The Fédération internationale de football association is the international governing body of association football,beach soccer,and futsal. It was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium,Denmark,France,Germany,the Netherlands,Spain,Sweden and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich,Switzerland,its membership now comprises 211 national associations. These national associations must also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided:CAF (Africa),AFC,UEFA (Europe),CONCACAF,OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL.
The Confederation of North,Central America and Caribbean Association Football,abbreviated as CONCACAF,is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 member associations represent countries and territories mainly in North America,including the Caribbean and Central America,and,for geopolitical reasons,three nations from the Guianas subregion of South America—Guyana,Suriname,and French Guiana. The CONCACAF's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs,and to conduct the World Cup and Women's World Cup qualifying tournaments.
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team,nicknamed the "Soca Warriors",represents the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in international football. It is controlled by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association,which is a member of CONCACAF,the Caribbean Football Union (CFU),and the global jurisdiction of FIFA.
The TT Premier Football League is the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division in the Trinidad and Tobago football league system. Contested by ten clubs,the league is one of the world's few football leagues that does not operate on an automatic system of promotion and relegation. Seasons run from September to May,with teams playing 18 games each totaling 90 games in the season. Most games are played in the evenings of Fridays and Saturdays,with a few games played during weekday evenings. TT Premier Football League clubs also play in other competitions,such as the FA Trophy,League Cup,TOYOTA Classic,Goal Shield,and Pro Bowl against domestic clubs from other divisions;and against clubs from other countries in the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
FIFA is the international governing body of association football,futsal and beach soccer. It is one of the world's oldest and largest NGOs,being founded on 21 May 1904. It has since expanded to include 211 member associations.
Joe Public Football Club was a football club from Trinidad and Tobago that used to play in the TT Pro League. Nicknamed the Eastern Lions,it was owned by former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is the governing body of football in Trinidad and Tobago. It is based in Port of Spain,Trinidad. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional football and including the men's and women's national teams. The TTFA is also responsible for sanctioning referees and football tournaments for leagues in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) is the representative organization for football associations in the Caribbean. It represents 25 FIFA member nations,as well as 6 territories that are not affiliated with FIFA. The Union was established in January 1978 and its member associations compete in the CONCACAF region.
The Caribbean Communications Network Television 6(CCN TV6) is a Trinidadian free-to-air television network. It operates an analog NTSC television system,broadcasting on channels 6 and 18 in the island of Trinidad and channel 19 in Tobago. Its studios are located at 35-37 Independence Square,Port of Spain.
Brent Sancho CM is a Trinidadian former professional football player and politician. In February 2015,he became the Minister of Sports for his home country,Trinidad and Tobago.
David Nakhid is a Trinidad and Tobago politician and former professional footballer who serves as a Senator for the United National Congress.
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 24 May 2010. The date of the general elections was announced by Prime Minister Patrick Manning on April 16,2010,via a press release. The election was called over two years earlier than required by law. Polls showing that the UNC-led opposition coalition was likely to win the election were confirmed by the subsequent results.
The People's Partnership (PP) was a political coalition in Trinidad and Tobago among five political parties:the United National Congress (UNC),the Congress of the People (COP),the Tobago Organization of the People (TOP),Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) and National Joint Action Committee (NJAC). The political leader was Kamla Persad-Bissessar. The coalition was formed in advance of the 2010 general election attempting to form a multi-ethnic opposition bloc against the People's National Movement (PNM) government led by Patrick Manning. The coalition won the 2010 General Elections defeating the People's National Movement on May 24,2010. On September 7,2015,the coalition was defeated in the 2015 General Elections to the People's National Movement led by Keith Rowley. The coalition saw the departure of the Movement for Social Justice in 2012 and eventually disbanded on December 8, 2015.
The 61st FIFA Congress was held between 31 May and 1 June 2011 at the Hallenstadion in Zurich,Switzerland. FIFA is the governing body of world association football,and the congress is the annual meeting of FIFA's supreme legislative body. This is the eighth congress to be held in Zurich,and the first since 2007. After an opening ceremony and a reminder of FIFA events and activities in 2010,the second day witnessed decisions taken,and the unveiling of the 2010 financial results. The opening ceremony was presented by Melanie Winiger,and featured singer Grace Jones,hammered dulcimer player Nicolas Senn,and juggler Alan Šulc.
The Caribbean Football Union corruption scandal involved attempted bribery used to win the votes of national football associations from the Caribbean Football Union in the 2011 FIFA presidential election.
The Dr. João Havelange Centre of Excellence is a football academy and development suite in Macoya in Trinidad and Tobago. It is named after João Havelange,the former President of FIFA and the Brazilian Football Confederation.
The history of the TT Pro League has its roots spanning back to the 1970s and 1980s when Trinidad and Tobago experienced an upswing in support for its domestic football. Several of the national team players featured for Defence Force during its dominance of the National League,which included the Teteron Boys becoming the first Trinidadian and only second club from CONCACAF to accomplish the continental treble in 1985. In addition,the national team also rose to prominence in the late 1980s after falling short by one match of qualification for the nation's first FIFA World Cup in 1989. Optimism for the growth and community interest of football in Trinidad and Tobago was at an all-time high. However,the early 1990s would mark a low point in Trinidad and Tobago football. In 1993,after a streak of poor performances,the Soca Warriors gave its worst ever showing in the 1993 Caribbean Cup after finishing a disappointing third,which was preceded by an early exit from its '94 for Sure campaign to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup hosted in the United States.
The Independent Liberal Party was a political party of Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed in July 2013,after Jack Warner was not reselected as the candidate for the Chaguanas West by-election for the United National Congress (UNC) party. It was launched at a political rally,in Jubilee Grounds,Pierre Road,Chaguanas.
Jamaal Shabazz is a Trinidadian football manager,who is the current head coach of the Guyana national football team. He is known for four different stints in charge of Guyana.
In 2015,United States federal prosecutors disclosed cases of corruption by officials and associates connected with the Fédération internationale de Football Association (FIFA),the governing body of association football,futsal and beach soccer.
