The 2016 CPL T20 started at the end of June and no doubt, no matter who wins, the tournament will be heralded as a success. The recent success of the West Indies in the shorter format of the game has contributed in no small way to the tournament’s growth and …
Read More »DJW allegedly used TTFA funds for CFU bid; accused of selling out Caribbean
Just six months into his tenure as Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president, David John-Williams has already turned his gaze towards higher office. The W Connection football club owner will run for the post of Caribbean Football Union (CFU) president on 23 July 2016. The election will be held …
Read More »DJW unplugged: An illegal TTFA election, tacit FIFA support and a CFU power grab
The world governing football body, FIFA, stands accused of complicity in the rise of an allegedly illegitimately elected football president from Trinidad and Tobago with overarching ambitions. FIFA handed former vice-president, Jack Warner, a life ban for attempting to rig its 2011 presidential elections. And the disgraced ex-football official is now fighting …
Read More »Pro League’s toughest fight: doubts over champs Central FC and N/East Stars
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League CEO Dexter Skeene admitted that the local top flight competition is facing the toughest fight of its 14 year existence, as uncertainty over government funding and the poor economic climate are among several factors overshadowing the 2016/17 season. Defending champions Central FC, who won successive …
Read More »Russell Jr and Balondemu charged for murder; Defence Force star discharged
Promising 23-year-old Pro League football star, Ross Russell Jr, is among two recently discharged soldiers who appeared before Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar in the Port of Spain court this morning for the murder of Diego Martin resident Selwyn Gaff. Russell Jr, who has two children, was charged alongside his cousin …
Read More »Hudson helps T&T tie St Lucia, Warriors top group with scanty performance
An injection of energy by winger Jarred Dass again proved to be difference for the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team last night, as they rebounded from a goal down to hold St Lucia 1-1 in Caribbean Cup qualifying action at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Dass, who came …
Read More »On the Hudson: One on one with T&T and Naps shooting star
Fifteen year old Naparima College and W Connection attacker Isaiah Jabari Hudson is the latest off the Santa Flora assembly line, as he joins fellow villagers Levi Garcia (AZ Alkmaar), Nathaniel Garcia (Central FC) and Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel (Shiva Boys HC) on a list of Trinidad and Tobago’s hottest young football talent. Hudson, …
Read More »Five-star Dillon shines as T&T U-20s gobble up Turks and Caicos
Central FC and former Naparima College striker Nicholas Dillon bagged five goals last night as Trinidad and Tobago dismantled the Turks and Caicos 11-0 in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-20 Championships action at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. On Wednesday evening, the young Soca Warriors found great difficulty …
Read More »Dass scores one for mom as young Warriors squeeze past Guadeloupe
A 48th minute item by versatile midfielder Jarred Dass ensured that Trinidad and Tobago got off to a winning start in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-20 Championships at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night. Dass, who played an integral part in Naparima College’s all-conquering 2015 SSFL season, …
Read More »Just action, no long talk: T&T U-20s ready to do Caribbean football battle
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 team will begin their quest for supremacy in the Caribbean Union Cup (CFU) when they face Guadeloupe from 7:30 pm tomorrow at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. If the youngsters can follow the words of their coach Brian Williams local fans may be …
Read More »Oliver and “Fry” join Maracas amidst flurry of National Super League transfers
Evergreen former Pro League playmaker Marvin Oliver returned to the National Super League (NSL) yesterday—after a 10 year absence—as part of an eye-raising revamp at Real Maracas FC. The 40 year old Oliver, who won Pro League titles with San Juan Jabloteh and Central FC since leaving NSL team Crab …
Read More »RBNYL: Crown Trace’s regal entrance, Malabar show class and Jabloteh rally
Call Crown Trace FC: “The Alphabet Boys.” The Chaguanas-based outfit made a memorable debut in the East Zone Under-16 Division yesterday afternoon, as they ‘walked thru’ with a 3-0 win over FC Santa Rosa in Republic Bank National Youth League (NYL) action yesterday at the Constantine Park in Macoya. “There …
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