The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) assured stakeholders today that an international friendly between the Soca Warriors and the United States Men’s National Senior Team will go ahead in Orlando on 31 January 2021, despite an executive order by new US president Joe Biden regarding travel into their country. …
Read More »‘Disgrace to a national hero!’ Hadad blasted for allegedly paying Avec before Lawrence’s USA win bonus
“[…] Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad has been notified on numerous occasions [about the unpaid bonus to head coach Dennis Lawrence for Trinidad and Tobago’s World Cup qualifying win over the United States on 11 October 2017] but has done NOTHING about it! “His lack of respect, empathy and …
Read More »B&B Ep 1: Shaka on BLM, turning down Man Utd and the making of Russell Latapy
Wired868 launches its first podcast, The Burdie & Barney Show, with a special guest: ESPN analyst and former England Premier League goalkeeper and Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup star Shaka Hislop! Listen to the extended B&B pilot as Hislop reveals why he turned down Manchester United, players’ rights in …
Read More »Soca Warriors land US friendly in Orlando, Fenwick: ‘a big step forward!’
Soca Warriors head coach Terry Fenwick hailed ‘a big step forward’ for his tenure today, as the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) confirmed a friendly international against the United States on 31 January at the Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game falls outside the Fifa international match window …
Read More »Amiel appointed as TTFA interim general secretary, Hadad mum on foreign-based NC member
Former Wired868 freelance reporter and Central FC press officer Amiel Mohammed was revealed tonight to be the interim general secretary of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), via an email to members. He replaces general secretary Ramesh Ramdhan, who was suspended by Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad in …
Read More »TTFA invites applicants for W/Warriors head coach, T&T women set for ninth change in six years
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), which is being managed by a Fifa-appointed normalisation committee at present, has opened its door for applicants for the position of Women’s National Senior Team head coach. Applicants are asked to submit their resume, contact information and a copy of all related documents …
Read More »Sobers, Hinds named on Fifa’s referees list for new ‘gender-neutral’ officiating era
Referees Crystal Sobers and Cecile Hinds were selected on Fifa’s list of international referees for 2021, as the governing body enters a new era of ‘gender-neutral’ officials—which means that there is no longer a women’s category and female officials can be deployed in men’s competitions. Sobers and Hinds can therefore …
Read More »‘Nobody is being told anything!’ Hadad slammed for poor communication and constitutional violations
Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees Association (TTFRA) vice-president Osmond Downer has criticised Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad for either ignoring the local body’s constitution or totally misunderstanding his role within the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). Hadad and his three-member committee, which includes Judy Daniel and Nigel Romano, …
Read More »Flashback: Wheelers and dealers; how Miller and Fenwick got stuck in to T&T football
The following is the second of a two-part series on then chief executive officer of the Football Company of Trinidad and Tobago (FCoTT), Peter Miller, and was written by Lasana Liburd and first published in the Trinidad Express on 17 March 2002: Three years can seem a particularly long time …
Read More »Hadad: We’re grateful to be ‘functioning member of Fifa and Concacaf’, 2021 will be better
“[…] We are so thankful to end 2020 and to enter into 2021 with the TTFA, as a functioning member of Fifa and Concacaf. “[…] Our tasks of addressing the current debt, running the daily affairs of the TTFA, reviewing and amending the statutes, and generally charting a better way forward …
Read More »‘How can they sleep comfortably?!’ Corneal slams Hadad-led NC on alleged Fevrier payment
Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director and Fifa coaching instructor Anton Corneal launched a scathing attack on the management style of Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad, as frustrations boil over regarding not only the non-payment of TTFA debts but the behaviour of the new local football …
Read More »“If it wasn’t so serious, it would be laughable!” Downer explains where Rigues went wrong
What was wrong with Jameson Rigues’ special meeting for Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) clubs on Saturday? Where to begin? Veteran football official and referees association vice-president Osmond Downer, one of the framers of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Constitution, has regularly been consulted on constitutional matters …
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