The following is the second of a two-part series on then chief executive officer of the Football Company of Trinidad and Tobago (FCoTT), Peter Miller, and was written by Lasana Liburd and first published in the Trinidad Express on 17 March 2002: Three years can seem a particularly long time …
Read More »Pollard, Holder, Pooran among 12 withdrawals from Windies’ Bangladesh tour, amidst Covid concerns
West Indies Test captain Jason Holder and One-Day International captain Kieron Pollard are among 10 cricketers who rejected call-ups for next month’s tour of Bangladesh due to ‘Covid-19 related concerns or personal fears’. The other players who ‘declined the opportunity to tour’ for similar reasons are: Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Roston …
Read More »Clean sweep for ‘Team Russell’, new NFA president targets north youth competition in 2021
Terminix La Horquetta Rangers goalkeeper coach and former Trinidad and Tobago stand-out Ross Russell is the new president of the Northern Football Association (NFA), as he was elected unopposed this evening at the zonal body’s annual general meeting. Russell said he always had a desire to assist the zone but …
Read More »Flashback: Peter Miller Unplugged; how Essex salesman struck gold in T&T football
The following article on then chief executive officer of the Football Company of Trinidad and Tobago (FCoTT), Peter Miller, was written by Lasana Liburd and first published in the Trinidad Express on 10 March 2002: (FCoTT, at the time, was the sponsorship and marketing arm of the Trinidad and Tobago …
Read More »Russell destined for NFA presidency after Piper withdraws, in extraordinary late twist
Former Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team stand-out and Terminix La Horquetta Rangers goalkeeper coach Ross Russell was voted as president of the Northern Football Association (NFA) on Boxing Day by 11 from the zone’s 19 full member clubs. But that is unlikely to be the end of the …
Read More »Flashback: Magic stick (Pt 2); how hockey legend, Kwan Browne, conquered England
The following article, written by Lasana Liburd, was first published in the Trinidad Express on Thursday 20 November 2003: “We were really close to qualifying (for the Olympics),” said Trinidad and Tobago hockey captain and England-based star Kwandwane Browne. “We ended up fifth but the difference was 15 minutes. If …
Read More »Hadad: We’re grateful to be ‘functioning member of Fifa and Concacaf’, 2021 will be better
“[…] We are so thankful to end 2020 and to enter into 2021 with the TTFA, as a functioning member of Fifa and Concacaf. “[…] Our tasks of addressing the current debt, running the daily affairs of the TTFA, reviewing and amending the statutes, and generally charting a better way forward …
Read More »Fifa scraps Men’s U-17 and U-20 tourneys, but Concacaf gets four automatic Women’s W/Cup places
Two generations of Trinidad and Tobago football players will miss the chance to push for a place at a world youth cup tournament, as the Bureau of the Fifa Council announced today that it has scrapped the 2021 Men’s Under-17 and Under-20 competitions. The decision was attributed to the disruptions …
Read More »Flashback: Magic Stick! T&T hockey phenom Kwan Browne holds court (Pt 1)
The following article, written by Lasana Liburd, was first published in the Trinidad Express on Thursday 13 November 2003: There was a buzz on Sunday in the lounge area of the Southdown Club, Lewes, East Sussex. It was a smart sports bar equipped with everything from a diner to pool …
Read More »T&T coaches, players receive partial payments, with some ‘errors’; Hadad to discuss 2021 programme
There was some relief for Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical staff, office staff and coaches this afternoon, as salaries finally hit their bank accounts. Not everyone was satisfied and there appeared to be some discrepancies by the Fifa-appointed normalisation committee. However, coaches and players who spoke to Wired868 …
Read More »‘How can they sleep comfortably?!’ Corneal slams Hadad-led NC on alleged Fevrier payment
Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director and Fifa coaching instructor Anton Corneal launched a scathing attack on the management style of Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad, as frustrations boil over regarding not only the non-payment of TTFA debts but the behaviour of the new local football …
Read More »Mixed response as Fenwick praises T&T’s unbeaten run against makeshift local teams
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick came in for congratulations from some supporters but raised eyebrows among the local football fraternity, after pointing to results in lopsided exhibition matches as signs of progress by his squad. The Soca Warriors are yet to play their first …
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