On 5 October 2021, Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad shared his idea for addressing the debt of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association with the Trinidad Guardian. “We’re looking at other methods of raising the funding and some sort of process to repay that debt, either borrowing or [an] …
Read More »Eve’s gamble pays off as Trinidad and Tobago defy Mexico; Phillip stars in goalless draw
Defiant, disciplined, dogged. The Soca Warriors are back! At the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team faced over 40,000 Mexican supporters, 15 Mexico players, one Argentine and, apparently, hundreds of sweaty uncouth homophobes. But at the final whistle, they remained unbowed in their …
Read More »Look Loy: Thank God for Frenderup; T&T need multiple improvements—plus ‘Froggy’ and Rampersad
“[…] Is the selection [of defenders] based on a physical prototype preferred by coach Terry Fenwick—tall, big and strong? I ask because for the third match now we saw Neveal Hackshaw, who is known as a defensive midfielder and now plays central defence for his club, appearing as the left …
Read More »Look Loy: Phillips and Judah shone, but TT should be wary of defensive lapses
“[…] We were decent in attack in patches, especially after the introduction of the incisive Judah Garcia, who looked (to me) the most technically gifted and tactically effective attacker. “[…] However, the wing backs barely made it into the opponent’s half [and] there was a permanently available space behind Neveal …
Read More »‘Teflon Terry’ takes centre stage, Fenwick emerges stronger from United TTFA collapse
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick looks set to benefit from increased powers, as the Soca Warriors start preparation for their Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign in earnest under the supervision of Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad. The Warriors are drawn in Group …
Read More »‘Trinidad and Tobago football needs realists’; Clayton Morris throws hat in ring for TTSL presidency
“[…] There is a saying that: ‘The Pessimist complains about the wind; The Optimist expects it to change; but The Realist adjusts the sails’. “Trinidad and Tobago football is in need of realists—persons who want to serve and adjust for the betterment, enhancement and development of our young players: boys …
Read More »Dear editor: There was nothing ‘pyrrhic’ about Wallace and the UTTFA’s fight, history will smile on them
“[…] The UTTFA and supporters of its stand against the mighty Fifa might also be encouraged by the words of a martyr for the cause of Poland’s Solidarity Workers in the 1980s. “Before he was brutally murdered on 19 October 1984, Father ‘Pop’ (Jerzy Popiełuszko) reportedly urged embattled workers with …
Read More »TTFA members cut Wallace adrift; 94% vote to accept normalisation and abandon Fifa litigation’
There will be no Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) appeal against Fifa at the privy council. This morning, the general membership finally had its say; and it meant the last rites for the William Wallace-led administration. Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees Association (TTFRA) vice-president Osmond Downer moved the decisive …
Read More »TTSL board ask Look Loy to return, interim president Rigues disagrees—but KLL declines
Five from six Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) Board members have urged president Keith Look Loy to rethink his resignation—at least for the short term. However, the lone dissenting voice came from interim president Jameson Rigues, who was automatically promoted to the top job when Look Loy announced his …
Read More »TTFA Board member wants all Fifa cases dropped and Wallace removed; but Covid restrictions in the way
Current Covid-19 restrictions make it difficult for Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace to be removed by the local body’s general membership, according to Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees Association (TTFRA) vice-president Osmond Downer. Downer, one of the framers of the TTFA Constitution, explained that a request …
Read More »‘I have run my race; let the TTFA membership decide now’ Look Loy resigns all football posts
“[…] Football has been my lifelong love and labour. I participated in and represented Trinidad and Tobago football, on and off the field, for more than 50 years. “Never did I think the day would come when a foreign entity would attempt to seize control of our football. To see …
Read More »Kelvin Jack: ‘United TTFA has no moral authority to risk the immediate future of T&T football’
I have chosen to publicly break my silence about the current impasse between United TTFA and FIFA. In my opinion, the atmosphere around our football reeks of toxicity. When Fifa appointed the normalisation committee, my first reaction was one of genuine surprise. I made that known to the president William …
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