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 »Video: Santa Rosa coach gets two-match ban for “unnecessary contact” in RBNYL U-16 match
FC Santa Rosa coach Terrence Sealy has been suspended from the Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL) for two matches. The competition’s three-man emergency committee found him guilty of encroachment and unnecessary contact during an East Zone Under-16 contest against Malabar Young Stars at Constantine Park, Macoya on 12 May …
Read More »Kiryat kid: Levi Garcia swaps Dutch Eredivisie for Israeli Premier League
Twenty-year-old Trinidad and Tobago winger Levi Garcia will spend his immediate future in north Israel, after agreeing to swap the Dutch Eredivisie for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC. For Garcia, the surprise move ends a two and a half year spell in the Netherlands top flight …
Read More »Central suffer embarrassing elimination; Pro League team kayoed by Martinique amateurs
Trinidad and Tobago will not be represented in Concacaf’s first- or second-tier club competitions this season, after TT Pro League club Central FC were eliminated 2-1 by amateur Martinique team, Club Franciscain, in a play-off contest tonight in Kingston, Jamaica. The defeat means that, for just the second time in …
Read More »Central FC face CONCACAF play-off after Portmore loss; keep star-studded squad for domestic season
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League outfit Central FC will get a third chance to qualify for the CONCACAF League on Wednesday night when they face Martinique outfit Club Franciscain in a play-off in Kingston, Jamaica. Franciscain are champions of the Caribbean Club Shield tournament, which features the region’s best amateur …
Read More »RBNYL opens probe after Rosa U-16 coach allegedly accosts Malabar player
The Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL) emergency committee has been asked to probe a physical confrontation between FC Santa Rosa Under-16 Team assistant coach Terrence Sealy and Malabar Young Stars player Nicholas Franklyn after weekend action in the nationwide competition. The incident occurred late in the second half on …
Read More »Central downed 2-0 by Arnett Gardens; Pro League misses Caribbean title again
For the second successive season, a Trinidad and Tobago club will not be crowned Caribbean champions, Pro League outfit Central FC having been downed 2-0 by Jamaica’s Arnett Gardens in the regional semifinals in Jamaica last night. The result condemned the “Couva Sharks” to Sunday’s third place play-off against a …
Read More »Look Loy condemns references to murdered schoolboy as TTSL tensions stay high; Phoenix appeal to TTFA
Trinidad and Tobago Super League League (TTSL) president Keith Look Loy has condemned the “insensitive and irresponsible” references to murdered schoolboy Noah Simmons by rejected club, Marabella Family Crisis Centre, as tensions remain frayed within the TTSL community. Simmons, a Shiva Boys Hindu College student and Marabella FCC youth team …
Read More »Perseverance Utd appeal to TTFA after TTSL exclusion; Look Loy: Clubs must respect rules and democracy
“Perseverance United believes some leniency should be given to clubs on a case-by-case basis, like the olive branch that was extended to Erin FC. Is it that favouritism is shown to some clubs?” Curtis Agard, Perseverance United FC manager “A new football culture requires adherence to requirements, protocols, procedures and, …
Read More »T&T U-20s, Harlem, Marabella among nine teams blanked from TTSL; Look Loy explains decision
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team will not have the benefit of using the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) competition to warm up for their Poland 2019 World Youth Cup campaign. Yesterday, the TTSL’s member clubs voted to reject the national team’s application for a place in …
Read More »John-Williams allegedly injured at Home of Football project; TTFA refuses to confirm or deny claim
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams was allegedly injured on Sunday at the site of the Home of Football project in Couva, according to a medical source. John-Williams, according to a TTFA media release, suffered “non-life-threatening injuries” after an accident on Sunday. However, no details were provided …
Read More »TTFA: John-Williams hospitalised with “non-life-threatening injuries” after accident
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams has been hospitalised for “non-life threatening injuries” according to a media release issued by the football body this afternoon. John-Williams’ injuries were said to have been sustained in a “physical accident” which occurred on Sunday 29 April. No details were given …
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