Too bad that Pablo Aimar wasn’t a Maple FC player. Just 48 hours after Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams wined and dined FIFA president Gianni Infantino and staged a celebrity match that included Aimar, a former Argentina World Cup playmaker, and ex-Colombia international striker Juan Pablo …
Read More »Shabazz offers TTFA National Elite Youth Program update but Eve and Taylor point to flaws
Nine. You can count as many as nine players who are currently in the national senior squad who began their careers at Under-13 level under the watchful eyes of former Trinidad and Tobago World Youth Cup coach, Anton Corneal. And if National Youth Football Coordinator Jamaal Shabazz has his way, Under-13 football …
Read More »Parliament poops; Morace misses out as Angel, Aimar and Infantino shine in FIFA fete match
The Cabinet was reshuffled on Monday afternoon at the Ato Boldon Stadium but, as some commentators have been predicting all along, it made little difference. And the presence of National Security Minister Edmund Dillon might have been enough to stop a highly anticipated head-to-head between the national women’s coach and …
Read More »Racism? Infantino says FIFA didn’t care much before; offers odd show of current concern
On a warm, breezy afternoon in Couva, FIFA president Gianni Infantino—dressed in a tee-shirt, short pants and sneakers—was happy to give the impression that he did not take himself too seriously. But, as any good football coach will tell you, once you kick off in a less than professional manner, …
Read More »Letter to FIFA: Our constitution is under attack! CFA, TTSL ask for protection from TTFA
“The TTFA, as the National Association, has a responsibility to protect and serve the needs of its members, and to work in harmony for the good of football. Instead the David John-Williams administration has employed evasive and delaying tactics to avoid acceptance of the expressed wish of members, both the …
Read More »Gov’t Ministers join FIFA president, Infantino, Aimar, Angel and Latapy for exhibition match
National Security Minister Edmund Dillon, Sport Minister Darryl Smith and Deputy Speaker of the House Esmond Forde are among special guests who will rub shoulders with FIFA president Gianni Infantino and some illustrious former football stars on Monday afternoon in an exhibition match at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. …
Read More »High Court orders TTFA to pay $.2 million to ex-GS; Hart, Corneal, Walkes could be next
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has until 30 April 2017 to make its first payment to former general secretary Sheldon Phillips or face the possibility of seizure of property, after a legal defeat in the High Court on 3 March 2017. The total figure owed to Phillips is TT$227,194.87 …
Read More »CFA and Super League clubs: Is TTFA trying to develop football or kill it?
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and his board of directors face more accusations of operating in poor faith and being a law unto itself, as the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) and the Central Football Association (CFA) have complained of being snubbed by local football’s …
Read More »Eight Women Warriors get monthly retainer contracts; players applaud TTFA move
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has offered one-year retainer contracts to eight Women’s National Senior Team players, so as to allow them to focus full-time on duties with the Women Soca Warriors. The eight players selected were captain and attacker Tasha St Louis, forward Mariah Shade, playmaker Dernelle Mascall, …
Read More »ESPN allegedly seeks legal advice as DJW’s TTFA braces for more tv rights claims
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and his board of directors, apparently, do not know when they are behind. Wired868 understands that the TTFA, in an extraordinary show of chutzpah, is sticking to its guns and refusing to allow broadcast rights holders to operate inside the Hasely Crawford …
Read More »No soliciting! The High Court’s Judgment and the unravelling of John-Williams’ tv rights vow
On 26 November 2016, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and his board of directors were mandated by the local football body’s general council to seek to invalidate its contract with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and Traffic Sports USA, the Brazilian arm of a Brazilian sports …
Read More »Telemundo triumphs in High Court! DJW, TTFA fail in bold bid to escape tv rights contract
United States Spanish-speaking television network, Telemundo, were granted the right to broadcast Trinidad and Tobago’s upcoming Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying matches against Panama and Mexico, after Judge Mira Dean-Armorer granted their injunction against the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) at the Port of Spain High Court today. The …
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