The Trinidad and Tobago national football team was on the wrong side of another lopsided score line this afternoon in Bucharest as the “Soca Warriors” fell 4-0 to Romania in a friendly international. Schalke striker Ciprian Marica scored a hattrick for the European outfit while DIRECTV W Connection defender Daneil …
Read More »Aubrey and Moses to join Warriors… but too late for Romania
The “Soca Warriors” should have reinforcements for their European tour after all as versatile Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA full back Aubrey David and North East Stars defender Kareem Moses were allegedly summoned yesterday by the technical staff of the Trinidad and Tobago national football team. David and Moses should get …
Read More »Bonus-gate (Pt 3): Warner used Guardian to frustrate 2006 World Cup heroes
Wired868, with the help of six people closely involved with the case in the playing, administrative and legal camps, will tell the story of the 2006 World Cup bonus dispute. This is Part Three: One year after the Germany 2006 World Cup, the “Soca Warriors” felt they finally had the …
Read More »New mix-up: Now Warriors down to 17 players
Trinidad and Tobago national football team co-head coaches Hutson “Barber” Charles and Jamaal Shabazz will have just 17 players—and only three specialist defenders—at their disposal for their toughest test of the year as the “Soca Warriors” prepare for away games against Romania on Tuesday June 4 and Estonia on Friday …
Read More »Depleted Warriors prepare for European internationals
The bulk of the Trinidad and Tobago national senior football team assembled in London today in preparation for international friendlies against Romania and Estonia on June 4 and 7 respectively. But national co-head coaches Hutson “Barber” Charles and Jamaal Shabazz will be without at least seven foreign-based players for the …
Read More »Connection, Stars aim to build on 2012/13 successes
“It was a good game for the fans and most importantly a great advert for the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League,” said North East Stars coach Angus Eve, last night. Eve’s Sangre Grande-based team succumbed to DIRECTV W Connection 4-3 on penalties in last night’s Digicel Pro Bowl final at …
Read More »Connection penalises Stars to take Pro Bowl
DIRECTV W Connection continued its fine close to the 2012/13 season tonight as the “Savonetta Boys” edged North East Stars to the Digicel Pro Bowl crown at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Just as in the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield final, Connection and Stars could not be …
Read More »FIFA official: The FBI and IRS will deal with Warner
FIFA today acknowledged for the first time that its former vice-president and Trinidad and Tobago politician Jack Warner might be a target for the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Inland Revenue Services (IRS). Warner insisted that he was unfairly targeted by a CONCACAF integrity report and got …
Read More »Simply the best: Wired868’s Pro League All-Stars
The Trinidad and Tobago Pro League closes its 2012/13 season tonight when DIRECTV W Connection faces North East Stars in the Digicel Pro Bowl final from 8 pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. Wired868 says “see you soon” to the young men who made it a pleasure to …
Read More »Bonus-gate (Pt 2): The TTFF’s dirty war with its own football stars
Wired868, with the help of five people closely involved with the case in the playing, administrative and legal camps, will tell the story of the 2006 World Cup bonus dispute. This is Part Two: Former World Cup goalkeeper Shaka Hislop’s jaw dropped when he looked at the figure revealed under the …
Read More »Stars set up Pro Bowl final with Connection
North East Stars booked its second Cup final against DIRECTV W Connection within a month at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya tonight. Unsurprisingly, penalties were involved. Despite being a player short for the final eight minutes, the Sangre Grande-based team was perfect from the penalty spot as coach Angus Eve’s …
Read More »Caledonia qualifies for CONCACAF Champions League
Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA will join DIRECTV W Connection in the group stage of the 2013/14 CONCACAF Champions League after holding Jamaica’s Portmore United to a 2-2 draw in the second leg of a CONCACAF playoff yesterday evening at the Ato Bolton Stadium, Couva. Yesterday’s result meant that Caledonia …
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