Italian coach Claudio Ranieri’s penchant for chopping and changing his first team at Chelsea, even when his squad was on a successful run, earned him the sobriquet of “The Tinkerman.” Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee, who took the helm of the local football body last …
Read More »Warriors’ Been-hakkered: Excitement and uncertainty as Dutchman nears return
Former 2006 World Cup coach Leo Beenhakker seems even closer to a reunion with the Trinidad and Tobago national football team after the “Soca Warriors” were informed today that they might be under new management for next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament. National co-head coaches Hutson “Barber” Charles and Jamaal …
Read More »Warriors lose 1-0 to Estonia; await Beenhakker decision
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team closed its mini-European tour today with a 1-0 friendly loss away to Estonia. Twenty two year old striker Henri Anier grabbed Estonia’s winner in the 13th minute for his fourth goal from eight internationals while neither striker Jamal Gay nor substitutes Shahdon Winchester and …
Read More »Beenhakker poser: TTFA goes back to move forward
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) has a remaining shelf life of less than 24 hours. The “Soca Warriors” play Estonia in an international friendly at Tallin from 1 pm tomorrow (8 pm Estonia time) and, at the final whistle, the national team’s kit with the TTFF logo will …
Read More »TTFF woos the Don: Beenhakker considers stunning Warriors return
After settling a seven-year financial dispute with Trinidad and Tobago’s 2006 World Cup players, Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) president Raymond Tim Kee is attempting another stunning blast from the past. Famous Dutch coach Leo Beenhakker, the only man to lead Trinidad and Tobago to a senior World Cup …
Read More »A ranking story for Warriors
Trinidad and Tobago’s latest FIFA rank of 67 is our best placement in three years. But the highest rank ever achieved by the “Soca Warriors” was 25th under late Scottish coach Ian Porterfield in June 2001. Porterfield inherited a team ranked 40th in the world from his predecessor, Bertille St Clair. In …
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