North East Stars remained ahead of the Pro League pack yesterday—albeit by a nose—after a 2-0 win over third-placed Club Sando at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Veteran midfielder Densill Theobald scored a superb first half free kick for Stars while a second half item from Rundell Winchester settled …
Read More »Saunders quits as Central exodus continues; Sharks hold Stars despite turning up with 14 players
The exodus continued at defending Pro League champions, Central FC, as team coach Dale Saunders joined the raft of departures from the “Couva Sharks” in the last month. It meant that former World Cup 2006 forward and Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team assistant coach Stern John made his debut …
Read More »Wired868 Football Festival V: T&T football stars at play!
Wired868 Football Festival V: T&T football stars at play! Ahkeela Mollon, Arnold Dwarika, Marvin Oliver, Densill Theobald, Hutson Charles, Ryan Stewart, Michael Maurice, Anthony Sherwood, Devorn Jorsling, Ansil Elcock, Darin Lewis, Gary Glasgow and many more. More from Wired868 TV6ME: Michael Johnson and Anton Corneal on How to Make a …
Read More »Jemmott, Dwarika and Theobald shine; but Oliver, Stewart and Jorsling give Wired868 bragging rights
Well, it took us long enough… The Wired868 XI finally won its own football festival—at the fifth time of asking—as MVP Marvin Oliver and sizzling Ryan “Fry” Stewart led their all-star team to a 4-1 win over the Darin Lewis Invitational XI at the UWI admin ground in St Augustine …
Read More »All they do is win: Central hold off M/Caledonia in dour contest while Connection crush Civic
All Central FC do is win. It is a fact that is open to multiple interpretations. Last night, the “Couva Sharks” maintained their 100 percent record in the truncated 2016/17 Pro League season with a 2-1 win over Morvant Caledonia United at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Style? Swagger? …
Read More »Jabloteh clobber Morv’t Caledonia: Plaza steals show as P/League makes impressive Morvant debut
The Morvant Recreation Ground opened its doors to the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League yesterday evening with pomp, noise and fervour. But, as it turned out, it wasn’t the visitors who could have done with extra security in the so-called “hot spot”. Yesterday, the baddest gun slinger in Morvant was …
Read More »Defence Force humiliate M’vt/Caledonia 8-0, worst P/League loss in eight years
Morvant Caledonia United suffered one of the most lopsided defeats of Trinidad and Tobago’s professional era last night, as they were humiliated 8-0 by Defence Force at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. The mauling followed Caledonia’s 3-1 loss to newly promoted Club Sando on Tuesday evening and …
Read More »Glen: The thrill and agony of the 2006 World Cup; and why Beenhakker’s the best
“I didn’t expect to play (against Sweden at the 2006 World Cup) and, when the red card occurred,” former Trinidad and Tobago World Cup player and stand-out Cornell Glen told Wired868, “I thought we would go on to lose by about four or five goals because they were bombarding us. …
Read More »Jan-Michael stars as Central, Caledonia, Connection and Sando advance in KO
Defending champions, Central FC, squeezed into the semifinals of the First Citizens Cup last night via kicks from the penalty mark, after they were held 2-2 by Police FC at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Not for the first time, Central captain and Trinidad and Tobago custodian …
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 »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 »Police steals it late from Rangers; Stars outshoot Cale
Police FC and North East Stars both secured narrow victories yesterday evening at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya to book their places in the semi-finals of the 2014 First Citizens Cup. Police got a stoppage time winner from defender Elijah Belgrave to sink Rangers while Stars ousted 10-man Caledonia …
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