http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_sports?id=160371885Thursday, May 18th 2006
JOSEPH TAYLOR, the agricultural dean at Mucurapo Junior Secondary School has been selected to officiate at the World Cup from June 9 - July 9, 2006.
Joseph is part of a Caribbean Football Union team headed by Jamaican referee Peter Prendegast and Jamaican assistant-referee 1 Anthony Garwood. Taylor is an assistant-referee 2.
Pendegast is one the most experienced referees in the Caribbean and whenever he is selected to officiate at a World Cup match, the entire Caribbean trio will be called into action. If Pendegast or any of the trio fails to perform adequately, the services of the entire trio may be terminated.
Taylor played football at Fatima College, representing them at giants and junior level and was also involved in the sport at the University of the West Indies while pursuing an agricultural degree, and also in the now defunct Catholic League.
Joseph, the son of retired teachers Lucille and Harold Taylor, is the sixth local school teacher to officiate at the World Cup Finals. Having previously done the feat are Douglas James (USA, 1994), Boni Bishop (Women World Cup final), Peter Kelly (Women World Cup Finals), Merere Gonzales (France 1998) and Michael Ragoonath (South Korea/Japan 2002).