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Suspicions that CONCACAF and UEFA have lent to their support to one of three candidates in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) election race might harden after presidential candidate David John-Williams released his manifesto, which suggested that his proposed Caribbean Professional Football League (CPFL) is an integral part of his bid …

The Soca Warriors’ 2018 World Cup qualifying dreams may hinge on a showdown with the United States, after today’s CONCACAF draw at Miami Beach ensured that the two nations will square off in the last game of the Hex, which is the final round of the confederation’s qualifying process. Trinidad and …

Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and vice-president Joanne Salazar said yesterday that they, along with vice-president Ewing Davis, acted on more than one occasion without approval from the TTFA’s board of directors and sought to justify their doing so in a radio interview on I95.5FM. John-Williams …

Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams has revealed that 18 year old Eredivisie starlet, Levi Garcia, is interested in joining the junior national outfit for the Caribbean stage of their Korea Republic 2017 Under-20 World Cup campaign against Cuba, St Lucia and Haiti in Curaçao this October. The …

Seventeen, yes 17, that’s the number that the boys from Febeau Boys Government Primary School will have a hard time forgetting, as they suffered a mammoth 17-nil loss to Santa Rosa’s Under-14 team in Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL) action at Constantine Park, Macoya on Sunday. In fairness, many …

“The sport sector benefitted directly from Mr [Patrick] Manning’s vision for the professionalisation of sport and his belief in rewarding athletes for what he considered to be their dedicated service to country.” The following statement on the passing today of former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning was submitted …

The youngsters from St Ann’s Rangers were not in a playful mood last weekend. On Saturday 25 June, their Under-14 and Under-16 teams combined to score a whopping 14 goals as North Zone action got underway in the Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL). Rangers’ senior team finished bottom of …

Trinidad and Tobago full back Aubrey David has joined a growing “Soca Warriors” contingent in the United States Major League Soccer (MLS), as he completed a six-month loan deal to FC Dallas earlier this week. David, a former 2007 Under-17 and 2009 Under-20 World Cup player, is employed by Costa …

Maybe it is just a Trini thing but have you noticed how, even though the persons in charge are very often leaders in their respective professional fields, amateur sports run by amateurs always seem to be run, well, amateurishly? These amateur professionals—or are they professional amateurs?—are placed there to run …

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 …

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 …

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 …