“The genuine quality to pick up the ball and run at defenders and penetrate or draw attention,” Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart told Wired868, “and then be able to dish the ball off to players is now absent in Trinidad and Tobago football. When you go …
Read More »“Jammy” Session: One on one with Jamal Gay
The giant frame of 26 year old Play Whe San Juan Jabloteh forward Jamal Gay is hard to miss on the football field for more reasons than one. A former Secondary School Football League (SSFL) champion with El Dorado Senior Comprehensive, Gay went on to play professionally in Germany and Finland, represent his …
Read More »We helped build Oliver’s house! Sancho fires back at ex-Central captain
The Central FC board, which is headed by ex-Sport Minister Brent Sancho and includes his former advisor Kevin Harrison, responded to the furore over the sacking of its former captain Marvin Oliver with a 983-word press release, published on the Soca Warriors Online website, that both confirmed and denied releasing …
Read More »Sancho threatens Oliver; Central FC vow to fine player they already sacked
Central FC managing director Brent Sancho has threatened to fine his former club captain, Marvin Oliver, just 48 hours after the Pro League club sacked him. The 41 year old Oliver, who was the club’s outstanding player last season when the “Couva Sharks” won seven trophies including the Pro League …
Read More »Central sack Marvin Oliver; veteran playmaker lifts lid on “toxic” Sharks
Pro League defending champions, Central FC, parted company with their veteran midfield star and former captain, Marvin Oliver, in controversial fashion this morning at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The evergreen Oliver, who turns 41 in August and was the club’s best player last season, was handed an oddly …
Read More »Army maintain three point lead with win over Jabloteh; Police flog Caledonia
Defence Force FC maintained their three point lead atop the 2015/16 TT Pro League standings yesterday with a deserved 2-0 win over Play Whe San Juan Jabloteh at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya. The Army/Coast Guard combination overcame a first half penalty stop by Jabloteh goalie Shemel Louison to …
Read More »Police take command after Christon double; Connection down Jabloteh
Police FC moved atop the Pro League standings yesterday evening, after a double strike from Christon Thomas secured a 2-0 win for the “Lawmen” over Club Sando at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. And only fellow servicemen, Defence Force FC, or North East Stars can overtake them for the …
Read More »General secretary chaos slows new TTFA; Phillips claims long-term contract
New Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams should announce an interim general secretary before the end of this week, as the local football body has found itself handicapped by a debatable, existing arrangement between ex-president Raymond Tim Kee and his estranged former general secretary, Sheldon Phillips. Phillips, …
Read More »MVP Jomal shines as Connection brush aside 10-man Army for Toyota Classic title
DirecTV W Connection attacker Jomal Williams continued his dazzling form yesterday, as he helped the “Savonetta Boys” cruise to their second cup triumph of the 2015/16 season with a 4-0 whipping of the 10-man Defence Force team in the Toyota Classic final at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. …
Read More »QRC’s mini-maestro: One-on-one with John-Paul Rochford
Though small in stature, Queen’s Royal College (QRC) student John-Paul Rochford showed that he is a force to be reckoned with on the field during the 2015 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season. The fifteen year old midfielder has been playing football since he was two years old and credits his …
Read More »David John-Williams replaces Tim Kee as TTFA president
DIRECTV W Connection president and CEO, David John-Williams, is the new Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president. John-Williams won after two rounds of voting at the Hasely Crawford Stadium’s VIP room in Port of Spain this evening. In the second ballot, John-Williams, who is also managing director of the …
Read More »“Naps” squeeze past weary St Augustine; then deliver challenge to St Anthony’s
Naparima College will battle St Anthony’s College for the Coca Cola 2015 National Intercol title next Monday at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, after they squeezed past a resilient St Augustine Secondary outfit 2-1 yesterday at the Marabella venue. Coach Michael Grayson’s “Green Machine”, which was playing its second game in …
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