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On a dramatic closing day of the 2019 SSFL Big 5 competition, Arima North Secondary won 1-0 yet left the field in tears while the defeated Moruga Secondary danced around the pitch. Call it the ‘Arima Old Road Paradox’. The difference between first and fourth place on the standings was …

Fatima College moved to second place in the Shell/FCB Big Five playoff competition after defeating Arima North Secondary by a 3-0 margin at Mucurapo Road this afternoon. Relegated from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division in the 2018 season, Fatima took an important step towards rejoining the top …

Signal Hill Secondary kept their aspirations of playing in the 2020 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season alive after edging ten-man Arima North Secondary by a 3-2 margin in an enthralling Big 5 playoff encounter yesterday afternoon. The Shell/FCB Big 5 tournament pits the five Championship zonal winners …

Terminix La Horquetta Rangers’ rousing 4-0 triumph over a hardy, well-organised QPCC team at their Phase 2 La Horquetta digs was the perfect response to a sobering 2-0 defeat last weekend to Ascension Invitational Division One leader, Morvant Caledonia AIA. As the smell of victory returned to the ground, the …

Defence Force held another football pitch under siege in Division One of the Ascension Invitational League, emerging 5-1 victors over a hapless QPCC at St Mary’s College grounds on Sunday. “Today was easy,” Hutson ‘Barber’ Charles, Defence Force assistant coach, chuckled after the match. “I don’t think QPCC offered us …

Cunupia FC closed off the 2018 Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) season with a 2-1 victory over Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) in the League Cup final at the Arima Velodrome last night. The victory was all the more impressive for Cunupia, as they managed it without the services …

“As a player, I would say I have an extremely strong work ethic and I do not like to lose. I give everything for my team and would be willing to put my body on the line to save every shot.” Seventeen year old Fatima College goalkeeper Jacob Camacho tries …

St Mary’s College got their first victory of the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season today as they defeated rivals Fatima College 4-2 at Mucurapo Road to move off the bottom of the Premier Division standings. Coming into this afternoon’s encounter, both schools were situated at the foot of …

It may be premature to deem it a relegation battle but when Fatima College host northern rivals St Mary’s College at Mucurapo Road from 3:30pm on Saturday, it will be an almighty battle for three precious points. Both teams endured rough starts to the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) …

The start of the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season is just over a week away and League and school administrators alike will be determined that the 2018 season is not filled with the off-field shenanigans that occurred last year. In the north, the schools will be …

“Teams that couldn’t adjust defensively and show patience and discipline to withstand those spells [of possession from opponents] found themselves chasing the game. France were without question the best at this…” “There was […] a return to what we would consider ‘outdated’ centre forwards like Mario Mandzukic, Olivier Giroud and, …

Next week’s 2017 Coca Cola North Zone Intercol Final will be a rollicking “Battle of the Saints” as St Mary’s College and St Anthony’s College secured 2-1 victories over Fatima College and QRC respectively in semifinal action today. At the Hasely Crawford Stadium on 20 November, the “Westmoorings Tigers” of …