National Football

Trinidad and Tobago’s lingering 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup dreams looked to be in ruins tonight as the Soca Warriors fell 2-1 to Suriname after 30 minutes of extra time in playoff action at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Coach Tom Saintfiet made an immediate impression on local football fans …

“I can’t see why Tom [Saintfiet] is saying I am not interested and I don’t want to play for my country. I don’t know why he is trying to turn things on me.” The following Letter to the Editor was submitted to Wired868 by Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Tom Saintfiet suggested he is not to blame for insinuations that defender Daneil Cyrus turned up smelling of alcohol at the team’s camp on New Year’s Day, despite his public comments on the matter. On Sunday evening, Saintfiet told reporters that: “Two of …

Does one glass of Bailey’s on New Year’s Day constitute excessive drinking for a professional athlete? Phyllis Andrews, the “aunt” of 26-year-old Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team defender Daneil Cyrus, insisted that national head coach Tom Saintfiet has defamed the Soca Warriors player. And she is urging Saintfiet or …

Trinidad and Tobago defender Daneil Cyrus insisted he did not have a drop of alcohol on New Year’s Day and said he felt unfairly vilified after coach Tom Saintfiet told the media that Cyrus and his former W Connection teammate, Jomal Williams, came to camp late and smelling of alcohol. …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Tom Saintfiet launched an extraordinary attack on four of his senior players today, as he accused Daneil Cyrus and Jomal Williams of arriving two hours to his live-in camp allegedly smelling of rum. The Belgian coach also blasted Major League Soccer (MLS) players …

Cornell Glen and Carlyle Mitchell grabbed a goal each in their first starts under new Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Tom Saintfiet, as the Belgian tasted his first triumph at the helm of the Soca Warriors with a 3-1 win away to Nicaragua. And winger Aikim Andrews, who …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Tom Saintfiet will have W Connection winger Aikim Andrews and United States-based midfield hardman Kevan George available tomorrow, as the Soca Warriors face Nicaragua in the second outing of a two-game series in Managua. Kick off on Friday is at 8:30pm (TT time). …

Coach Tom Saintfiet got his Trinidad and Tobago football career off to a historic start tonight in Managua. But it was not the sort of history that local football fans would have hoped for, as his debut ended in a 2-1 loss to Nicaragua. It was the first time that …

Former World Cup 2006 midfielder and England Premier League player, Carlos Edwards, will wear the armband tomorrow when Tom Saintfiet makes his bow as Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach in a friendly away to Nicaragua. The two nations kick off in Managua from at 8:30pm (TT time)—6:30pm in …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Tom Saintfiet will travel to Managua with just 19 players on Christmas Day after, bizarrely, opting not to replace injured goalkeeper Marvin Phillip. The Soca Warriors will be joined in Nicaragua by India-based striker Cornell Glen and, belatedly, United States-based defensive midfielder Kevan …

Pro League leaders and defending champions, Central FC, are continuing to question the omission of goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams and Nathaniel “Spanish” Garcia from the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team, after postponements meant both players are available for the rest of the year. Central controversially refused to release the duo, despite …