The Trinidad and Tobago Senior National Team will hope to come flying out of the blocks in the “Windy City” this evening as the “Soca Warriors” kick off their 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign against Guatemala from 7 pm (TT time) at Soldier Field in Chicago. “I think they will be …
Read More »Discussion: Should Sport Ministry pay footballers alone at Pan Am Games?
The Ministry of Sport has promised to pay match fees to the National Men’s Under-23 and Senior Women’s Team football players but not over 100 other athletes that will also represent Trinidad and Tobago at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. So should they? The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s …
Read More »Hart praises Warriors’ “dynamism”; working on mental and tactical side
“Soca Warriors” head coach Stephen Hart is pleased with his complement of attacking players for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and praised the supposed dynamism of his new recruits. Hart, who took Trinidad and Tobago to the quarterfinal round of the 2013 Gold Cup, selected Portland Timbers 2 forward Rundell …
Read More »Wave, Dragons grab first WPL points; Kayla leads Wired868’s All-Stars
Wave FC and SGC Dragons finally picked up their first points of the 2015 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season in topsy turvy affairs at Ojoe Road in Sangre Grande last night. Petrotrin Oilers was unbeaten after the opening two rounds but they fell 2-0 yesterday to the bottom of the …
Read More »Plaza grabs Warriors winner in closed doors contest with Haiti
Trinidad and Tobago forward Willis Plaza snapped a seven-game scoring drought today as the “Soca Warriors” edged Haiti 1-0 in a closed doors training match at the Central Broward Regional Complex in Fort Lauderdale. Plaza’s item, which came after just five minutes, will not affect his international goal tally, though. …
Read More »Warriors line up Mexico for Sept friendly; Peltier misses Haitian warm-up
The Trinidad and Tobago National Football Team has announced a September 4 international friendly against Mexico in Salt Lake City, which is meant to help prepare the “Soca Warriors” for their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. It will be the second time that the Warriors and “El Tricolor” clash this …
Read More »Thompson pulls out of 2015 season; Lee Ahye targets World Championships
The NAAA has confirmed that Trinidad and Tobago sprinters Richard “Torpedo” Thompson, Marc Burns Michelle Lee Ahye and 400 metre stand-out Deon Lendore are among a host of high profile athletes who were ruled out of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games due to injury concerns. Thompson, who has three Olympic silver …
Read More »TTOC’s Pan Am roster: NAAA selects T&T athletics team
The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) has submitted its entire roster for the 2015 Pan American Games, which will be held from July 10 to July 26 in Toronto. The entire Trinidad and Tobago team, which will be led by Chef de Mission Diane Henderson, is as follows: Athletics: …
Read More »Central open Champions League campaign in LA; WCFC travel to Mexico
Pro League champions Central FC will open their 2015/16 CONCACAF Champions League campaign away to United States Major League Soccer team (MLS) outfit, LA Galaxy on August 6. At present, LA Galaxy is fourth in the Western Conference and is the highest scoring outfit in the MLS with 27 goals …
Read More »US Embassy denies Warner extradition request
The United States Embassy denied this morning that its Department of Justice issued a formal extradition request for Chaguanas West MP and ex-FIFA VP Jack Warner, as reported in the local media. The following is the brief release by the US Embassy, which was sent just after 11 am on …
Read More »Vranes: St Vincent punished us; Muhammad mum on administrative errors
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team coach Zoran Vranes said St Vincent and the Grenadines created just five chances and scored them all, as his team’s 2016 Olympic qualifying dreams ended after just 90 minutes last night. “Vincey Heat” led the “Soca Warriors” 4-0 at halftime and eventually held on for …
Read More »T&T U23s face Vincey Heat; four points from two games enough
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team has finally gotten a sliver of good fortune. The first break, arguably, came when the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) finally announced Suriname’s withdrawal on Wednesday evening, after a topsy turvy week in which the particulars of coach Zoran Vranes’ opening game changed four …
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