With the future of the Pro League hanging in the balance, things are looking brown for football in Trinidad and Tobago. But if there is one issue that Yohance Marshall, Densill Theobald and the experienced national footballer dubbed JP are agreed on, it is that a properly functioning and well-run …
Read More »Pro League players speak up: “Panic has set in!;” “Football has become a hustle!”
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League players are uneasy, “starting to panic,” one of them told Wired868. He and a couple of his mates are of the view that the Pro League had its work cut out for him to ensure that the competition stays afloat in 2018. As things stand, …
Read More »North East Stars rule! Wired868 talks to Pro League’s trailblazing coach, Derek King
North East Stars wrapped up their second Pro League title at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night with a game to spare, edging Police FC 1-0 thanks to a late second-half goal by utility player Keston George. George, incidentally, was a Pro League champion with Central FC last …
Read More »We have no respect for Stern! Stars slam T&T assistant coach after on-field insults
North East Stars head coach Derek King and at least two members of his playing staff have condemned the behaviour of Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team assistant coach and former World Cup 2006 star Stern John, after several heated verbal exchanges at Couva last night which left players disgusted …
Read More »Pro League results: Rundell tricks former employers as Stars hit Central for six
Defending Pro League champions Central FC suffered the largest defeat of their five-year existence last night as they were crushed 6-0 by North East Stars at their Ato Boldon Stadium headquarters in Couva. After an unprecedented three straight league titles, the “Couva Sharks” have haemorrhaged quality players this season—owing mostly …
Read More »Theobald thunderbolt keeps Stars shining, as they stay top of Pro League
North East Stars remained ahead of the Pro League pack yesterday—albeit by a nose—after a 2-0 win over third-placed Club Sando at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Veteran midfielder Densill Theobald scored a superb first half free kick for Stars while a second half item from Rundell Winchester settled …
Read More »Jorsling gets 155th Pro League goal as Defence Force edge Rangers
Devorn Jorsling grabbed his first goals of the 2017 season tonight as Defence Force overcame a scare from table-proppers St Ann’s Rangers to win 3-2 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Jorsling scored twice but the Army/Coast Guard combination still needed a crucial item from Hashim Arcia after a …
Read More »Baptiste gets landmark goal as Stars go top, Police spank Central; FA Cup match-ups
Veteran marksman Kerry Baptiste scored his third item of the 2017 season and his 150th career Pro League goal yesterday evening to help North East Stars reclaim pole position with a 1-1 draw against San Juan Jabloteh in Barataria. The result moved coach Derek King’s Stars one point clear of …
Read More »Saunders quits as Central exodus continues; Sharks hold Stars despite turning up with 14 players
The exodus continued at defending Pro League champions, Central FC, as team coach Dale Saunders joined the raft of departures from the “Couva Sharks” in the last month. It meant that former World Cup 2006 forward and Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team assistant coach Stern John made his debut …
Read More »Pro League scores: ‘Benjie’ hattrick and maiden Hudson item as Connection whip Rangers
Pacy winger Neil Benjamin Jr grabbed the first hattrick of the 2017 Pro League season and 17-year-old Isaiah Hudson managed his first competitive goal at senior level as W Connection routed St Ann’s Rangers 5-1 at the St Augustine Secondary school ground this afternoon. The result propelled Connection from third …
Read More »Pro League scores: Pt Fortin stun North East Stars as Club Sando go top
Club Sando found themselves at the head of the class on Friday night as a 1-0 win over Morvant Caledonia United, coupled with a shock loss for North East Stars, prompted a change at the top of the Pro League standings. The Stars fell 1-0 to Point Fortin Civic after …
Read More »Pro League scores: Clutch Club Sando edge Defence Force to go second
For the third successive week, Club Sando got a decisive goal in the last three minutes of play as the upstarts—fifth place finishers last season—climbed to second place in the Pro League standings yesterday afternoon with a 2-1 win over Defence Force at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. Adan …
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