More than a year since becoming the first club to win the Pro League’s first million dollar bounty, DIRECTV W Connection is still awaiting a giant cheque from the competition’s governing football body. The Pro League’s prize money is funded by the Ministry of Sport. However, the football clubs were …
Read More »Snap: Passion of the Pro League
Wired868 looks back at the 2013/2014 Digicel Pro League season in photos: More from Wired868 Justin Garcia, Jem Gordon snare top TTPFL prizes Defence Force central defender Justin “Shiggy” Garcia was named the Player of the Season for the inaugural TT Premier …
Read More »Snap: Pro League’s men of action
Wired868 looks back at the 2013/2014 Digicel Pro League season in photos: Editor’s Note: Look out for more Pro League photos from Allan V Crane. Please contact Allan at allanvcrane@wired868.com to purchase larger professional photos. More from Wired868 Lee …
Read More »Star struck: Wired868 selects its Pro League players of the season
There were six trophies at stake in Trinidad and Tobago’s top flight this season but DIRECTV W Connection and Central FC were not into sharing. Connection grabbed four while Central pocketed the other two. Similarly, the two Couva-based clubs hogged much of the space in the second Wired868 All Star …
Read More »Marcus takes scoring title as Point Fortin closes on high note
Twenty-three-year-old Trinidad and Tobago attacker Marcus Joseph brought Point Fortin Civic’s 2013/14 Digicel Pro League campaign to an end on a high note tonight. Joseph scored a stoppage time winner as Point Fortin from a goal behind to edge Caledonia AIA 2-1 in the final fixture of the regular season …
Read More »Great Expectations: Pro League’s hottest young talent
The likes of DIRECTV W Connection star Joevin Jones and Point Fortin Civic attacker Marcus Joseph have become regular names for knowledgeable Trinidad and Tobago fans due to their Pro League exploits. But Wired868 has highlighted some gifted young players who may take their places in a season or two. …
Read More »Fenwick quits Central: English coach poised to join Belgium club
Just hours after Central FC booked its place in the 2015 CONCACAF Champions League qualifying phase, the Digicel Pro League club is set to reveal that its head coach, Terry Fenwick, will not take the “Couva Sharks” into the regional competition. Instead, the 54-year-old Fenwick revealed today that he has …
Read More »Central snatches CONCACAF spot; D/Force falls to Jabloteh
The 2013/14 Digicel Pro League season threw up a final dramatic twist yesterday as Defence Force crashed to a 1-0 loss to San Juan Jabloteh at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. It meant that, at the death, Central FC earned a shock CONCACAF Champions League qualifying berth …
Read More »One-on-one with Jeromie Williams
The first thing that hits you about 24-year-old North East Stars midfield enforcer Jeromie Williams is his round appearance. Williams, who also answers to the nickname “Butters”, stands at five-foot-two but more than compensates with his beefy 179-pound frame. He is quicker than he looks over short distances, though, and …
Read More »W for Winners: How Jones and Connection became Pro League champions
Wired868 looks back at the thrilling million dollar Digicel Pro League finale when DIRECTV W Connection and playmaker Joevin Jones crowned themselves as champions. DIRECTV W Connection attacker Hashim Arcia played a measured pass into the path of teammate and playmaker Joevin Jones as the latter figure darted in off …
Read More »Million dollar team: W Connection whips D/Force to grab Pro League crown
Defence Force made sure any team that wanted its Digicel Pro League trophy would need to prise it from its cold hands. And, in the end, DIRECTV W Connection did just that as the “Savonetta Boys” romped to a 4-1 win over the defending champions at the Ato Boldon Stadium …
Read More »One-on-one with Weslie John
The paternal nephew of Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup defender and Chaconia Medal holder Avery John, 23-year-old Point Fortin Civic defender Weslie John has football running in his veins. John, like his uncles Quentin and Quincy, were stand-outs at Vessigny Secondary school and he was only half-joking when he …
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