The much-anticipated 2016 Coca-Cola National Intercol competition got underway yesterday with preliminary action in the North and South Zones. But it appeared as though everyone did not receive the memo, as the marquee North Zone fixture was shifted from its original venue and postponed for another 24 hours while media …
Read More »Isaiah wasn’t injured! Coach opens up on U-20 player’s controversial Caribbean Cup exit
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 head coach Brian Williams has cleared the air on Isaiah Hudson’s controversial departure from the national squad, in the midst of their Caribbean Cup tournament in Curaçao. And Williams, a former Strike Squad standout, denied that Hudson was injured—as claimed by the player’s father, Brent …
Read More »Plaza open for business: T&T star evades capture in Jabloteh’s 3-2 win over Police FC
“As long as you have someone like a [Willis] Plaza in the team, he can make something out of nothing [for you],” said San Juan Jabloteh head coach Keith Jeffrey. “And anyone who sees the third goal [against Police FC] will know what I mean.” Yesterday’s Pro League fixture at …
Read More »Hey Jude! Pleasantville captain, an artist on and off the field, talks community and family
“The team spirit here is unbelievable. From the MTS guards to the vendors, the cleaners, the teachers, our peers… All rally together not just for football but everything the school participates in. The community cheers us on.” Pleasantville Secondary football team captain Jude Phillip—aka “Judey”—is a young man with big …
Read More »St Anthony’s complain about draw as Intercol fixtures released; Promotion race heats up
St Anthony’s College head coach Nigel “Grovie” Grosvenor is crying foul at the results of this year’s first round draw for the 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Coca Cola Intercol tournament. Grosvenor called the fixtures unfair after St Anthony’s and SSFL Premier Division champions Shiva Boys Hindu College were matched against …
Read More »Jomoul jumps Civic as Rangers maintain momentum at Mahaica; Morv’t Cale hold Sando
The Pro League will need a new punchline if St Ann’s Rangers keep this up. For four of the last five seasons, the St Ann’s club finished dead last. The only exception came in the 2012/13 when T&TEC imploded and played half the season with a side so threadbare that …
Read More »SSFL shooting stars: Naparima’s Lee holds off Shiva Boys’ Asson for scoring title
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division 2016 came to a striking finish last week, and after a season of passionate play, Shiva Boys’ Hindu College produced an amazing Cinderella run to win their maiden title. Last year’s champs, Naparima College, were forced to settle for third place, and …
Read More »Central drop points against Stars; Connection down Defence Force
Defending Pro League champions, Central FC, dropped their first points of the season yesterday evening after a goalless draw with Ma Pau Stars at the Mahaica Oval in Point Fortin. The result saw Central’s lead atop the standings narrow to three points as DIRECTV W Connection defeated Defence Force 2-0 …
Read More »Young Warriors relinquish Caribbean crown, T&T U-20s lose on penalties to Antigua
Trinidad and Tobago will not get the chance to defend their Under-20 Caribbean Cup title on Sunday as the young Soca Warriors were defeated 5-4 on penalties in tonight’s first semifinal fixture against Antigua and Barbuda at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad, Curaçao. The two nations played for 90 …
Read More »“They don’t cherish him!” Hudson pulls out of T&T U-20 squad before Caribbean Cup semis
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team will face their two closing matches of the 2016 Caribbean Cup without W Connection starlet, Isaiah Hudson, who will return home from Curaçao tomorrow and was effectively ruled out of the semifinal rounds. The young Soca Warriors face Antigua and Barbuda in the …
Read More »No love in the North; Tigers maul QRC to send them to the Championship Division
The final day of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season saw as many as six teams—East Mucurapo Secondary, San Juan North, QRC, Pleasantville Secondary, Fatima College and St Benedict’s College—embroiled in a heated relegation battle at the foot of the table. And remarkably, St Benedict’s, who were …
Read More »T&T U-20s hold Haiti goalless; Unbeaten Warriors advance to CONCACAF and CFU semis
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team will represent the Caribbean at CONCACAF level, after the young Soca Warriors stretched their unbeaten to six games last night with a goalless draw against Haiti in Caribbean Cup action at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad, Curaçao. The result meant that Haiti …
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