San Juan Jabloteh started the final day of the 2015 Republic Bank National Youth Cup contending in all three age groups but, in the end, managed to come away with just the one title yesterday at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar. The “San Juan Kings” edged WASA FC 2-1 in …
Read More »Sancho and Harrison allegedly requested improper payment for Central transfers
Sport Minister Brent Sancho and his advisor Kevin Harrison’s relationship with Central FC has again been called into question, after a leaked document suggested that the pair may have tried to personally benefit from a transfer deal last year. An email, allegedly sent by Harrison in August 2014, appeared to …
Read More »Republic Bank National U-11, U-13 and U-15 football crowns at stake in Arima
It is coronation time for Trinidad and Tobago’s top youth clubs. From 10 am on Saturday August 29, the country’s best talent in the Under-11, Under-13 and Under-15 categories will contest the semifinal and final rounds of the 2015 Republic Bank National Youth Cup tournament. San Juan Jabloteh can become …
Read More »Central edged by Comunicaciones; on brink of Champions League elimination
Central FC gave an improved showing in Guatemala last night but it was not enough for the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League club’s first point of the CONCACAF Champions League. The “Couva Sharks” succumbed to their second successive defeat, albeit by a single goal to Comunicaciones, while they finished the …
Read More »Sancho collected Central FC qualifying money while Sport Minister
Sport Minister Brent Sancho could feasibly find himself reported to the Integrity Commission after leaked documentation showed that CONCACAF money due to the Pro League club was diverted into the minister’s personal bank account. Then Central FC operations manager Kevin Harrison admitted that he directed CONCACAF to wire US$40,000 (TT$253,000) …
Read More »NSL: Prisons thwart Cunupia escape in Championship opener
Not for the first time this year, the Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service had some civilian help in thwarting a brazen attempted escape from its facility. On this occasion, the action happened on the football field as the CNG National Super League’s Championship Division kicked off at five venues across Trinidad. …
Read More »The Don ‘Dada’: One on one with Trendsetter coach Anthony Wickham
“A coach will be out there to show you along the way but players have to understand that to be an extraordinary player you have to put in extra work,” Trendsetter Hawks coach Anthony “Dada” Wickham told Wired868. “That is as simple as it is. If you don’t come out …
Read More »NGC gives Super League $1.2 million; competition expands to two divisions
The National Gas Company (NGC) will pump TT$1.2 million into the National Super League for its 2015/16 season as the domestic second tier competition prepares for a second lease of life under All Sport Promotions. The most dramatic change for the retitled CNG National Super League is a new two …
Read More »CFU endorses Nakhid for FIFA presidency; aims to recover Warner money
Caribbean Football Union (CFU) president Gordon Derrick has endorsed former Trinidad and Tobago football captain David Nakhid’s bid for the role of FIFA president, as the most unlikely presidential campaign gathered considerable traction. Nakhid, who never worked within FIFA before or held an administrative portfolio outside of his Lebanon-based David …
Read More »Jabloteh chases historic youth treble; Hawks, Rangers and Uprising lead resistance
San Juan Jabloteh can create history on Saturday August 29 as the 2015 Republic Bank National Youth Cup comes to a dramatic finale with six semifinal fixtures and three finals at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar. Jabloteh ensured that the “San Juan Kings” will be competing on all three fronts …
Read More »Kids play: Rep/Bank National Youth 1/4 finals in Macoya on Saturday
Trinidad and Tobago’s best youth football teams will lock horns at Constantine Park in Macoya tomorrow as the 2015 Republic Bank National Youth Cup tournament enters the quarterfinal round. La Horquetta will kick off the day’s events at 10 am with a clash against powerhouse San Juan Jabloteh in the …
Read More »Connection loses heavily again; Saprissa romps to 4-0 win
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League outfit, DIRECTV W Connection, suffered its second successive 4-0 defeat in the CONCACAF Champions League last night as the “Savonetta Boys” lost heavily away to Costa Rican champions, Saprissa. Connection made four changes to the starting team that lost 4-0 on the road to Mexican …
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