“A win in Matura is a big, big, big win for us because we have a personal (rivalry) since in the ECFU (Eastern Counties Football Union) days,” said Guaya United captain Ryan “Fry” Stewart, after the final whistle on Sunday. “Back then, it was either Guaya or Matura (to advance) …
Read More »Central sack Marvin Oliver; veteran playmaker lifts lid on “toxic” Sharks
Pro League defending champions, Central FC, parted company with their veteran midfield star and former captain, Marvin Oliver, in controversial fashion this morning at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The evergreen Oliver, who turns 41 in August and was the club’s best player last season, was handed an oddly …
Read More »Costa Rica tour cancelled; T&T women miss out on Olympic warm-ups
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team again look set be sent to battle with minimum preparation and no warm-up international games, as a pre-Olympic qualifiers training camp appeared to have been scrapped yesterday. The “Women Warriors” were supposed to travel to Costa Rica for friendly internationals on January …
Read More »Levi debuts for AZ; starlet becomes T&T’s youngest professional in Europe
Former Shiva Boys Hindu College student Levi Garcia became the youngest Trinidad and Tobago player ever to play in the Europe top flight this morning when the 18 year old winger debuted for mid-table Eredivisie club, AZ Alkmaar, as they whipped Feyenoord 4-2 at home. Garcia, who represented Trinidad and …
Read More »Defence Force/Police rue joint outing as Sando and Jabloteh strike in Couva
“For what?!” Defence Force coach Marvin Gordon asked fourth official Rashby McPhee, at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night. It was more an accusation than a question. “For what?!” Gordon repeated. By the final whistle, Club Sando had continued their remarkable new year’s form with a 1-1 draw …
Read More »‘Bulbie’ lights up Matura; hosts stretch unbeaten run against Petrotrin Palo Seco
“Keep going fellahs!” Matura ReUnited coach Devon Bobb shouted yesterday evening, as his players tried to find a way past a resolute Petrotrin Palo Seco backline. “It will come!” Matura residents have every right to feel cocky about their football team these days, as ReUnited stretched their unbeaten run to …
Read More »Hood is T&T women’s coach; Charles-Fevrier on TTFA’s Technical Committee
Police FC head coach Richard Hood will steer the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team into the 2016 Olympic qualifiers next month into the United States. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) confirmed today that Hood, who is a sergeant in the Guard and Emergency Branch, was a …
Read More »This week in football: Wired868’s calendar for January 13-17
The following are this week’s fixtures for the various Trinidad and Tobago football competitions covered by Wired868: Thursday January 14 (CNG National Super League) Club Sando Moruga v Marabella Family CC, 4 pm, Grand Chemin Recreation Ground; FC Santa Rosa v La Horquetta SA, 5 pm, Marvin Lee Stadium; Matura …
Read More »TTFA axed Waldrum over slow paperwork; Hood tipped for W/Warriors post
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams confirmed this evening that the local football body decided to replace Randy Waldrum as Women’s National Senior Team head coach, due to the latter’s failure to meet a deadline for proposals for his plans with the team and the players he wanted for …
Read More »Maracas hit 10-man Stokely Vale for six; Tobagonians suffer meltdown
Real Maracas gave themselves an emotional lift in their bid to avoid relegation yesterday evening, as they started 2016 with an emphatic 6-1 win over Stokely Vale FC in a clash between the CNG National Super League (NSL) Premiership Division’s two bottom clubs. But, in more ways than one, this …
Read More »Defence Force humiliate M’vt/Caledonia 8-0, worst P/League loss in eight years
Morvant Caledonia United suffered one of the most lopsided defeats of Trinidad and Tobago’s professional era last night, as they were humiliated 8-0 by Defence Force at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. The mauling followed Caledonia’s 3-1 loss to newly promoted Club Sando on Tuesday evening and …
Read More »Haiti makes T&T sorry; Warriors eliminated in 2016 Copa America play off
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 …
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