The “Soca Warriors” roared to life in emphatic style tonight with a thumping 3-1 win over Guatemala in their opening match of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in Chicago. It was only the second time that Trinidad and Tobago started a Gold Cup campaign with a victory, after coach Bertille …
Read More »Warner gets July 27 date for US case; Wired868 brings extradition to life
Controversial Jamaat-al-Muslimeen Imam Yasin Abu Bakr will not be the most talked about man on this July 27—the 25th anniversary of Trinidad and Tobago’s attempted coup. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), according to the Extradition Act, has 60 days from the issuance of a provisional warrant to Chaguanas …
Read More »Warriors aim for flying start against Guatemala in Windy City
The Trinidad and Tobago Senior National Team will hope to come flying out of the blocks in the “Windy City” this evening as the “Soca Warriors” kick off their 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign against Guatemala from 7 pm (TT time) at Soldier Field in Chicago. “I think they will be …
Read More »All change at Connection; Britto departs for Guatemala
DIRECTV W Connection will lose their top goal scorer Jerrel Britto for the upcoming 2015/16 CONCACAF Champions League campaign as the former Trinidad and Tobago national youth team striker has agreed terms with mid-table Guatemala football club, Deportivo Malacateco. Britto, whose 15 Pro League goals placed him among the top …
Read More »Tim Kee vows to take responsibility for U-23’s managerial woes
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team’s threatened boycott of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, due to a match fees row, hogged the sport media spotlight for the past two days. However, the National Men’s Under-23 Team’s own managerial issues are arguably even more serious. Head coach Zoran …
Read More »Discussion: Should Sport Ministry pay footballers alone at Pan Am Games?
The Ministry of Sport has promised to pay match fees to the National Men’s Under-23 and Senior Women’s Team football players but not over 100 other athletes that will also represent Trinidad and Tobago at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. So should they? The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s …
Read More »Gov’t negotiates Gold Cup feed; Sancho, TTFA discuss Pan Am bacchanal
Sport Minister Brent Sancho revealed today that the Government hopes to acquire live feeds for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in time for Trinidad and Tobago’s opening match against Guatemala on Thursday July 9. Sancho, a former 2005 Gold Cup and 2006 World Cup player, promised, earlier in his tenure, …
Read More »Fixin’ T&T: AG must be recused from Warner extradition; Law Assoc should act
Civic watch group, Fixin’ T&T, has expressed grave concern over the failure of Attorney General Garvin Nicholas to deny or explain funds allegedly provided to him by Chaguanas West MP and ex-FIFA vice president Jack Warner, who is fighting extradition to the United States at present. Fixin’ T&T calls on …
Read More »Hart praises Warriors’ “dynamism”; working on mental and tactical side
“Soca Warriors” head coach Stephen Hart is pleased with his complement of attacking players for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and praised the supposed dynamism of his new recruits. Hart, who took Trinidad and Tobago to the quarterfinal round of the 2013 Gold Cup, selected Portland Timbers 2 forward Rundell …
Read More »Wave, Dragons grab first WPL points; Kayla leads Wired868’s All-Stars
Wave FC and SGC Dragons finally picked up their first points of the 2015 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season in topsy turvy affairs at Ojoe Road in Sangre Grande last night. Petrotrin Oilers was unbeaten after the opening two rounds but they fell 2-0 yesterday to the bottom of the …
Read More »Plaza grabs Warriors winner in closed doors contest with Haiti
Trinidad and Tobago forward Willis Plaza snapped a seven-game scoring drought today as the “Soca Warriors” edged Haiti 1-0 in a closed doors training match at the Central Broward Regional Complex in Fort Lauderdale. Plaza’s item, which came after just five minutes, will not affect his international goal tally, though. …
Read More »Fundraiser for Europe-bound trialists; 18 T&T players try their luck
Former 2009 Under-20 World Cup players Leston Paul, Jean-Luc Rochford, Qian Grosvenor and Curtis Gonzales are among 18 Trinidad and Tobago players who will try to land professional deals in Europe later this month, through an initiative by local scout Dion Sosa. The players are due to leave for Turkey …
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