Local football received another shock yesterday when Anton Corneal, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director, quit his post amidst unpaid debts and a perceived lack of respect from within the association. Corneal, who accepted a four-year contract to arrest the decline in the local game in 2012, …
Read More »Civic Coop; Connection stumbles again while D/Force downs Stars
At approximately 9.47 pm last night, Sean Cooper whipped off his shirt in the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva and sprinted towards hundreds of prancing supporters in the covered stands. His teammates and coach caught up with him just before he reached the stairs and lifted him off his feet with …
Read More »Ex-TTFA coach ponders youth football return despite ‘sexting’ schoolboy scandal
Terrence Marcelle, a former Pleasantville Secondary and Trinidad and Tobago national youth team football coach, has a passion for developing youths and the qualifications to place him in the top echelons of local coaches in that field. However, Marcelle’s past indiscretion with a schoolboy is threatening to derail his effort …
Read More »Fresh referee ruckus: Connection holds Stars; Central downs Civic
Pro League referees again found themselves under fire last night as the top four teams clashed in a double header at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. Present leader, DIRECTV W Connection came from behind to claim a 1-1 draw against North East Stars in a hotly contested affair while Central …
Read More »Caledonia whips Haitians; D/Force loses in CFU tourney
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League outfit Caledonia AIA shook off its miserable domestic form and the recent departures of several key players to whip host team Association Sportive de Mirebalais 3-0 in its 2014 Caribbean Club Championship Group 2 opener yesterday in Haiti. The “Eastern Stallions”, who recently exported versatile …
Read More »Bateau out: Rangers return to Streete for rest of season
Bottom placed Pro League club St Ann’s Rangers parted ways with head coach Gilbert Bateau today—on the International Day of Happiness—and is set to finish the season with former boss Anthony Streete. Streete, who steered Club Sando to second place in the 2013/14 Super League, has accepted the job until …
Read More »Connection romps past ‘shorthanded’ Jabloteh; Civic edges Rangers
Pro League leader DIRECTV W Connection rebounded from last week’s derby defeat tonight with a comfortable 4-0 triumph over San Juan Jabloteh at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, which stretched its lead atop the table to a daunting eight points. Jabloteh sat deep throughout yet created its fair share …
Read More »Defence Force stuns Civic; Pt Fortin loses 8-game unbeaten streak
Point Fortin Civic’s eight match Pro League unbeaten streak came to an end at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva this evening as the newly promoted team lost 1-0 to defending champion Defence Force. The result saw Civic concede ground at the top of the table as the team from deep …
Read More »Central clobbers Connection; Stars edge Jabloteh
It is too early to say that the Pro League title race was re-opened but there was certainly a rumble at the top of the table last night as second placed Central FC clobbered league leader DIRECTV W Connection 3-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Three goals in …
Read More »Belgrave lifts D/Force over Caledonia; Caesar paces Stars
Twenty-seven year old attacking midfielder Josimar Belgrave partially lifted the gloom around the Defence Force football team yesterday with a beautiful curling effort as the defending Pro League champion eased to a 2-0 win over Caledonia AIA at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The army/coast guard combination remains seventh …
Read More »Guerra fires Central past emotional Defence Force
Trinidad and Tobago international midfielder Ataullah Guerra came off the bench to fire home the winner today as Central FC overcame a two goal deficit to edge defending Pro League champion Defence Force 3-2 in stoppage time at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar. The result saw Central leapfrog Point Fortin …
Read More »Shahdon shines as Connection hands Rangers 15th League defeat
Shahdon Winchester struck twice this evening as Pro League leader DIRECTV W Connection returned to winning ways with a 2-0 win over bottom placed St Ann’s Rangers at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The result restored Connection’s eight point lead over second placed Point Fortin Civic with eight games …
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