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The Trinidad and Tobago National Football Team suffered their joint highest defeat under head coach Stephen Hart today as the “Soca Warriors” crashed to a 3-0 loss away to Jordan in international friendly action. Jordan have already played nine outings this year, including three Asian Cup qualifiers and one World …

The “Soca Warriors” will aim to end a four match winless streak at 7 pm tomorrow (midday TT time) when they face Jordan in Amman in what is likely to be their final 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup warm-up match. The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team last tasted victory on …

Denmark-based defender Radanfah Abu Bakr has been added to the “Soca Warriors” squad for their June 16 international friendly match away to Jordan. The 28-year-old Abu Bakr, who represents HB Koge in what is effectively Denmark’s second division, played at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup and has 18 full international caps. However, Trinidad …

Trinidad and Tobago’s 2014 Player of the Year and “Women Soca Warrior” defender Arin King had the distinction of being the first selection of the inaugural Women’s Premier League League (WPL) draft, which was held yesterday afternoon at the Hasely Crawford Stadium’s VIP Lounge in Port of Spain. The six-team …

Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee has described Senator Brent Sancho as “the worst Sport Minister ever” as the relationship between the two bodies appears to now be at breaking point. The senior “Soca Warriors” are due to leave for Jordan this evening but have still …

CONCACAF today revealed the 35-member provisional squads for its 12 participants at the July 2015 Gold Cup tournament in the United States. According to Gold Cup regulations, the rosters are binding and teams can only select its final 23-man from this list. Coaches can make six changes to their final squad …

The Women’s Premier League is, in fact, an international football tournament. Kevin Harrison, the advisor to Sport Minister Brent Sancho, said that, eight weeks ago, the Sport Ministry decided not to describe its maiden competition as a league, due to potential complications pointed out by Trinidad and Tobago Football Association …

Trinidad and Tobago National Head Team senior coach Stephen Hart has recalled six more overseas-based players for their upcoming friendly engagement away to Jordan on June 16. The “Soca Warriors” lost 1-0 away to Curaçao last Friday and have no other international matches scheduled before they kick off their 2015 …

Says he wants to publish damning report… June 24, 2010: THE TIMING was brilliant. I don’t believe the prosecutors in Zug conspired with FIFA to release their statement as the first round of the World Cup in South Africa was ending and the eyes of fans were on teams advancing …

International women football players began pouring into Trinidad this weekend in anticipation of the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL), which is the brainchild of Sport Minister Brent Sancho. The overseas players, who come from North, South and Central America, the Caribbean and Europe, will all be based at the Chancellor …

Columnist Kendall Tull, a certified management account and industrial management practitioner, explains how he would go about cleaning up FIFA: Sepp Blatter was not the problem at FIFA. It is easy to think that Blatter’s departure changes anything since he presided through an era of rampant corruption. But the FIFA …

Trinidad and Tobago suffered its first defeat to Curaçao in 68 years yesterday as the “Soca Warriors”, who were staffed primarily with Pro League players, lost 1-0 to the Dutch islanders at Sentro Deportivo Korsou in Willemstad, Curaçao. It was Trinidad and Tobago’s first loss to Curaçao since a 3-0 …