Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis has accused Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips of discourtesy and disrespect over the football body’s handling of a match fee dispute with its National Under-23 Team. The young “Soca Warriors” threatened to boycott their final Toronto …
Read More »T&T U-23s threaten to boycott final Pan Am game over owed money
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-23 Team has vowed to boycott its final 2015 Pan American Games fixture against Mexico unless the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) provides written assurance that they will be paid outstanding match fees and stipends. The young “Soca Warriors” are due to kick …
Read More »Panama penalise Warriors; T&T fails to hurdle ‘Canal Men’ in G/Cup 1/4 final
The Panama football team has played four matches in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and is yet to win a single game, four ties in regulation time. Yet, it is “Los Canaleros” who will advance to the Gold Cup semifinal round on July 22. And the “Soca Warriors” will head …
Read More »T&T football trialists comfortable in Turkey after London scare
Former Caledonia AIA and El Dorado West Secondary student Keon Russell got to Turkey yesterday to complete a contingent, led by local scout Dion Sosa, who left Trinidad on Wednesday to attend football trials in Europe. Six players were forced to spend an unscheduled night in London due to a …
Read More »My ball! Hart gets possessive for Warriors’ knock out clash with Panama
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart is appealing to the possessive nature of the “Soca Warriors” as they prepare for their CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal fixture in New Jersey this afternoon. The Warriors face Panama from 4.30 pm at the Metlife Stadium and Hart is hoping for …
Read More »Stranded T&T footballers: We still don’t know what happened
The road to fame and fortune for Trinidad and Tobago footballers Jean-Luc Rochford, Dwight Quintero and Keon Russell took an unexpected detour in London. The three players were part of a 10-member contingent, led by scout and unlicensed agent Dion Sosa, that left the Piarco International Airport on Wednesday for …
Read More »Sancho saves stranded football trialists; Quintero, Rochford stuck in London
The Ministry of Sport was forced into a rescue operation today as two former Trinidad and Tobago national youth team players, Jean-Luc Rochford and Dwight Quintero, were among three footballers left alone in a hotel in London while their contingent moved on to trials in Turkey. The third player, Keon …
Read More »No change for Warrior squad; Hart reveals highs and lows of G/Cup campaign
“Soca Warriors” coach Stephen Hart has opted not to replace injured goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams as the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team heads into the knockout phase of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States. The Warriors face Panama from 4.30 pm on Sunday July 19 and all …
Read More »Greatest Gold Cup game ever? Wired868 recalls some stirring T&T matches
Trinidad and Tobago’s 4-4 tie with Mexico in the 2015 Gold Cup group stage last night was the talk of CONCACAF. The match featured seven second half goals with one item from either team in stoppage time, including a last gasp equaliser from “Soca Warriors” defender Yohance Marshall off the …
Read More »T&T holds Mexico in eight-goal thriller; Panama here we come!
Football! Bloody hell! Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico set the CONCACAF Gold Cup alight tonight with an eight goal thriller in Charlotte to end the group stage of the 2015 tournament. And, when the dust settled, both nations were locked at four-goals apiece and the “Soca Warriors” were atop Group …
Read More »Bitch better have my money! Warriors respond to Sancho/Tim Kee impasse
The “Soca Warriors”, who just booked their place in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals for just the third time in the country’s history, are not bumping their heads to Maximus Dan’s “I am a Fighter” these days. R&B star Rihanna’s “Bitch better have my money” is said to be the …
Read More »TTFA election tentatively set for Nov; Wired868 examines new constitution
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) hopes to elect its first president under the new constitution by November 2015, after the vital new document was ratified by delegates for its membership on Sunday evening. Former West Indies Players Association (WIPA) CEO Dinanath Ramnarine, who also served on the Constitutional Reform …
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