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Read More »Can Brazil deliver the World Cup stadia, much less the crown?
You know things are likely to be dicey when one of the host nation’s most famous players, Romario, tells FIFA to stick the World Cup where the sun doesn’t shine. And protesters are just one of a multitude of problems that the Brazil 2014 World Cup faces. Wired868 will keep …
Read More »Trendsetter Hawks beats St Clair Coaching School to National U-11 title
Port of Spain-based football club, Trendsetter Hawks, is now Trinidad and Tobago’s top under-11 team after the Hawks beat St Clair Coaching School 2-0 on Saturday evening in the Chubby 10 & Under National Football Championship. Josiah Wilson and Jahiem Marshall scored the goals for the Hawks, which was led …
Read More »Connection loses at last; Point Fortin edges rival at Mahaica
DIRECTV W Connection’s glorious unbeaten Pro League run came to an end at Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin this afternoon as the “Savonetta Boys” were edged 2-1 by Point Fortin Civic. It is the first league defeat suffered by Connection since falling 1-0 to North East Stars on 3 April 2013. …
Read More »Soca Warriors book Iran friendly in Brazil
The Trinidad and Tobago national senior football team will get a taste of the Brazil 2014 World Cup atmosphere after all as the “Soca Warriors” today confirmed a friendly international date against Iran on 8 June 2014 in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Sao Paolo will host the World Cup’s opening match, …
Read More »P/Fortin goes second; Central unveils four new signings in goalless draw
Central FC unveiled another round of new signings in Mahaica Oval this evening but they could only muster a goalless draw away to Point Fortin Civic in today’s only Digicel Pro League encounter. Central coach Terry Fenwick gave starting roles to new signings Trinidad and Tobago international striker Willis Plaza, …
Read More »Another Marcus trick as P/Fortin thumps Rangers
Former Trinidad and Tobago World Youth Cup player Marcus Joseph scored his second hattrick in just four days for Point Fortin Civic yesterday as the southern based team whipped St Ann’s Rangers 3-0 at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya to rocket up the standings. The 22-year-old Joseph, who won …
Read More »USA routs T&T; but Princesses can book W/Cup spot on Sunday
First, the good news: the present Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 women’s team is just 90 minutes away from becoming the first local team to ever qualify for a FIFA women’s competition. The “Soca Princesses” meet Costa Rica from 5 pm on Sunday at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in …
Read More »Caledonia, Stars battle for second; Central continues shopping spree
Runaway Digicel Pro League leader DIRECTV W Connection will expect to extend its unbeaten nine match unbeaten streak tonight when the “Savonetta Boys” face table proper, St Ann’s Rangers from 7 pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Connection romped to a 7-0 win when these teams met on …
Read More »Stern, Sherwood and Sancho star in Sunday’s Wired868 gala
Trinidad and Tobago’s record goal scorer Stern John, 1991 World Youth Cup playmaker Anthony Sherwood and national senior women’s team players Ahkeela “Lady Latapy” Mollon and Maylee Attin-Johnson are among the new inclusions for the second Wired868 Football Festival, which kicks off at 5 pm on Sunday evening at the …
Read More »T&T U-20 women bow to Mexico; Princesses meet USA next
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 women’s football team had lost all five previous outings against Mexico at CONCACAF level. This evening, in the Cayman Islands, the Spanish-speaking North American nation extended its run over the two island Caribbean republic to six successive victories. At the final whistle, Mexico emerged …
Read More »T&T U-20 women crush Cayman Islands for historic semis spot
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 women’s team became the first female representatives from the two island republic to get past the group stage of a CONCACAF competition last night when the “Soca Princesses” trounced host nation, the Cayman Islands, 4-0 in George Town. The result assured Trinidad and Tobago …
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