The Trinidad and Tobago national football team battled valiantly but could not keep out their hosts as Peru cruised to a 3-0 friendly international win at the Estadio Nacional in Lima. Peru still harbours hopes of playing at the 2014 World Cup and defeated Chile 1-0 in Lima on Saturday. …
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Trinidad and Tobago will not have to face the full might of the Peru national football team in tomorrow’s friendly international at the Estadio Nacional in Lima from 9 pm (10 pm TT time). Peru coach Sergio Markarian revealed today that he has excused several key players for the Trinidad …
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Trinidad and Tobago national joint head coach Jamaal Shabazz declared, via press officer Shaun Fuentes, that last night’s goalless draw against Belize produced some impressive individual performances from the “Soca Warriors” and will provide selection headaches in the future. Shabazz, a founding member of Pro League team Neal & Massy …
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The Trinidad and Tobago national football team failed to scale the Belize defensive wall last night at the FFB Stadium in Belmopan as the two 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup-bound nations played to a goalless draw for the second time in three years. Defence Force striker Devorn Jorsling was ejected late …
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The João Havelange Centre of Excellence, formerly known as the João Havelange CONCACAF Centre of Excellence, has done a U-turn of sorts regarding the Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 team but the result is the same. The young “Soca Warriors” will not have the benefit of preparing on turf for the United …
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Financial wrangling, distrust, an airline booking hiccup, lost baggage, an inadequate playing surface, an abrupt re-scheduling; you name it. At this rate, the Trinidad and Tobago national football team will be mentally drained before it takes the field for a friendly international fixture against Belize from 10 pm (8 pm …
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The Oxford dictionary’s definition of schizophrenia is a “mental disorder marked by disconnection between thoughts, feelings and actions.” So forgive me for feeling a bit sorry for myself since I find the headline used by our Wired868’s founder and head honcho, Lasana Liburd, as a bit harsh. But, since I …
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The Trinidad and Tobago national football team was a few hours away from pulling out of friendly internationals against Belize and Peru due to another financial squabble with the Sport Ministry. The “Soca Warriors” left the Piarco International Airport today in two groups with the first set of players travelling …
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Nothing divides opinion like team selections. Should the coach go for experience or fresh enthusiasm? Loyalty or new blood? It is impossible to please everyone and there are pros and cons for almost every choice. And, no, I was not pleased with the 18-man squad selected by joint head coaches …
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The Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 football team was dealt a low blow to its United Arab Emirates 2013 Under-17 World Cup chances yesterday when the teenaged “Soca Warriors” were denied any chance of practicing on the Marvin Lee Stadium at the Dr João Havelange Centre of Excellence, which was …
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Trinidad and Tobago’s football fans will not get the chance to see the “Soca Warriors” in action on home soil before the July 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) announced today that next Friday’s friendly international against Belize will be held away in Central America …
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Fortune might have smiled on the Trinidad and Tobago national senior team in Chicago today as the “Soca Warriors” arguably received its best draw ever at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which has also become remarkably generous to its participants in the 2013 edition. There are 12 nations in the Gold …
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