Global Football

For the first time in the 10-year history of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, the champion school has been effectively stripped of its title. Today, the SSFL executive committee confirmed that its Arbitration Committee ruled against St Benedict’s College and upheld prior sanctions by the school body’s …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will play two friendlies away to Jamaica on 6 and 9 February, as part of both nations’ preparation for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminary qualifying round in March. Trinidad and Tobago have a home-and-away match up against Cuba in the Gold …

“[…] Sadly, after raising and investing over a million dollars and helping thousands of youngsters and after donating thousands of pounds of hamper items, the tournament committee feels highly frustrated, harassed and disrespected. “[…] As a result, the committee has decided to suspend all NLCL Community Cup tournaments for 2025, …

NLCL directors Brian Jordan and his wife Germaine Jordan officially announced the cancellation of the 2024/25 season of the NLCL Under-19 Community Cup, one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most prominent nationwide youth football competitions, on 30 December 2024. Their decision to pull the plug on the competition was preceded by …

“[…] School opens on Monday. I can’t go to Massy Stores and say: I’m a ‘professional footballer’ in the TTPFL; I’m taking these groceries to pack my son’s lunch kit for school—when we get pay on Friday the 10th, I’ll pay you! “[…] For Christmas, I had to borrow money …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 team will not have the benefit of an international tournament in Mexico, as part of their preparations for the Qatar 2025 Fifa Under-17 World Cup qualifying series. Coach Shawn Cooper’s troops spent much of December in camp at the Home of Football and …

Article 16 of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Constitution explains the criteria for eligibility in its competitions. “Before students can be accepted by the League to be registered as players to represent any team playing in the League,” states the Constitution, “the following criteria must be fulfilled: “Students must …

The Jamaica Women’s National Under-20 team will have something worth declaring at Customs when they return to Kingston, as they downed the T&T Red Angels (effectively the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-17 team) 2-1 in the Jewels of the Caribbean Under-20 final this evening at the Ato Boldon Stadium …

A second half goal by substitute Gillisha Gilbert guided the Jamaica Women’s National Under-20 Team to a 1-0 win over the T&T Red Angels (effectively the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-17 team) at the Larry Gomes Stadium today in the closing group stage match of the Jewels of the …

Two matches, each involving a Trinidad and Tobago women’s team, were contested in the Jewels of the Caribbean Under-20 tournament yesterday at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. Both scorelines read 4-0. But it was a mixed day for the host nation. The T&T Red Angels (the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s …

Trinidad and Tobago look likely to be without the services of talented 16-year-old defender Adam ‘Toka’ Pierre for their 2025 Fifa Under-17 World Cup qualifying campaign. Pierre was a key figure for Trinidad and Tobago at the 2023 Concacaf Under-15 Championship. However, Wired868 understands that Pierre has not trained once …

The T&T White Angels (ostensibly the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team) are in danger of missing out on a spot in Friday’s final of the Jewels of the Caribbean Under-20 tournament. Blame the T&T Red Angels (the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-17 Team) for that. Today, the …