St Mary’s College was in a “razza tazza” mood tonight as the boys in stripes kicked off their 2014 SSFL Premier Division season with an emphatic 3-0 win over St Augustine Secondary at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. To say the “Green Machine” never got out of …
Read More »Jan-Michael summoned to strengthen U-20s for Guadeloupe friendly
2012 Caribbean Cup captain and Central FC goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams will be one of five over-aged players in action with the Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 squad from 4 pm on Saturday when the teenaged “Soca Warriors” faces the Guadeloupe senior team in a friendly match at the Dwight Yorke …
Read More »Joevin for HJK: Connection ace joins Europa-bound Finnish champs
DIRECTV W Connection midfield ace and, arguably, the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League’s most gifted player, Joevin Jones, is off to Finland for a six-month loan deal with top flight champion team, HJK FC. Jones, 23, is scheduled to leave for Helsinki tomorrow to meet his teammates for the first …
Read More »Omertà (part eight): How Blatter keeps Power at FIFA
Chapter 8: Sepp buys votes with FIFA’s money JACK STEALS. He is a career thief and it has made him a multi-millionaire. To hide his stealing, he lies. He lies to his colleagues in football, he employs a bookkeeper in his homeland to pose as an auditor and lie for …
Read More »FIFA sets TTFA deadline; senior Warriors blank Guadeloupe
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) financial woes can go from bad to worse if the local body cannot prove it is fit for business within the next four months. The FIFA press office informed Wired868 that the TTFA will not be eligible to receive any funding from 1 …
Read More »Red Devils seek divine assistance; Madrid and Milan rehearse pick-up lines
Three months ago, Angel Di Maria was the Man of the Match as Real Madrid edged Atletico Madrid to capture their tenth European trophy or La Decima. This week, Di Maria was unveiled as Manchester United’s latest signing and promptly watched his new employer flogged 4-0 by an obscure lower …
Read More »King of queens: Arin inspires T&T to Caribbean Cup title
Trinidad and Tobago national team defender Arin King was supposed to join teammates Maylee Attin-Johnon and Tasha St Louis in the post-game press conference yesterday but never made it. It was, arguably, the only time King missed her cue on Tuesday night. In the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Cup’s tense final …
Read More »T&T U-17 Warriors through to CFU finals in Haiti
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 football team is through to the final Caribbean Football Union (CFU) round and one step closer to its ultimate goal of a berth at the Chile 2015 Under-17 World Cup. Last night in St Lucia, the young “Soca Warriors” held off a fierce fight-back …
Read More »Soca vs Reggae: T&T women whip Martinique to meet Jamaica in final
“It means a lot to us (to be in the final),” said Trinidad and Tobago attacker Tasha St Louis yesterday. “A lot of us have been (involved in the women’s game) for a long time and the chance to win the trophy at home (before) going into the CONCACAF tournament …
Read More »Ya Ya’s back! Doctor clears Cordner for Martinique clash
Trinidad and Tobago attacker Kennya “Ya Ya” Cordner is set to make a sensational return to the “Soca Princesses” line-up tomorrow as the host nation prepares to book a date with regional rival, Jamaica, for the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Cup final. Cordner was cleared by the Southern Medical Clinic today …
Read More »Pollard, Smith abandon Barbados Tridents for IPL teams
The Barbados Tridents, who last weekend won US$250,000 for beating the Guyana Amazons to clinch the Limacol Caribbean Premier League 2014 title, will soon be US$300,000 richer. Or will they? Whatever the answer, one suspects that team management would somehow be happier without the money and with their two major …
Read More »T&T U-17s in must-win situation against high scoring St Lucia
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 team will face its first major test of character tomorrow evening at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia when the young “Soca Warriors” kick off against host nation St Lucia in a vital Chile 2015 Under-17 World Cup qualifier. At present, Trinidad and Tobago …
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