After taking top honors at the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee Awards, cyclist Nicholas Paul and sprinter Michelle-Lee Ayhe were again the big winners at the 2023 First Citizens Sports Awards on Friday night at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad. For Paul, it was his fourth First Citizens award (including one …
Read More »Big 5: Miracle Ministries coach, Cupid, gets 3-match ban for assaulting player
Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School (MMPHS) head coach Kern Cupid has been banned for three Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) matches and is likely to be referred to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Child Safeguarding unit, after being found guilty of physically assaulting a Signal Hill Secondary player. …
Read More »TTFA outlaws Toda-World FA and controversial ex-national youth coach, Marcelle
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has officially outlawed former national youth coach Terrence Marcelle and his club, Toda-World Football Academy, after finding that the academy has been managing children without a license. Toda-World FA, which officially started in 2017 according to its social media page, is based in …
Read More »Dear Editor: Good knock, Jumbo; QPCC and TTFA should honour him
“[…] Perhaps, Cricket West Indies (CWI), Queen’s Park Oval and the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) can name something, somewhere on either facility to keep his presence alive. “Not saying we should build a statue or rename a stand but [maybe] something small such as a cafeteria or a …
Read More »“David vs Goliath!” Eve speaks on Canada’s Copa challenge and his 23-man squad
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve hopes an organised defence will give his team the chance of taking a major scalp next week, when they travel to Frisco, Texas to tackle Canada in a Copa America Play-Off. The winner of the contest will meet Argentina …
Read More »Eve names Levi in 23-man squad to face Canada; Telfer, Muckette out
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve announced his 23-man squad to face Canada in next weekend’s Copa America Play-Off, with in-form AEK Athens attacker Levi Garcia returning to national duty. Trinidad and Tobago and Canada face each other at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas …
Read More »Big 5: Blanchisseuse, MMPHS face disciplinary hearings; Signal Hill star “banned” from Trinidad
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) will hold three disciplinary committee meetings in relation to the recently concluded Big Five tournament over the next six days, as the organisation tries to get a grip on a competition that was mired in controversy even before kick-off. St Augustine Secondary emerged as …
Read More »Lawrence joins MLS; T&T’s 2006 World Cup standout heads to Minnesota
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 »RBNYFL 24: Araucans thump Unisons; FC Ginga edge PUFA to stay perfect
Jeremiah Charles scored a double as Arima Araucans Academy shut-out Ultimate Unisons 4-0 in East Zone Under-16 action in the 2024 Republic Bank National Football League (RBNYL) tournament at UWI Admin East Field on Sunday. Charles fired home in the 17th minute of the match after Unisons goalkeeper Gary Clarke …
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 »Dear Editor: How to silence a whistleblower—a TTCB case study
“[…] They are usually someone who purports to possess some high moral or ethical standing (red flag number one)… It is usually good to ignore them—they typically run out of breath. “However, when they go public that’s when the whistleblower becomes a problem. They have no business telling the board …
Read More »St Augustine whip MMPHS, chaos in Tobago and more protests, in explosive Big 5 finale
“Coming back from [relegation from] the Premier Division in 2022, this means a lot to us—to make a statement,” St Augustine Secondary head coach Tacuma Jones told Wired868. Yesterday afternoon, the “Green Machine” put the cherry on top of their promotion to the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, …
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