DIRECTV W Connection had a predictably rough opening CONCACAF Champions League encounter last night as the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League club was trounced 4-0 by defending Mexico champions, Santos Laguna, at the Corona Stadium in Torreon. Santos had to wait until the 41st minute for their first goal, which …
Read More »Central off to face Galaxy minus Oliver, Ettienne and Joseph
The Central FC squad boarded a flight to Los Angeles this evening where the “Couva Sharks” will make their CONCACAF Champions League debut on Thursday night against MLS team, LA Galaxy. Details regarding which players are available to Central coach Ross Russell are sketchy though. Wired868 was informed that new …
Read More »Connection start C/League with six teenagers; Mekeil Williams joins exodus
DIRECTV W Connection travelled to Mexico yesterday with six teenagers and 14 players under the age of 23 as the “Savonetta Boys” start their 2015/16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League campaign with a fresh-faced squad. Connection face reigning and five time Liga MX Champions, Santos Laguna, tomorrow from 10 pm at the …
Read More »WPL stutters to finish line; but organisers beg for a second chance
The inaugural Women’s Professional League (WPL), the brainchild of Sport Minister Brent Sancho, looks set for a farcical finish this week with understaffed teams and crammed fixtures, as organisers try to wrap up the competition by Thursday July 30. The hastily arranged competition was initially criticised by the public. However, …
Read More »Tim Kee refuses Sancho meeting; accused of using footballers as political pawns
Sport Minister Brent Sancho has accused Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee and, by extension, the opposition PNM party of using national football players as political pawns, as the ill-will between the two bodies appeared to reach a new low in midweek. Sancho alleged that, on …
Read More »Sosa: Turkey-based trialists are doing well; I’d do the same thing again
“I would not have done anything differently (if I had to do it again),” Trinidad and Tobago football scout and unregistered agent Dion Sosa told Wired868. “I made a decision (to leave some players behind) based on the resources that I had in London. “I felt it was the best …
Read More »T&T U-23s scrap strike and scare Mexico before falling to 4-2 loss
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team did promise a strike. In the end, they produced two, although not quite in the way anyone expected. The young “Soca Warriors” could not hold on, though, as they eventually succumbed to a 4-2 defeat to Mexico in their final Toronto 2015 Pan …
Read More »TTOC slams Phillips’ ‘discourtesy’ over Pan Am U-23 football spat
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 …
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