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St Benedict’s College coach, Rondon, receives second Safeguarding ban; school mum on incident

St Benedict’s College assistant coach Lindsay Rondon received the dubious distinction of becoming the first football coach to be suspended twice by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Safeguarding Department, on Tuesday. Rondon, according to a TTFA release, is suspended “in accordance with section III article 29 of the …

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Early Bird: Jack Warner bids to block Infantino from organizing World Cup—will Fifa president trump him?

Exhilarating as the current 48-team World Cup tournament has been, it failed to excite my football-loving fo’daymorning walk partner. Cape Verde as a team and Vozinha as an individual did. At moments. As did France with their handful of fleet-footed, twinkle-toed front-runners and eventual Golden Boot winner Kylian Mbappé. But …

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TTFA announces surprise friendly against US second tier club, Louisville City; King welcomes ‘test’

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today announced a surprise international friendly for its Men’s National Senior Team with United States second tier football team, Louisville City FC, at the Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky from 8pm on Saturday 25 July. The fixture will take place during a …

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‘Rules must be applied with fairness and common sense!’ Crown Trace FC protest TTFA NYL disqualification

“[…] I fully understand and respect the rules concerning team sheets. However, rules must also be applied with fairness, common sense, and consideration of circumstances beyond the control of participating teams. The issue was not negligence on our part. “[…] Our players, coaches, and parents invested significant time, effort, and …

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Unacceptable! Nakhid slams TTFA over unpaid match fees; urges members to intervene

Senator David Nakhid, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, described the non-payment of match fees for Trinidad and Tobago Men’s and Women’s National Senior Team players as “unacceptable” and urged the membership of the local football body to intervene. At present, the Soca Warriors are still …

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Levi, Kobi, Spicer and Cardines among more than a dozen absentees from King’s squad for Russia friendly

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Derek King will travel to Russia without squad captain Levi Garcia and newly-minted stand-in skipper Kobi Henry, as the issue of player availability for national service continues to rise. The TTFA Media confirmed that nine players requested to be “excused” from …

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