“In football as in life, you have people who watch, you have people who talk, you have people who watch and talk, and people who do. The people who do, don’t do things 100 percent right all the time—because we are humans and we make mistakes—but they are there trying …
Read More »Cunupia set to miss out on revamped Pro League; Fakoory says Youth Pro League stays for 2019
Cunupia FC look set to miss out on the 2019 Pro League season, just two months after being accepted, as they will apparently fall victim to a change in structure negotiated by representatives of the TT Pro League, Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL), Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) …
Read More »Clayton Morris: How could Fakoory sell St Ann’s Rangers when it wasn’t his to begin with?
“Contrary to what [Richard] Fakoory said, his company, Superstar, actually came on board at Rangers in the mid-1980s. “[…] We in St Ann’s are very much concerned with the decision to move St Ann’s Rangers to La Horquetta. Who gave Mr Fakoory the rights to sell St Ann’s Rangers? What …
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 »Pro League round-up: Baptiste stars again as Rangers stun champs North East Stars
Veteran attacker Kerry Baptiste proved his worth again for St Ann’s Rangers with the decisive goal this evening, as the underdogs stunned defended Pro League champions, North East Stars, 1-0 at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. The result propelled Rangers to an unlikely fifth place in the 10 team …
Read More »Pro League round-up: Rangers credit vet, Kerry Baptiste, as they edge Point Fortin Civic
St Ann’s Rangers bounced back from a humiliating 10-0 loss to Defence Force last Wednesday, as they edged Point Fortin Civic 1-0 this afternoon in Pro League action at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. Young winger Rondell Austin got Rangers’ sole item—their first of the season after 270 minutes …
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 »Streete joins TTSL newcomers, RSSR, as coach; Matura unveil three-year ambitions
Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) rookies RSSR will not be short of tactical know-how on their bench this season, after the North Zone champions snagged veteran Pro League coach Anthony “Prowler” Streete for their 2019 season. Streete, a former St Ann’s Rangers and Club Sando head coach, will lead …
Read More »Look Loy: Fakoory’s Pro League plan is playing politics; football and footballers will be big losers
“The fact is that the TT Pro League is no more than a political turf that certain football people wish to protect; (it’s) a dead horse that they keep flogging in the hope that further injections of State and/or TTFA funds will resuscitate it. “The fight by some to keep …
Read More »Pro League scores: Rangers stun Central, Stars hold Connection in top of table clash
Teenaged forward Josh Toussaint scored the decisive goal for MIC-It St Ann’s Rangers tonight as the Pro League’s table proppers stunned defending champions Central FC 1-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. It was Central’s first loss this season and their second straight weekend without a win, after the …
Read More »Pro League scores: Leach gets late equaliser as ten-man Police hold St Ann’s Rangers
Teenaged attacker Joshua Leach came off the bench to secure a point for Police FC this afternoon as they clawed their way back to secure a point against MIC-IT St Ann’s Rangers, despite being a goal down and a man short at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. The final …
Read More »NAKHID TRUTH: Life in the Fourth World, sport, LifeSport and political ghosts in the Savannah
Like many football enthusiasts, I look forward to the Wired 868 match reports on the youth football tournament being played at many venues around the country, including the “largest roundabout in the world.” Sometimes, though, the pictures have a story of their own to tell. And speaking of pictures, it …
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