DIRECTV W Connection will lose their top goal scorer Jerrel Britto for the upcoming 2015/16 CONCACAF Champions League campaign as the former Trinidad and Tobago national youth team striker has agreed terms with mid-table Guatemala football club, Deportivo Malacateco. Britto, whose 15 Pro League goals placed him among the top …
Read More »Kid’s play: Wired868 reviews the Pro League’s top young talent
Make way for fresh talent! Wired868 reviews some of the Under-23 players who caught our eye with their committed, consistent play this season. No room then for the talented upstarts who barely played or delivered for one reason or the other. So, check out who made our Ruby Tuesday/Wired868 Young Team …
Read More »Olympic team invites 39 trialists; do-or-die Caribbean group awaits
Recent Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team call-ups Shannon Gomez, Neveal Hackshaw, Jomal Williams and Akeem Garcia were all included in a 39-player shortlist for the National Olympic team, which began training yesterday morning at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. The team will be coached by Yugoslavia-born Zoran …
Read More »Akeem Garcia drafted in to Warriors squad; Rundell ruled out
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart added his fourth teenager and debutante to the “Soca Warriors” squad as DIRECTV W Connection’s Akeem “Froggy” Garcia was called up as a replacement for Central FC attacker Rundell Winchester. Garcia, a fine dribbler who can operate on either flank, as …
Read More »Under the hood: Look Loy reviews T&T’s unsuccessful U-20 campaign
“They lost because of individual errors,” said CONCACAF technical study group member Keith Look Loy. “But, as a general statement, I cannot be satisfied with the statistical performance of the team. Seven goals in five games are not good enough… “Five against Aruba and none against Panama, none against Guatemala …
Read More »T&T U20s lose two goal lead to Jamaica in crazy night at the Office
Wired868 reports from the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Jamaica: As far as bizarre plot twists go, Trinidad and Tobago’s opening 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship fixture against Jamaica last night was probably right up there with “The Sixth Sense.” Did Trinidad and Tobago’s emphatic first half performance mean the United States …
Read More »T&T U20s lose second training match; King eyes positives
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 team lost its second and final warm-up match yesterday before their departure for Jamaica on Wednesday January 7 to compete in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. The young “Soca Warriors” will open the tournament with a clash against hosts Jamaica in Kingston on January 9. …
Read More »Ruthless Connection whips Police; Guerra strike frustrates Stars
Central FC ended 2014 atop the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League standings; but only just. In the final fixture of the calendar year, the “Couva Sharks” snatched a last gasp draw against North East Stars at the Ato Boldon Stadium to remain in the Pro League’s driving seat with 14 …
Read More »Jabloteh tops Pro League; Connection whips Rangers
San Juan Jabloteh’s early season form continued yesterday evening at the Marvin Lee Stadium as the “San Juan Kings” moved to the top of the Digicel Pro League standings with a last gasp 1-0 win over North East Stars. Yohann Caleb scored an 87th minute winner for the Jabloteh team, which …
Read More »Jabloteh Jammies jam Connection; Central scrapes past Point
San Juan Jabloteh produced a second giant slaying performance last night to eliminate defending Pro League champion club, DIRECTV W Connection, thanks to a 2-0 triumph at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. New Jamaican recruits, Sterling Newton and Adrian Reid, got the items for the Jabloteh team which now advances …
Read More »Jabari gets the job done; T&T U20s edge Suriname 2-1
A burst of inspiration off the substitutes’ bench was the difference tonight for Trinidad and Tobago as the host started its Under-20 Caribbean Championship campaign with a 2-1 win over Suriname at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Suriname scored first after just four minutes as Orveo Faerber …
Read More »U-20s shine as makeshift Warriors hold Guadeloupe
Sixteen-year-old Central FC attacker Levi Garcia had a senior debut to remember today as a makeshift Trinidad and Tobago national football team outfit held Guadeloupe 1-1 at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet. The outing would not go down as an official international cap since Guadeloupe is not a FIFA …
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