The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, minus its foreign-based contingent, is scheduled to return home at 8 pm tonight at the Piarco International Airport. Head coach Stephen Hart and director of football, Leo Beenhakker, will be among the group that disembarks at Piarco. The “Soca Warriors” were eliminated from …
Read More »Hart-break! Gutsy Warriors run out of gas in Mexico defeat
In the end, the “Soca Warriors” just did not have the legs. And the result was cruel but inevitable as Trinidad and Tobago was eliminated from the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup tonight 1-0 by Mexico after a 84th minute goal from striker Raul Jimenez. Goalless for the first hour, Mexico enjoyed …
Read More »Warriors aim to shock Gold Cup champs, Mexico
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team has promised not to be overawed when it faces the six-time CONCACAF Gold Cup champion and present title holder, Mexico, in tomorrow’s quarterfinals from 6.30 pm at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The “Soca Warriors” have only advanced to the knockout stage of the …
Read More »George replaces Hyland on Warriors roster
Twenty-three-year-old combative Columbus Crew midfielder Kevan George will replace Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Khaleem Hyland for the rest of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. George received a SOS from the Trinidad and Tobago national football team head coach Stephen Hart and is due to meet the squad at its Atlanta …
Read More »Hyland and Molino ruled out of Mexico clash
The “Soca Warriors” will have to do without the services of ace midfielders Khaleem Hyland and Kevin Molino for their quarterfinal clash against Mexico on Saturday July 20 for differing reasons. Molino, who scored the second item in last night’s 2-0 win over Honduras, is suspended after being cautioned in …
Read More »Knockout! Warriors whip 10-man Honduras to go through
Can we play you every week, Honduras? The Trinidad and Tobago national football team weathered a tricky opening 10 minutes to brush aside an inexperienced 10-man Honduras outfit 2-0 last night in Houston and, in the process, qualified for the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup for only the …
Read More »WASA held goalless by Public in rowdy affair
Defending Blink/bMobile National Super League (NSL) champion team, WASA FC, got its first point of the season yesterday afternoon but most of the fireworks occurred off the field in an ill-tempered goalless draw against Joe Public at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya. At St Anthony’s College ground, Westside Superstarz …
Read More »Eight reasons for optimism about T&T’s Gold Cup chances
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team has not exactly set the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup alight just yet and, after a 2-2 draw with El Salvador and 2-0 loss to Haiti, the “Soca Warriors” face their toughest group opponent, Honduras, and possible elimination on Monday night. But, hey, it’s …
Read More »Warriors vow to produce A-game against Honduras
Trinidad and Tobago winger Carlos Edwards has vowed that the squad will bring its A-game for tomorrow night’s decisive CONCACAF 2013 Gold Cup fixture against Honduras from 9.30 pm (TT time) at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. A victory for the “Soca Warriors” will mean the team’s first appearance …
Read More »WASA aims to rebound against Public as NSL resumes tomorrow
Defending Blink/bMobile National Super League (NSL) champions WASA FC will try to rebound from a 2-0 opening day loss to Club Sando tomorrow afternoon as football action resumes in five Trinidad venues. WASA makes a short trip from St Joseph to the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya tomorrow to tackle …
Read More »Open Letter to Bravo: Windies names ODI squad for Pakistan
I don’t know about you, Dwayne, but I got a bit of a surprise when I read the WICB’s media release announcing the squad for the upcoming One-day Internationals against Pakistan. The first thing that struck me was not the absence of Denesh Ramdin’s name. Nor was it the omission …
Read More »Warriors spanked by Haiti; T&T eyes Gold Cup exit
The Trinidad and Tobago senior national football team is on the brink of an early exit from the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup after losing 2-0 to Haiti tonight at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens. The “Soca Warriors”, who drew their Group B opener 2-2 against El Salvador on …
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