Terminix La Horquetta Rangers and defending champions Central FC surged to the summit of the Abercrombie Group in the 2019 First Citizens Cup with 2-0 wins over the lacklustre W Connection and Point Fortin Civic respectively at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Saturday. Aikim Andrews was the hero with an …
Read More »Pro League clubs reject TTFA proposal; DJW falls out with support base with elections looming
TT Pro League clubs have rejected the financial goodies on offer by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and are prepared to enter the 2019 season armed with just TT$450,000 government subventions, in what might be the first tangible sign of a split between TTFA president David John-Williams and …
Read More »Did you pay your players? SporTT awaits payroll info before fresh pay out to Pro League clubs
Can you provide payroll information, salary slips and/or NIS information for your players for the 2018 TT Pro League season? The TT Pro League’s eight clubs which receive government subventions, according to a source at the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT), have been asked to prove they paid …
Read More »Fakoory off! Rangers move from St Ann’s to La Horquetta; Stars explain case against Pro League
Another tumultuous pre-season lies ahead but interim chairman Richard Fakoory vows that the Pro League will go ahead in 2019, although he will view the competition from a considerably different vantage point. For the first time, Fakoory will be not among the club owners for the local top flight competition …
Read More »Arcia grabs late winner as Army edge M’vt Caledonia 4-3; Civic hold Jabloteh goalless
There were no fireworks, no fanfare and no Shahrukh Khan at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Friday night but the TT Pro League finally kicked off its 2018 league season with two games that proved to be as contrasting as they come. Defence Force battled back from being 2-1 down …
Read More »Sport Ministry: Audits missing for W Connection and Pt Fortin; taxpayers spent $76 million on Pro League
The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs has identified W Connection and Point Fortin Civic as the two Pro League clubs who are yet to submit relevant information to the government—including audited financial statements—so as to make themselves eligible for funding. Minister Shamfa Cudjoe has so far refused to approve …
Read More »From paramedic to pro: Jamille Boatswain signs two-year deal with C/Rica’s Alajuelense
Trinidad and Tobago international striker Jamille “Balo” Boatswain has agreed a two-year deal with Costa Rica top flight club, LD Alajuelense, and hopes to fly to San José on Monday night to meet his new teammates for the first time. The only remaining obstacle is for Boatswain’s last Pro League club, Defence Force, to …
Read More »Pro Bowl results: Police FC rout Point Fortin Civic 9-0; St Ann’s edge M’vt Cale
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League outfits Police FC and St Ann’s Rangers advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Digicel Pro Bowl knockout competition in contrasting style yesterday, as the local top flight’s final cup tournament kicked off. And Civic, who are bottom of the 10-team table, were a sorry …
Read More »Apai double takes Connection top; Central duo Nathaniel and Dillon set for Belgium trials
DIRECTV W Connection moved to the top of the Pro League standings last night with their fourth successive league win, as they whipped Defence Force 4-1 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. However, defending champions Central FC can set that right today when they face Ma Pau …
Read More »Hinkson hurt but Jabloteh return to winning ways; Boatswain double denies Morv’t Cale
San Juan Jabloteh returned to winning ways on Friday evening at the Hasely Crawford Stadium with a 2-0 win over an uninspired Club Sando outfit. It was the first victory in four matches for the San Juan Kings, which leave them six points off league leaders Central FC. In the …
Read More »Little Drummer Boy: Nathaniel Garcia on his football family, the Soca Warriors… and those drums!
“My mom Judith and dad Carl are always encouraging us to succeed. They’re proud of all of us. People often meet them on the streets and say, ‘ah see yuh son game, good man’ and they have to ask ‘which one, or where’ because it’s all of us. “It’s a great …
Read More »Riley doubles up as undercover Police whip Civic to move to First Citizens Cup semis
Point Fortin Civic conceded 23 goals in six Pro League outings this season. So no bonus points for guessing what their biggest problem might be. Yesterday was another one of those days when pulling on gloves must have felt like a masochistic act for Civic custodian Miles Goodman. Police FC …
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