FOOTBALL

Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura of Senegal has been appointed as the first-ever female secretary general of FIFA, President Gianni Infantino announced at the body’s Congress here today.

I was pleased to read the report on FIFA and Human Rights from Professor John G Ruggie of Harvard University.

In a quiet corner of West Ham United’s Chadwell Heath training ground, long after the players have left for the day, Rory Campbell is staring intently at a computer screen. The residential surroundings have changed only superficially in the 50 years since this was a second home to Bobby Moore and Sir Geoff Hurst but the complexity of the off-field preparation is transformed.

The list of candidates in the running for the Presidency of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has been whittled down to two after Gordon Derrick was axed from the race for failing an integrity check.

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) did not follow the ideal procedure in hiring Brian Williams as the National Under-20 Team coach, according to TTFA technical committee chairman, Dexter Skeene.

MINISTER of Sport Darryl Smith yesterday disclosed that local football officials are working to get FIFA to resume its funding of the TT Football Association (TTFA).

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team captain Kenwyne Jones has urged “Soca Warriors” supporters not to heap too much responsibility on Levi Garcia just yet, after the 18-year-old Netherlands-based winger shone in their 3-2 win over St Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday afternoon.

Olsson was left bamboozled by Cruyff at the 1974 World Cup, and the Swede admits he and his team-mates erupted into laughter after the match

When we marvel at the beauty of Barcelona’s current team we have to thank the vision of one man who tore up the rule book and coached every player to be comfortable on the ball, playing Total Football with total freedom