“Up to this day, people still label me as a troublemaker,” ex-Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup attacker Cornell Glen told Wired868. “But if standing up for what you believe is right and what you believe you are worth is being a troublemaker, then I will be a troublemaker for …
Read More »Hart exam: T&T coach talks Gold Cup, fitness, ice baths and peanut punch
“If you know deep down in your heart that you are not properly prepared, you will never be able to play good football,” Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart told Wired868. “You will always have an excuse or you will be thinking ‘I am not sure …
Read More »Liverpool legends take the crown: Fiery final to Tobago tournament
Liverpool FC, led by tempestuous the Stan Collymore—an English striker with a Barbadian parent—were crowned the new British Airways Tobago Legends Football Challenge champions this evening in an exciting finale to the six-a-side competition at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet. But they had to beat stiff local competition along …
Read More »Good morning Vietnam: Cyrus swaps T&T for Hanoi T&T
DIRECTV W Connection star and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup defender Daneil Cyrus will swap the Pro League for the V-League as the Trinidad and Tobago international has already left for Vietnam where he will play for defending champions, Hanoi T&T. Cyrus, who gave a fine performance against Jamaica in Trinidad …
Read More »Heart-to-Hart: T&T coach discusses Gold Cup and immediate goals
In many fields of endeavour, a move from Canada to Trinidad and Tobago would be considered a demotion. But the business of football or soccer, as the North American nation refers to the sport, is not one of them. New Trinidad and Tobago national senior team head coach Stephen Hart …
Read More »Hart-break! Gutsy Warriors run out of gas in Mexico defeat
In the end, the “Soca Warriors” just did not have the legs. And the result was cruel but inevitable as Trinidad and Tobago was eliminated from the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup tonight 1-0 by Mexico after a 84th minute goal from striker Raul Jimenez. Goalless for the first hour, Mexico enjoyed …
Read More »Knockout! Warriors whip 10-man Honduras to go through
Can we play you every week, Honduras? The Trinidad and Tobago national football team weathered a tricky opening 10 minutes to brush aside an inexperienced 10-man Honduras outfit 2-0 last night in Houston and, in the process, qualified for the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup for only the …
Read More »Eight reasons for optimism about T&T’s Gold Cup chances
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team has not exactly set the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup alight just yet and, after a 2-2 draw with El Salvador and 2-0 loss to Haiti, the “Soca Warriors” face their toughest group opponent, Honduras, and possible elimination on Monday night. But, hey, it’s …
Read More »Warriors vow to produce A-game against Honduras
Trinidad and Tobago winger Carlos Edwards has vowed that the squad will bring its A-game for tomorrow night’s decisive CONCACAF 2013 Gold Cup fixture against Honduras from 9.30 pm (TT time) at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. A victory for the “Soca Warriors” will mean the team’s first appearance …
Read More »Buckle up! Warriors promise Haitian thriller
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team is gearing up for a thriller on Friday night in a potentially decisive CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B match against Haiti at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami. The “Soca Warriors” played to a 2-2 draw with El Salvador on Monday while Haiti …
Read More »Glen heads for India sojourn with Shillong Lajong
Veteran Soca Warriors striker Cornell Glen is saying goodbye to his current employers North East Stars and the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League and saying hello to Shillong Lajong and the Indian I-League. The I-League is the top professional league in India which was launched in 2007. The 14-club competition …
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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