“Before, when we were playing against a Mexican team, we were happy to lose 1-0,” said DIRECTV W Connection coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier. “Now, we are very angry…” Connection bowed out of the CONCACAF Champions League competition last night. Beaten but not disgraced after a 1-0 defeat to former Mexico champions, …
Read More »Connection stuns Saprissa to shake up Champions League group
Former Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team captain Alvin Jones cracked home a brilliant free kick last night as Pro League outfit, DIRECTV W Connection, stunned Costa Rican club, Deportivo Saprissa, 2-1 in a memorable CONCACAF Champions League affair at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. It was …
Read More »Dr Dre drops the beat on Connection; Central lifts Charity Shield
A 68th minute strike by Central FC defender Andre “Dr Dre” Ettienne was enough to settle the Digicel Charity Shield match against W Connection in Couva last evening. The bruising Central centre-half, formerly of Point Fortin Civic FC, took some time off from manhandling opposing attackers to arrow a powerful right-footed …
Read More »Santos Laguna spank Connection 4-0 in Champions League opener
DIRECTV W Connection had a predictably rough opening CONCACAF Champions League encounter last night as the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League club was trounced 4-0 by defending Mexico champions, Santos Laguna, at the Corona Stadium in Torreon. Santos had to wait until the 41st minute for their first goal, which …
Read More »Uruguay routs T&T U-23s 4-0 in Pan Am Games
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team got another harsh lesson in international football today as the young “Soca Warriors” were routed 4-0 by Uruguay in their opening fixture of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. Coach Zoran Vranes’ team was already eliminated from the 2016 Olympic Games in only …
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 »Connection and Central advance; T&T teams meet in Caribbean semis
A Trinidad and Tobago Pro League team will contest the 2015 Caribbean Club Championship final. But only one local football team would have that pleasure. On May 24, the Caribbean Club Championship final will be contested at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. But only one from DIRECTV W Connection …
Read More »Stern KOs W Connection; Warrior’s blast from the past buoys WASA FC
Stern John’s final swing of the boot last night and the trademark bulge of the net sent WASA FC players into frenzy as they streamed towards the veteran 38-year-old striker at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The last time a John item created such a stir was on 12 …
Read More »Gritty Warriors beat St Lucia to Caribbean finals spot
The region’s most successful football team, Trinidad and Tobago, is on its way to another Caribbean Cup finals. Another item from “Soca Warriors” captain Kenwyne Jones plus a fine strike from playmaker Ataulla Guerra ensured that the host team advanced on schedule last night after a 2-0 win over St …
Read More »Foreign legion: Three P/League outfield players in T&T Caribbean Cup squad
Trinidad and Tobago national senior team head coach Stephen Hart announced his final 20-man squad for the 2014 Caribbean Cup semifinal qualifying round today with only three Pro League players named among his 18 outfield players. Central FC midfielders Ataullah Guerra and Leston Paul were both summoned while DIRECTV W …
Read More »Joevin for HJK: Connection ace joins Europa-bound Finnish champs
DIRECTV W Connection midfield ace and, arguably, the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League’s most gifted player, Joevin Jones, is off to Finland for a six-month loan deal with top flight champion team, HJK FC. Jones, 23, is scheduled to leave for Helsinki tomorrow to meet his teammates for the first …
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 …
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