“The way [David] De Gea reacted to Luis Muriel’s header was almost like Spider-Man,” the BT Sport presenter said at the halftime interval of Sevilla’s Champions League clash with Manchester United last Wednesday. The Spaniard was in fine form, making several impressive saves to deny a dangerous-looking host team and …
Read More »John-Williams absent again as concerns about TTFA financial statement go unanswered for third meeting
Stakeholders of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) must wait another 30 days at least for answers about the spending of the David John-Williams-led administration, after the local football body’s reconvened AGM on Tuesday 20 February again ended without any clarity on the TTFA’s financial statement for 2016. For …
Read More »Ex-Pro League player, Neil Mitchell, on murder charge; coaches say system is failing youths
“Where did we go wrong? […] The system failing the youth.” La Horquetta XF head coach Dave Quamina is lamenting that the society in general and the football community in particular is allowing young men to slip through the cracks, after two of his former players, 25-year-old attacker Neil Mitchell …
Read More »“I feel like a total failure!” Ex-T&T World Youth Cup star, Rochford, still awaiting surgery after 18 months of runaround
“I does watch myself in the mirror every day,” former T&T national youth and senior team midfielder Jean-Luc Rochford confessed. “[I ask myself] how you come from being a national player, from scoring in a World Cup, from creating history, to being somebody who cyah even play the game they …
Read More »Montel saves penalty as Central FC edge out Atlántico for Caribbean semifinal spot
HydroTech Central FC will represent the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League in the semifinal round of the 2018 Club Championship after the “Couva Sharks” held on for a gutsy 1-0 win over Dominican Republic outfit, Atlántico FC, yesterday at the Estadio Cibao in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Atlántico, unbeaten in the …
Read More »Central FC whip Racing FC in Caribbean tourney; Sharks still need win on Sunday to advance
HydroTech Central FC rebounded from their opening round Group B loss this evening with an emphatic 3-0 win over Haiti club Racing FC in Caribbean Club Championship action at the Estadio Cibao in Santiago, Dominican Republic. However, the “Couva Sharks” must win again on Sunday against Dominican Republic outfit Atlántico …
Read More »Central lose opener to Portmore as HydroTech ponders take-over of ailing Pro League club
HydroTech Central FC kicked off their 2018 Caribbean Club Championship campaign this evening with a 0-2 loss to Jamaica’s Portmore United FC in Group B action at the Estadio Cibao in Santiago, Dominican Republic. The “Couva Sharks” enjoyed the lion’s share of ball possession but lacked teeth upfront as veteran …
Read More »Connection’s embarrassing Caribbean elimination deepens growing malaise in T&T football
The W Connection Football Club last night became the latest in a line of Trinidad and Tobago football representatives to be embarrassed in regional competition, being eliminated in the group stage of the Caribbean Club Championship at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Connection only needed a draw to advance …
Read More »Nathan, Theobald, Carlyle and Glen among 13 new short-term Central signings for Caribbean tourney
Central FC—now re-christened the ‘Hydrotech Central FC’—have undergone another revamp of their roster for the purpose of the Caribbean Club Championship. There are 13 new faces for the 2018 tournament, which serves as a qualifier for the CONCACAF Champions League and Second Tier League competitions. Former Trinidad and Tobago World …
Read More »‘Lobo’ double keeps Connection alive in Caribbean Championship; WCFC need result on Sunday
More from Wired868 Central FC players still owed $308k from glory years; is Sancho partly responsible for T&T football’s slide? “[…] This matter stems from the period during which Mr Brent Sancho served as owner/chairman of the Central FC club, Read more Presentation’s Duhrell Young: “I’m really energetic and always …
Read More »Connection lose to Haitians but confident of advancing in Caribbean competition; Central announce new sponsors
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League club W Connection FC will be fighting for their Caribbean Club Championship survival on Friday evening when they tackle Jamaica’s Arnett Gardens FC from 8pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Connection lost 0-1 to Haiti’s Real Hope Football Academy in Group A action …
Read More »Corneal aims to widen player pool through TTFA Primary School programme
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Anton Corneal will attempt to widen the pool of local players and introduce children to the game at an early age via the Nationwide Primary Schools Project, which was launched on Wednesday morning at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. Corneal was …
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