The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will return to action on Monday 11 August when they play St Vincent and the Grenadines in a friendly international at Kingstown. The fixture is Trinidad and Tobago’s first game since the June Gold Cup and should serve as preparation for the …
Read More »T&T fall to 101st in FIFA rankings, plus controversial clause that would have cost Lawrence his job
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team was ranked 101st in the world today by FIFA, as they continued to tumble down the charts. The Soca Warriors dropped nine places since their calamitous showing at the June Concacaf Gold Cup—in which they were beaten 6-0 by USA—while they have …
Read More »Lawrence: You ridiculed me before national community; Look Loy: Sorry; but your record ridicules you
Attorney for Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence: “Your comments have brought my client to disrepute and odium and have held up my client to ridicule among the people of Trinidad and Tobago and among his peers in the football community, both locally and internationally. …
Read More »Fevrier: The Mexico U-15s are pros; DJW: We invest far less than they do! TTFA explain poor results
“We were up against a very good Mexican team. These guys play 10 months of football, more than our senior players locally, they are professionals. Their schedule is the same as the senior men’s, their fixtures are the same, they play the game maturely.” This from T&T Under-15 head coach, …
Read More »T&T U-15s strike first but fall 4-1 to Mexico to finish TTFA tourney as table proppers
The Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 Team saved their best showing for last but it was not enough to earn a point or avoid another lopsided scoreline, as they fell 4-1 to Mexico tonight at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The result meant the host team lost all …
Read More »Fevrier: “I take full responsibility!” Venezuela make themselves at home in 4-0 rout of T&T U-15s
A few months ago, when the Trinidad and Tobago government granted asylum-seeking Venezuelans temporary residence, many joked that the Venezuelans had now made this country their own. Last night, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, the Venezuela Under-15 team definitely looked at home as they bossed and outclassed the Trinidad and …
Read More »Maylee: Women’s football is an afterthought for DJW! Fury as T&T U-17 women’s game scrapped
Women’s football stakeholders are again accusing Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and his support staff—including general secretary Camara David—of sexism and disrespect, after the Women’s National Under-17 Team were again left without a chance to wear ‘red, black and white’ at the ongoing TTFA Youth Invitational …
Read More »Dad: T&T U-15 player Josiah Wilson was not poached by Connection, he needed a new challenge
“I would like to state that there is no poaching taking place from Mr David John-Williams or W Connection. Or at least I can say clearly that for Josiah Wilson there has been no persuasion by people to leave one team for the other. Youths grow and progress and, as …
Read More »Fevrier: We showed the possibilities; T&T U-15s find silver lining in 5-4 loss to Panama
Scoring four goals and still finishing second best is never a good evening. But for the Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 team, playing their first match of the TTFA Youth Invitational Tournament on Wednesday 17 July at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, the 5-4 defeat to Panama had a …
Read More »Seven Connection players in T&T U-15 team; ‘Dada’ and Look Loy complain about poaching
Trinidad and Tobago Boys’ National Under-15 Team head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier has announced his 20-man squad for this week’s TTFA Youth Invitational Tournament. The Boys National Under-15s, who are captained by Trendsetter Hawks midfielder Jaheim Marshall, will play Panama, Venezuela and Mexico on 17, 19 and 21 July respectively while …
Read More »Lawrence: ‘Every game is a final now’; new Qatar qualifying format spells trouble for T&T
Trinidad and Tobago’s hopes of qualifying directly for the Qatar 2022 World Cup can be over before it has begun, courtesy of Concacaf’s new qualifying format which allows a significant shortcut to teams based on FIFA rankings. Concacaf announced today that it will select its six football nations for the …
Read More »Home of Football is no excuse for lack of transparency! Shaka, Maylee and Kelvin blast DJW
“I also fully recognise that a lot of our problems have been a long time in the making. The dictatorial approach that got us in the problem in the first place is not what will get us out of it…” In the following Letter to the Editor, former Trinidad and …
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