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Trinidad and Tobago 2014 Player of the Year, Kevin Molino, will miss the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament and the start of the “Soca Warriors” Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign after suffering a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee on Saturday night. Molino, who represents United …

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) could be on a collision course over squad lists for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. The TTOC mandates that all member associations submit a preliminary list by March 27 while final 18-man squad lists …

Diminutive Trinidad and Tobago playmaker Hughtun Hector has lost the opportunity to play in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament after rupturing his Achilles tendon in a Vietnam league match for Hanoi T&T on April 3. Hanoi lost the fixture 1-0 away to Binh Duong. Hector had a successful operation …

Trinidad and Tobago’s Russia 2018 World Cup charge started off with a baby step at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night as the “Soca Warriors” fell 1-0 to Panama in an international friendly affair. At the final whistle, Panama goalkeeper Jaime Penedo had not been stretched once. Trinidad …

The “Soca Warriors” will officially start preparations for their Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign today when they face the Panama senior international football team from 7 pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The Panamanian outfit, which is the fourth ranked team in CONCACAF, brought a full-strength squad …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart admitted to concern about the physical condition of his current squad and challenged his recruits to improve their conditioning to break into his CONCACAF Gold Cup and World Cup qualifying squads. Hart named 10 uncapped players for the Warriors’ friendly international …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart added his fourth teenager and debutante to the “Soca Warriors” squad as DIRECTV W Connection’s Akeem “Froggy” Garcia was called up as a replacement for Central FC attacker Rundell Winchester. Garcia, a fine dribbler who can operate on either flank, as …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart named three teenagers and 18 Pro League players in his squad to face Panama in a friendly international match from 7 pm on Friday March 27 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. It will be a baptism of fire for …

The “Soca Warriors” were presented with an excellent opportunity to qualify for the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup football tournament for the second successive edition today after the draw for the 2015 competition was made today in Philadelphia, USA. The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team were drawn …

Sport Minister Brent Sancho has made his opening gambit in the Government’s new relationship with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) by setting the football body an ultimatum in presenting its accounts for inspection as well as taking a more hands-on approach in State-funded international matches. The most immediate …

Finally, some good news regarding a precocious 17-year-old’s foray into the adult world. Ravina Rampersad’s brief encounter with Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley during San Fernando’s Carnival celebrations has been the talk of the social media this week. But it is a pre-contract deal between 17-year-old Shiva Boys High School …

Former T&T football captain David Nakhid recalls the work of late manager Richard Braithwaite during two tumultuous Gold Cup campaigns Wavering between reluctance and tacit acceptance, I feel an obligation to pen some of the experiences and times that I shared with the man commonly referred to by most players …