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Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Tom Saintfiet will travel to Managua with just 19 players on Christmas Day after, bizarrely, opting not to replace injured goalkeeper Marvin Phillip. The Soca Warriors will be joined in Nicaragua by India-based striker Cornell Glen and, belatedly, United States-based defensive midfielder Kevan …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet selected his 23-man squad to face Nicaragua today with 15 Pro League players and eight overseas-based players, including two who will join the team in Central America. Thirty-six year old veteran Cornell Glen, as reported in Wired868, returns to the …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart confirmed today that three key Soca Warriors were fined for breaking team camp, just two days before their crucial Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier against Guatemala at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on 2 September. The breach of discipline was made public, …

The Soca Warriors got a reality check about the level of competition that lies ahead, as they ended their semifinal World Cup qualifying group at the wrong side of a 4-0 trouncing by the United States in Jacksonville, Florida tonight. It was a record defeat for the Trinidad and Tobago …

Japs North East Stars transfer target, Dwane James, was announced yesterday as an Antigua GFC player, as the Guatemalan champions confirmed that the 27 year old utility player will join their roster next season. James’ move is a blow to Stars coach Ross Russell who hoped to have the former …

Trinidad and Tobago’s dream of rubbing shoulders with the likes of Brazil, Argentina and Chile at the 2016 Copa America Centenario competition ended with barely a whimper this evening, as the “Soca Warriors” fell 1-0 to Haiti in a decisive play off contest at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama …

“A coach will be out there to show you along the way but players have to understand that to be an extraordinary player you have to put in extra work,” Trendsetter Hawks coach Anthony “Dada” Wickham told Wired868. “That is as simple as it is. If you don’t come out …

“I think football is about creating a balance,” Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart told Wired868. “The first thing you need to know is how you are going to recover the ball. If you cannot recover the ball, then you are in trouble. “And when you …

DIRECTV W Connection travelled to Mexico yesterday with six teenagers and 14 players under the age of 23 as the “Savonetta Boys” start their 2015/16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League campaign with a fresh-faced squad. Connection face reigning and five time Liga MX Champions, Santos Laguna, tomorrow from 10 pm at the …

The Trinidad and Tobago Senior National Team shrugged off another potential minefield this evening to ease past Cuba 2-0 in 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup action at the University Phoenix Stadium in Phoenix. A stinging press release by Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee and general secretary …

Wired868 breaks down the 2015 Caribbean Club Championship final with help from Central FC coach Terry Fenwick, captain Marvin Oliver and W Connection assistant coach Earl Jean: “I’m absolutely delighted,” said Central FC coach Terry Fenwick. “It is a fantastic feeling to come back in and have such a great …

Mekeil Williams, the soft-spoken son of Gloria and Bertram Williams, learned the love of the game from his dad. “I am living his dream,” says Mekeil Williams, smiling at the thought of realizing his father’s sporting wish. Amidst the intense preparation for 2015 CFU Caribbean Club Championship, Wired868 snagged an opportunity to …