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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 …

Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams has refused to consider Shiva Boys Hindu College players Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and Quinn Rodney for the Caribbean Cup finals, after rejecting their excuses for skipping an ongoing training camp in Guyana. Emmanuel and Rodney were selected on Williams’ 20-man team, which left …

The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team won their first warm-up match in Georgetown this afternoon. But it was against Guyanese club team, Alpha United, rather than the Guyana National Team, as initially suggested by a Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) release. W Connection midfielder Jabari Mitchell and Moses …

Three years ago, former Trinity College student Damani Richards seemed a good bet for a successful career as a top flight footballer. Instead, he could feasibly end up facing the local courts, after he was allegedly held by the Western Division Task Force with a loaded firearm and a quantity …

The North East Stars and Morvant Caledonia United football clubs have announced new commercial sponsors, as the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League prepares for a change-filled 2016/17 season. The Stars, who finished fifth in the 10-table standings last season, will be formally referred to as the Ma Pau Stars for …

Suspicions that CONCACAF and UEFA have lent to their support to one of three candidates in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) election race might harden after presidential candidate David John-Williams released his manifesto, which suggested that his proposed Caribbean Professional Football League (CPFL) is an integral part of his bid …

“Work hard, pray and be humble.” Morvant Caledonia United’s Kareem Knights, a 19-year-old Guyana youth international football, said he lives by that simple but powerful credo. Knights moved to Trinidad last September after impressing for Guyana in Rio 2016 Olympic qualifying action against Antigua and Barbuda. Guyana coach and Caledonia …

The roller coaster ride for Trinidad and Tobago football star Maylee Attin-Johnson shows no signs of slowing. The “Women Soca Warriors” captain is making her presence felt throughout the football fraternity with the success of her three-a-side youth football competition. The Attin-Johnson Initiative was the Trinidad and Tobago international’s first attempt at producing and …

The charges laid against the presidents of several football associations would suggest that FIFA needs to light a candle rather than curse the darkness when it comes to regulations regarding the presidency of its member associations. The high number of CONMEBOL and CONCACAF presidents and ex-presidents who have been charged …

Plain spoken but quick witted, Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team attacker Ahkeela Mollon is one of the most dynamic players in red, white and black strip at present. It hasn’t been an easy road for Mollon—both on and off the field—but her resilience and faith in God has seen her through. Wired868 caught …

The Ma Pau Morvant Sports Club, almost certainly, will not participate in the 2015/16 Pro League competition, after an about-turn by the Ministry of Sport left the organisation without its registration fee. And it is possible that the Ma Pau outfit, which participated in the Pro League between 2008 and …

“I think that players need to seek their own interests, go to the gyms, get stronger, faster (and) fitter,” Tamar told Wired868. “When we come into the national or international realm, we should be ready so the coaches should only have to do tactical and team bonding work.” Tamar Watson …