Police FC moved atop the Pro League standings yesterday evening, after a double strike from Christon Thomas secured a 2-0 win for the “Lawmen” over Club Sando at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. And only fellow servicemen, Defence Force FC, or North East Stars can overtake them for the …
Read More »Central sack Russell; Sancho fires coach after North East Stars loss
Former Defence Force coach and two-time Pro League champion, Ross Russell, lasted just under five months as head coach at Central FC. Wired868 understands Russell, a former Trinidad and Tobago stand-out goalkeeper and national youth team coach, was fired within an hour of last night’s 1-0 Pro League defeat to …
Read More »TTFA names committee to defuse Warriors’ strike threat; but no payment date
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has mandated a three-member committee to resolve a threat from the “Soca Warriors” to boycott their Copa America play off match against Haiti on 8 January 2016. However, crucially, there is still no date set to pay the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior …
Read More »Troublemakers or trailblazers: Do athletes deserve to voice an opinion on sport?
Ask a PTSC bus driver whether: more maintenance work is needed on buses, which routes are unprofitable, are the roads good, or are his working hours bad? Nine out of ten times, he or she would have an opinion worth sharing. And we would be glad to hear it. But …
Read More »Jomal nets hattrick as Connection clobber Rangers; Civic stops Sando
It took less than 30 minutes for DIRECTV W Connection to brush aside a woeful St Ann’s Rangers outfit in Couva this evening, as the “Savonetta Boys” cruised to a 5-0 triumph which took them to within one point of the Pro League’s summit. In today’s other fixture in Couva, …
Read More »TTFA vows to pay Warriors ‘as soon as practicable’; explains delay
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) promised to satisfy its debt to the men’s senior national players as “soon as it was practicable” but stopped short of giving a deadline for a resolution. The TTFA executive committee, which is now headed by president David John-Williams, held an emergency meeting …
Read More »Waldrums and Kimika out: Shorthanded T&T squad head to Brazil
Another day, another blow for Trinidad and Tobago’s football. The “Women Soca Warriors” left San Antonio this morning for Brazil where they will join a makeshift Trinidad and Tobago squad to compete in the Natal Female International Tournament. But they travelled shorthanded. Head coach Randy Waldrum and his assistant coach …
Read More »No USSF loan: TTFA accepted just US$12,500 for US victory tour games
Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips agreed to send the “Women Soca Warriors” to play two matches against the 2015 FIFA World Cup champions for less than the cost of airfare, according to documents leaked to Wired868. The TTFA has remained in perilous financial straits …
Read More »US women hit T&T for six; W/Warriors pondered strike before gala friendly
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team suffered another heavy defeat last night, as they went down 6-0 to the United States at an exhibition match in San Antonio. The result was hot on the heels of an 11-0 hammering from Brazil for a largely second string Trinidad and …
Read More »Pay or no play! Soca Warriors threaten strike for Copa America play off
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team have delivered a stark, public message to the new administration of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA): Pay or we won’t play! In a press release, delivered by national captain Kenwyne Jones’ publicist, Tenille Clarke, the “Soca Warriors” have threatened to withdraw …
Read More »Central eke past Police; Connection open Pro League account against Stars
Defending Pro League champions Bankers Insurance Central FC kept their unbeaten Pro League run intact last night but it was a much closer shave than anticipated, as the “Couva Sharks” squandered a three goal lead to hold off Police FC 4-3 in Couva. The result saw Central return to the …
Read More »General secretary chaos slows new TTFA; Phillips claims long-term contract
New Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams should announce an interim general secretary before the end of this week, as the local football body has found itself handicapped by a debatable, existing arrangement between ex-president Raymond Tim Kee and his estranged former general secretary, Sheldon Phillips. Phillips, …
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