FOOTBALL

In an extract from a new book the France manager discusses leadership, talent and creating a link with his players based on trust
Ben Lyttleton

T&T Pro League (PL) interim Chief Executive Officer, Julia Baptiste, stands confident a three-day UEFA ASSIST-Trinidad workshop hosted at the National Cycling Centre in Balmain, Couva, a week ago could see T&T football reap enormous benefits.

T&T’s senior women’s football team will be up against Mexico, Haiti and Nicaragua in Group B of the Women’s football tournament at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia in July.

Futsal, is not just a sport, for inmates at the Maximum Security Prison at Golden Grove, Arouca, it is a lifeline that they received and one they are willing to extend.

The result never looked in doubt as, by halftime, the Women Soca Warriors already led 6-0 and received a standing ovation en route to the dressing-room.

HOSTING THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP™ COULD CREATE MORE THAN $5 BILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FOR NORTH AMERICA
THIS $5B IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TRANSLATES TO A NET BENEFIT OF $3-4B AFTER FACTORING IN POTENTIAL PUBLIC COSTS, WITH INDIVIDUAL HOST CITIES BENEFITING UP TO $480M