Singing Les Bleus! Former T&T international Cornell Glen reveals how George Weah inspired him to become a football star, the elegant Frenchman that made him forget the “Samba Boys” and the big game player he thinks will take Russia 2018 by storm, in the first of Wired868’s five-part World Cup …
Read More »“Contemptuous!” DJW skips TTFA EGM on “medical advice;” ticket already booked for Russia
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams skipped the football body’s extraordinary general meeting in Couva yesterday while, according to a doctor’s note, he also declared himself too unwell to travel to the Port-of-Spain Industrial Court for a trial date on 4 July in a football-related matter. Yet, …
Read More »“I tried to call them off!” Shabazz says T&T players refused to show Grenada mercy; reveals future plans
Crisis? What crisis? A potentially tricky assignment was last night transformed into a “coming out” party at the Ato Boldon Stadium, where the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team put a humbling 13-0 whipping on their Grenadian counterparts. The Women Soca Warriors needed only six goals to qualify and, …
Read More »Aaliyah grabs another treble as T&T Women crush Grenada 13-0 to advance to final CFU round
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team shrugged aside a six-goal target tonight to advance to the final Caribbean Football Union (CFU) qualifying round, putting an emphatic 13-0 pummelling on Grenada at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The result never looked in doubt as, by halftime, the Women …
Read More »Fresh SSFL registration drama: “Caps” set to be docked points but likely to avoid relegation
Carapichaima East Secondary look set to lose points for flouting registration rules during their 2017 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division campaign. However, they are expected to survive relegation, in a final twist to the controversial season. “Caps” are facing a probe into the registration of seven of their …
Read More »Shabazz talks missed chances, Maylee and the Almighty’s will; St Kitts challenge with “fire in [their] eyes”
“What a game, eh!” exclaimed Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team coach Jamaal Shabazz, as he opened last night’s post-game media conference. “[It was] not one [that’s] good for the heart but sometimes you have to fight. “Sometimes you don’t like to fight but fighting sometimes is good for …
Read More »Tasha strikes late to deny St Kitts and Nevis; T&T need goal fest on Sunday after surprise draw
Trinidad and Tobago will have to wait until Sunday night to book their place in the next Caribbean qualifying round, after the hosts settled for a 1-1 draw tonight against St Kitts and Nevis at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. It might easily have been worse for the Women …
Read More »John-Williams calls AGM on Indian Arrival Day; TTFA president again picks red-letter day to face awkward questions
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams has scheduled the football body’s next AGM for Wednesday 30 May—which is Indian Arrival Day—as the National Sporting Organisation (NSO) makes a fifth attempt to have its 2016 financial statement approved. The football body’s membership has so far resisted John-Williams’ attempts …
Read More »Shabazz: “I have a little smile;” T&T win again but Dominica take heart from border restrictions
“Suddenly, I have started to smile,” said Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team coach Jamaal Shabazz, with a wide grin. “I have not been smiling for a long time since I came back in women’s football. Fa-Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran [which is Arabic for ‘Verily, after the hardship comes the …
Read More »Women Warriors dominate Dominica but restricted to 3-0 World Cup qualifying win
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team dominated proceedings at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva this evening but were forced to settle for a 3-0 win against a dogged Dominica outfit. Central defender Jenelle Cunningham opened the scoring after just five minutes with a rising strike into the …
Read More »Unpaid bonuses, fraud accusations and wilful ignorance; the TTFA’s $12 million cases against Hart, Phillips and Futsal
When the Soca Warriors held Guatemala to a 2-2 World Cup qualifying draw at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on 2 September 2016, it not only meant a place in the Concacaf Hex but also a cash windfall of US$1.5 million or TT$10.4 million for the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association …
Read More »Shade beaver-trick and “Baby” thunderbolt do USVI in as T&T Women romp to 10-0 win
Four years ago, the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team started their Canada 2015 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 10-0 rout of St Kitts and Nevis at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain. The opponents and the venue were different this evening but the appetite for goals remained …
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