Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart has challenged his home-based players to set the standard in the domestic league and not allow their form to dip, as the Pro League kicks off on Friday with the Digicel Charity Shield. North East Stars playmaker Keron “Ballpest” Cummings …
Read More »Gavin Hoyte skips Mexico friendly; Hart slams Barnet manager
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart yesterday slammed Barnet FC manager Martin “Mad Dog” Allen as unprofessional and disrespectful to the “Soca Warriors”, after defender Gavin Hoyte failed to show for Friday’s friendly international against Mexico in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hoyte, a former Arsenal and England youth …
Read More »Republic Bank National U-11, U-13 and U-15 football crowns at stake in Arima
It is coronation time for Trinidad and Tobago’s top youth clubs. From 10 am on Saturday August 29, the country’s best talent in the Under-11, Under-13 and Under-15 categories will contest the semifinal and final rounds of the 2015 Republic Bank National Youth Cup tournament. San Juan Jabloteh can become …
Read More »Kids play: Rep/Bank National Youth 1/4 finals in Macoya on Saturday
Trinidad and Tobago’s best youth football teams will lock horns at Constantine Park in Macoya tomorrow as the 2015 Republic Bank National Youth Cup tournament enters the quarterfinal round. La Horquetta will kick off the day’s events at 10 am with a clash against powerhouse San Juan Jabloteh in the …
Read More »Connection loses heavily again; Saprissa romps to 4-0 win
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League outfit, DIRECTV W Connection, suffered its second successive 4-0 defeat in the CONCACAF Champions League last night as the “Savonetta Boys” lost heavily away to Costa Rican champions, Saprissa. Connection made four changes to the starting team that lost 4-0 on the road to Mexican …
Read More »Women Warriors back in training; Waldrum okays 15-member shortlist
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Women’s Team has selected a 15-member training squad to begin preparation for the Caribbean phase of their 2016 Olympic qualifying campaign. The “Women Soca Warriors” will be led by Randy Waldrum, who coached the team to within 90 minutes of the 2015 Women’s World …
Read More »Rep/Bank Cup: SKHY, Hawks target KO spots; north, south zones do battle
The SKHY FC and QPCC football clubs will battle for a solitary quarterfinal berth at the Queen’s Park Savannah tomorrow as action continues in the North Zone of the 2015 Republic Bank National Youth Cup. Matches will be played in the Under-11, Under-13 and Under-15 divisions of the North Zone on Saturday August …
Read More »Express reporter Anika Gumbs’ full resignation letter after Rowley ‘advances’
The following is a copy of the resignation letter submitted to Trinidad Express Editor-in-Chief Omatie Lyder by reporter Anika Gumbs, which refers to an alleged incidents during meetings with Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley: Dear Ms Lyder, I regret to inform you that I hereby tender my resignation with immediate …
Read More »Cyrus moves to Chicago Fire; Connection agree loan deal with MLS team
DIRECTV W Connection defender Daneil Cyrus will join his former club and international teammate, Joevin Jones, at Chicago Fire until the end of the year. Connection announced the loan deal with the United States Major League Soccer (MLS) club today via press release. It will be Cyrus’ second successive season …
Read More »Connection count positives and vow to rebound from Mexico loss
DIRECTV W Connection head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier expressed disappointment in his team’s 4-0 CONCACAF Champions League defeat away to Mexico champions, Santos Laguna, last night. But he vowed that the “Savonetta Boys” would bounce back and take heart from their outing. Santos did not get their opening item until the …
Read More »TTFA launches nationwide children community clinics
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Kendall Walkes and technical advisor Muhammad Isa have started a nationwide grassroots coaching clinic, which targets children in the under-8, under-11 and under-13 categories. The clinics, which will operate over the next eight weeks, will offer “an introduction to the game, the …
Read More »Warriors pitted against USA and vengeful Guatemalans in 2018 W/Cup draw
The “Soca Warriors” must punish Guatemala once again if they are get to CONCACAF’s final Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying round. The World Cup draw today pitted Trinidad and Tobago alongside the United States and either Guatemala or Antigua and Barbuda and St Vincent and the Grenadines in Group C. …
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