Versatile 18-year-old flanker Rio Cardines will aim to end Trinidad and Tobago’s decade-long absence from the England Premier League in the not-so-distant future, after the teenager agreed professional teams with Crystal Palace today. The Premier Division club confirmed that Cardines, who joined the Palace Under-16 team in 2022, is now …
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Rio Cardines has got his Trinidad and Tobago passport and will join the National Under-17 Team in Guatemala tomorrow, just hours before their opening Concacaf Under-17 Championship match against Canada. Almost certainly, Cardines will not be named in coach Shawn Cooper’s starting team and is unlikely to feature at all. …
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