The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will leave the Far East empty-handed after a 1-0 loss to Thailand today in international friendly action in Bangkok. Trinidad and Tobago are 32 places higher than Thailand in the FIFA rankings—90 to 122—but there was little sign of such superiority at …
Read More »Far from finished: Wired868 reviews its top Pro League players and photographs
Another Pro League season, another league trophy for Central FC. In truth, the “Couva Sharks” triumph was only half of the story in a local top flight season that did not lack intrigue despite the shortened duration. Wired868 plays tribute to the Pro League players that shone most consistently this …
Read More »Defence Force and Club Sando advance to Bowl semis as Jabloteh and Stars KO’d
Defending champions Defence Force and Club Sando completed the final four list for Sunday’s Digicel Pro Bowl semifinal round, as they held off San Juan Jabloteh and Ma Pau Stars respectively in last night’s quarterfinal action at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. A second half Hashim Arcia double overturned …
Read More »St Ann’s Rangers down toothless Police; Club Sando shock Defence Force
St Ann’s Rangers continued their impressive early season form tonight as they down Police FC 2-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva to move, temporarily, to second place in the 2016/17 Pro League standings. Rangers lost their first game of the season last Tuesday, as coach Anthony Streete’s 10-man …
Read More »Central, Connection sign off in style; Jabloteh can seal Champions League spot
Central FC and DirecTV W Connection closed their 2015/16 Pro League accounts in emphatic fashion last night, after lopsided wins over St Ann’s Rangers and Club Sando respectively at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Jason Marcano and Ricardo John both notched hattricks while Kadeem Corbin also got on the …
Read More »Nathaniel and Balthazar among eight T&T debutantes for Grenada friendly
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart selected eight uncapped players for friendly international action against Grenada on March 19 in just his team’s second outing of the year. The exhibition match falls outside the FIFA international calendar but, thanks to a fixture reshuffle by the Pro League, …
Read More »‘Army’, Stars defeat Rangers and Sando; but financial woes stalk Pro League
Defence Force and Japs North East Stars stole three points each yesterday in hard-fought triumphs over St Ann’s Rangers and Club Sando respectively at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Arguably, the results paled in comparison to the uncertainty regarding the future of the Pro League itself. A 40 percent deduction …
Read More »Silent Warrior: One on one with Club Sando’s Akeem Humphrey
“I am a fighter till the end,” Club Sando midfielder Akeem Humphrey told Wired868. Soft-spoken but tenacious, Humphrey came to prominence last year as a member of the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team that lifted the Caribbean crown in 2014. He is making his debut in the Pro League this …
Read More »Late Parris penalty robs Rangers of first Pro League win; Cale/Connection draw
Draws were the order of the day at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last night as match day two of the TT Pro League turned out to be quite evenly contested. St Ann’s Rangers and Club Sando battled to a 2-2 draw in the first match of yesterday’s double header while …
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 »Warriors eliminated; nine-man T&T falls to Panama
Trinidad and Tobago’s chances of advancing to the New Zealand 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup were extinguished tonight in Montego Bay after a 1-0 defeat to Panama followed by Jamaica’s 1-0 loss to the United States meant that progress was virtually impossible. It would take a five goal triumph over …
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