The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team suffered their largest defeat under current coach Stephen Hart last night as an understrength team was swatted aside 4-0 by Peru in an international friendly fixture in Lima. It was the most lopsided loss for the “Soca Warriors” in three years, after a …
Read More »Warriors Watch: International schedule for T&T’s overseas players from April 2-6
Maybe out of sight but definitely not out of mind! Keep up with what your favourite overseas-based Trinidad and Tobago players are up to with Roneil Walcott’s “Warriors Watch”: Saturday April 2 (K-League Challenge: Korea Republic Second Division) Carlyle Mitchell’s Seoul E-Land FC vs Daejeon Citizen, 1 am; (I-League: India) East Bengal …
Read More »Hart exam: T&T coach talks philosophy, squad selection and the 2018 W/Cup
“I think football is about creating a balance,” Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart told Wired868. “The first thing you need to know is how you are going to recover the ball. If you cannot recover the ball, then you are in trouble. “And when you …
Read More »Guyana eyes De Silva; Central star in spotlight for Caledonia Bowl final
Two-time Trinidad and Tobago World Youth Cup player Sean De Silva could potentially become the target of an international tug of war as his failure to break into the “Soca Warriors” looks likely to invite bids from neighbouring Caribbean nations. De Silva will be in action from 8 pm tonight …
Read More »Hart selects 23-man squad; CFU tourney flouts FIFA medical rules
Trinidad and Tobago will send its largest ever contingent for a Caribbean Cup finals tournament next week when the regional competition kicks off in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) allowed “Soca Warriors” head coach Stephen Hart to select a 23-man squad for the 2014 Caribbean Cup after …
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 »Caledonia’s Gay joins latest Pro League exodus
Caledonia AIA forward Jamal Gay is the latest Pro League player to complete a move abroad after the lanky 25-year-old attacker completed a loan move to Finland Premier League club, Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), during the week. Gay, who represented Trinidad and Tobago at the US 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup and Egypt …
Read More »Guerra tactics: Warriors spank Boyz to cap fine 2013
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team made a case for the resumption of corporal punishment last night as two second half strokes from Ataullah Guerra and Kenwyne Jones tamed the rambunctious Jamaican “Reggae Boyz” as the “Soca Warriors” cruised to a comfortable 2-0 friendly international win at the Hasely …
Read More »Suarez devours Caledonia; Pro League gets reality check
The Suarez brothers would probably exchange text messages about Trinidad today. And there is no guarantee either will say anything that Caledonia AIA players, coaching staff and supporters would appreciate. Next to warm weather and friendly people; add pliant football teams and no visible sporting culture. The “Eastern Stallions” had …
Read More »Caledonia falls to Toluca but grabs away goal in Mexico City
Caledonia AIA began its 2013 CONCACAF Champions League campaign with a loss away to Toluca last night but the “Eastern Staillions” might take some comfort in an away goal and a salvageable deficit as they fell 3-1 in Mexico City. Toluca plays 8,793 feet above sea level and Mexico’s 2012/13 …
Read More »Meet the Warriors: TTFA submits 35-man preliminary squad
Former Trinidad and Tobago co-head coaches Hutson “Barber” Charles and Jamaal Shabazz kept faith with the majority of its 2012 Caribbean Cup squad after selecting 18 players into their 35-man preliminary squad for next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament. Shabazz will not be with the team in the tournament, though, …
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