Cunupia FC look set to miss out on the 2019 Pro League season, just two months after being accepted, as they will apparently fall victim to a change in structure negotiated by representatives of the TT Pro League, Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL), Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) …
Read More »The real source of the US$2 million windfall for Pro League and TTSL; plus what clubs stand to make
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams announced a US$2 (TT$13.5) million cash injection for the local Pro League and Super League competitions on Monday morning, in what is likely to be the last major initiative of his four year term. But there is a catch. Roughly half …
Read More »Stars face Pro League suspension for failure to pay fees, new management frustrates board
Defending Pro League champions North East Stars could be suspended for the remainder of the 2018 season, due to their alleged failure to pay administrative fees for the competition. Stars were scheduled to meet Terminix St Ann’s Rangers yesterday afternoon in a bottom of the table clash at the Larry …
Read More »Raring to go! Fakoory buzzing as Pro League prepares for Friday kickoff in Couva
Trinidad and Tobago’s Pro League clubs are paid up and raring to go, according to chairman Richard Fakoory. The local top flight competition kicks off on Friday evening with a double header at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. San Juan Jabloteh tackle Point Fortin Civic from 6pm while Defence …
Read More »Sport Ministry: Audits missing for W Connection and Pt Fortin; taxpayers spent $76 million on Pro League
The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs has identified W Connection and Point Fortin Civic as the two Pro League clubs who are yet to submit relevant information to the government—including audited financial statements—so as to make themselves eligible for funding. Minister Shamfa Cudjoe has so far refused to approve …
Read More »Pro League delays start by further week; Fakoory: Our CEO was right, but things changed
The Trinidad and Tobago Pro League is now due to kick off on Friday 10 August, according to a statement from the local top flight administrative body. The decision was taken after a meeting of the League’s board of directors at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Monday. Chairman Richard Fakoory …
Read More »Pro League delay season due to money woes; Harrison warns Warriors will suffer if top flight folds
The Trinidad and Tobago Pro League will not start as scheduled, on Friday evening, after club owners voted for a two week delay to the 2018 season, barely four days before the promised kickoff time. The move comes as Pro League teams remain in financial dire straits, as private sector …
Read More »“Ball Pest” and Phillip star, as Central wrestle FCB Cup from Army; Stern wants help for unpaid players
Central FC have flown sky high and hit rock bottom during their six year existence. And last night, in arguably their darkest financial hour, the “Couva Sharks” were still able to see some light, as they defeated Defence Force 4-2 on penalty kicks to clinch the First Citizens Cup, after …
Read More »Pro League owners: We will survive! Owners deny Cabinet rescue report but bullish about chances
“Despite the departure [of chairman Sam Phillip and CEO Dexter Skeene], the Pro League Board remains committed to the survival of professional football.” The following is a release from the Pro League Media on the durability of the top-flight competition. Despite a Trinidad Guardian report yesterday about an impending TT$6 …
Read More »Phillip: Unsuccessful SPORTT meeting was final straw; ex-Pro League chairman wants more family time
Former Pro League chairman Sam Phillip said a disappointing meeting with the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT) earlier this week was the final straw in his decision to quit the football post. Nine months ago, the Pro League submitted to SPORTT a proposal regarding the government subvention for …
Read More »Pro League players speak (Pt 2): Mismanagement, exploitation and repeat errors…but League can be saved!
With the future of the Pro League hanging in the balance, things are looking brown for football in Trinidad and Tobago. But if there is one issue that Yohance Marshall, Densill Theobald and the experienced national footballer dubbed JP are agreed on, it is that a properly functioning and well-run …
Read More »Pro League players speak up: “Panic has set in!;” “Football has become a hustle!”
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League players are uneasy, “starting to panic,” one of them told Wired868. He and a couple of his mates are of the view that the Pro League had its work cut out for him to ensure that the competition stays afloat in 2018. As things stand, …
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