked Fifa to sanction the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team for using a then match agent, Andre Boucaud, as a player. Boucaud, 36, retired as a player in 2020 and was registered as an agent with the England FA. …

The following article, written by Lasana Liburd, was first published in the Trinidad Express on Thursday 4 December 2003—just four months after Jason Scotland’s arrival at Scotland Premier League (SPL) club, Dundee United, from Defence Force FC: “Coaches [of the national team] used to watch me and turn their face,” …

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), which is under the control of the Fifa-appointed normalisation committee, confirmed a two year deal with unknown Miami-based sportswear company BOL today. Both parties would hope their relationship gets off to a better start the second time around. Wired868 was told by a …

Youth development in Trinidad, simply put, consists of tournaments and competitions. The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL), Youth Pro League (YPL), Republic Bank Youth League, Next Level U-19 Tournament and Commissioner’s Cup are the main players in this arena.  I will use the SSFL as the starting point of the …

Uefa banked €3.25 billion (TT$26.7 billion) in commercial revenue for its showcase tournaments last year.  The lion’s share of Uefa’s money, €2.55 billion (TT$21 billion), went to the clubs that viewers switch on their television to watch. The Champions League, which involves 79 teams, got €2.04 billion (TT$16.7 billion) while …

The Eastern Football Association of Trinidad and Tobago is inviting football stakeholders, fans and well-wishers to contribute to a relief drive for St Vincent and the Grenadines to help the Caribbean nation recover after the eruption of La Soufrière volcano. Persons who wish to contribute can drop off water, rice, …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team forward Willis Plaza will spend the next month focused on winning a plane ticket to Lithuania, rather than Qatar, after he was selected in the 14-man National Futsal Team to compete in the May Concacaf Futsal Championship in Guatemala City. The Futsal Team, …

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Wayne Forde has vowed to do ‘due diligence’ on the eligibility of 36-year-old Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Andre Boucaud, due to the latter’s appearance as a late substitute during the Soca Warriors’ 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw with Puerto Rico on 28 March. Boucaud, at …

A question on The Burdie and Barney podcast during our discussion with former England Premier League and 2006 World Cup goalkeeper Shaka Hislop lingered long after that episode was over:  Have we been developing players? Or were we just blessed with talented players previously and, now, not so much?  At …