Local Football

The following story—written by Wired868 managing director Lasana Liburd—was first published by the Trinidad Express on 2 December 2008 and chronicles the ambitions and racial barriers faced by Trinidad and Tobago players, Jan-Michael Williams, Matthew Bartholomew and Aaron Downing, as they tried to break into the European professional leagues: “Williams, …

St Ann’s Rangers continued their impressive early season form tonight as they down Police FC 2-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva to move, temporarily, to second place in the 2016/17 Pro League standings. Rangers lost their first game of the season last Tuesday, as coach Anthony Streete’s 10-man …

“Allyuh this is not Siparia eh!” a spectator warned the Wired868 cameraman at Lachoos Road, Penal. “This is Penal: the heart of football!” The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) fixture list at the start of the season suggested that Shiva Boys Hindu College would play their home games at Irwin …

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Well that was fun. Not for Police FC coach Richard Hood though. By the final 10 minutes of last night’s Pro League double header at the Ato Boldon Stadium, it was hard to distinguish Hood from any other animated spectator at the Couva venue as the see-saw competition between Police …

The Morvant Recreation Ground opened its doors to the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League yesterday evening with pomp, noise and fervour. But, as it turned out, it wasn’t the visitors who could have done with extra security in the so-called “hot spot”. Yesterday, the baddest gun slinger in Morvant was …

Sports and Games FC Santa Rosa continued their march towards the National Super League (NSL) Premiership Division title with a narrow 1-0 win over Club Sando Moruga at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya yesterday. The “Big Cannons”, who have only lost two of their 18 league games so far this …

Two-time Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Naparima College saw their stranglehold on school football slip further yesterday, as they suffered a 4-2 loss at the feet of St Anthony’s College in Westmoorings. Prior to kick off, the Angus Eve-coached Naparima outfit trailed the red-hot Shiva Boys Hindu …

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFA) will revamp its under-13 and under-14 programme in 2017, after announcing a TT$8 million sponsorship deal with the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) for the National Elite Youth Development Program. The NLCB money will be paid over a four-year period while the TTFA …

Central FC are not messing around. The two-time defending Pro League champions notched their third consecutive win of the 2016/17 league season as they thumped Defence Force 4-1 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night. The “Couva Sharks” have caught the early attention of their opponents in the …

Presentation College (San Fernando) attacker James Alex Lee Yaw scored a dramatic 90th minute item in Moka this evening for his fifth goal in his last three successive matches. But it was only enough for a solitary point for the “Presentation Lions” as they drew 1-1 with relegation threatened Trinity …

Police FC twice took the lead yesterday but eventually had to settle for a 2-2 tie with W Connection in the final match of round two at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The result means that the “Lawmen” remain unbeaten, just two games into the 2017/17 Pro League season …