Willis Plaza ended a barren run for Trinidad and Tobago that stretched for 14 games and 33 months—his last goal came against the United Arab Emirates on 5 September 2013—while Glenroy Samuel gave a glimpse of his potential with some fine second half saves, after replacing goalkeeper Adrian Foncette at …
Read More »One on one with Nicholas Dillon: Climbing The Hills with Central FC teenager
Central FC striker Nicholas Dillon stands at a prominent 6’2” and has not hesitated to leave a mark on the football field. The 19-year-old footballer helped his employers to the 2015/16 Digicel Pro League and 2016 Caribbean Club Championship titles and hopes for similar success this year with the Trinidad and Tobago National …
Read More »Soca Warriors ready to give good account against China; live on Flow 95
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team’s exhibition match against China on Friday June 3 will be broadcast live on Flow Channel 95 from 7.30 am TT time or 7.30 pm in Qin Huang Dao. The “Soca Warriors” had a break from training today as they visited the Great Wall …
Read More »Central FC, W Connection get CONCACAF Champions League assignments
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League clubs Central FC and DirecTV W Connection received their assignments for the 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League competition at Monday’s draw in Miami, Florida. Central, the current Caribbean champions, were drawn with North American Major League Soccer (MLS) teams Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas while …
Read More »Warriors lose Hodge for China trip; TTFA appeared to flout FIFA rule on travel
The “Soca Warriors” landed in Qin Huang Dao yesterday for the controversial third outing of their international tour in China without defender Triston Hodge and technical committee vice-chairman Dr Alvin Henderson, who were both ruled out through injury. Hodge suffered a head injury during Trinidad and Tobago’s 3-1 loss to …
Read More »Warriors’ schoolboy errors were punished! Kelvin Jack reviews South America tour
We played two quality international games against Peru and Uruguay in the last few days and the results were disappointing but not really surprising. Let’s talk about the Peru game first. We played Peru back in 2006 and drew 1-1. They were excellent on a technical level but we were …
Read More »Arcia sinks former employers again as Army edge Connection to Pro Bowl glory
Marvin Gordon copped his first piece of silverware as Defence Force head coach last night, as his Army/Coast Guard battalion overcame a youthful but depleted DirecTV W Connection team to lift the Digicel Pro Bowl trophy at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The Pro Bowl finale brought the curtains …
Read More »Jomal gets maiden goal but Cavani double leads Uruguay to 3-1 win over T&T
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team momentarily stunned Montevideo tonight, as 22 year old midfielder Jomal Williams conjured up the opening item away to the two-time World Cup champions. But, in the end, the “Soca Warriors” could not match Uruguay, as FIFA’s ninth best ranked nation eased away to …
Read More »Sharp shooter: One on one with Defence Force striker Richard Roy
As a young boy, Richard Roy would kick plastic bottles to and from school and dream of becoming a professional footballer. He was still a teenager when he made his first appearance for Defence Force in the TT Pro League. While, at 20, he made his international debut for the Trinidad and …
Read More »Injury hit Warriors prepare for Uruguay; Hart focused on improved showing
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team in South America, which is under-strength to being with, must now face one of the their toughest international assignments against Uruguay with a further depleted squad due to a raft of injuries and a suspension. The “Soca Warriors”, who were hammered 4-0 by …
Read More »Kelvin Jack: Trinidad and Tobago Goalkeeping in Need of a Good Save
Is goalkeeping in trouble in Trinidad and Tobago? I think so and I’ll offer a bit of evidence: We no longer have any goalkeepers playing in the top European leagues. This means our goalkeepers are not exposed to top quality strikers, coaching and tactical systems. In the past we had …
Read More »Peru swat aside Soca Warriors; Trinidad and Tobago lose 4-0 in Lima
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team suffered their largest defeat under current coach Stephen Hart last night as an understrength team was swatted aside 4-0 by Peru in an international friendly fixture in Lima. It was the most lopsided loss for the “Soca Warriors” in three years, after a …
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