Kickoff of the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season is just a few hours away, and the League’s administration is hopeful that certain constitutional changes will thwart off-the-field issues this term. SSFL president William Wallace said the League is confident that there will be no repeats of …
Read More »SSFL 18: East and Tobago take aim; Wired868 talks to Trinity East, St Augustine, Bishop’s and Valencia
In Wired868’s final chat with Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) coaches before the 2018 season gets underway, the attention shifts to the East Zone and the lone Tobago representative. And like their counterparts in the north, they hope to remove the southern schools’ firm grip on the Premier Division trophy. …
Read More »TTSL 18: The King’s touch; super subs steal show in Velodrome, as Rosa KO Prisons
FC Santa Rosa advanced to the semifinal round of the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) knockout competition last night with a clinical 3-nil win against Prisons FC at the Arima Velodrome. Prisons went all the way to the TTSL Cup Final last year, where they ultimately succumbed to 2017 …
Read More »CPL 18: Horses for courses! Bravo explains use of Narine and Pierre, as TKR surge to the top
The toss, according to Guyana Amazon Warriors skipper Rayad Emrit, was the only thing that his team got right last night, as hosts Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) surged past them to the top of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) standings with a crushing 67-run victory at the Queen’s Park Oval …
Read More »SSFL 2018: Fifth time lucky for North Zone? Wired868 speaks to coaches on upcoming season
The start of the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season is just over a week away and League and school administrators alike will be determined that the 2018 season is not filled with the off-field shenanigans that occurred last year. In the north, the schools will be …
Read More »TTSL Cup: Centeno and PVDMU say adios to Matura, as Mulraine exits on losing note
Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) strugglers Petit Valley/Diego Martin United (PVDMU) advanced to the quarterfinal round of the TTSL’s knockout competition yesterday as they edged sixth placed Matura ReUnited 3-2 in an all-action affair at the Valencia Secondary School. PVDMU, who are in 12th place on the 14-team table …
Read More »TTSL: “Showtime” sees red in Arima but Cunupia hold Santa Rosa, QPCC can benefit
FC Santa Rosa edged their way to the top of the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) standings last night after playing to an intriguing 1-1 draw with Cunupia FC at the Arima Velodrome. Rosa, who are now on 28 points, are just one point ahead of second-placed Queen’s Park …
Read More »TTSL: No Showtime for Cunupia; Central team fail to keep pace with leaders after Prisons tie
Cunupia FC squandered a great chance to rejoin FC Santa Rosa and Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) at the top of the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) standings yesterday as they played to a goalless draw with Prisons FC at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. Before a ball …
Read More »Should DJW stay or go? Wired868 speaks to five TTFA stakeholders on controversial president
Is Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams still the right person to take the local sporting body forward? Or should John-Williams, as suggested by board member Keith Look Loy and former World Cup 2006 manager Bruce Aanensen, step aside for the good of the game? Wired868 asked …
Read More »TTSL: Matura ReUnited show little respect for the Law, as they whip Police in Valencia
A pair of goals either side of halftime by attacker Kerin Vincent helped Matura ReUnited to a 3-1 win over Police FC in Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) action in Valencia yesterday. With the win, Matura, who are coached by former former national midfielder Travis Mulraine, moved to within …
Read More »CPL 18: Super display from Russell stuns Oval; champs TKR edged in record breaking affair
New Jamaica Tallawahs captain Andre Russell had the performance of a lifetime last night, as he almost singlehandedly pulled his team to victory in an enthralling Caribbean Premier League (CPL) encounter against Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain. TKR—the defending CPL champions and, …
Read More »TTSL: Limp Dick fails to save Parkites, as Guaya edge QPCC to ignite title chase
Defending Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) champions Guaya United pulled to within two points of the TTSL summit yesterday, after defeating table-toppers Queen’s Park Cricket Club 2-1 at the Guayaguayare Recreation Ground. A few nights ago, after an indifferent performance against RSSR which ultimately led to a 1-1 stalemate, …
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