Twenty-two year old former two-time World Youth Cup defender Akeem Adams slipped into a coma last night after suffering a massive stroke and is believed to now be outside the reach of medical science. The Ferencvaros player, who had been waiting for a heart transplant for the past three months, …
Read More »TTFA bungle denies local starlets of MLS opportunity
Trinidad and Tobago’s top football talent under the age of 23 were denied the chance to showcase their talents before United States Major League Soccer (MLS) scouts due to an administrative bungle by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). Twenty-four young men from 16 different Caribbean nations will meet …
Read More »Addio Serie A: Joevin fails to seduce Udinese
DIRECTV W Connection and Trinidad and Tobago starlet Joevin Jones will have to wait a bit longer for the chance to ply his trade abroad; and it will probably not be in the Serie A. Wired868 understands that Jones failed to impress during a trial with Italy top flight club, …
Read More »No deal: Connection trio fails to land Vietnam deals
Talented Trinidad and Tobago senior international defender Daneil Cyrus and his DIRECTV W Connection teammates Jamal Clarence and Jerrel Britto will return to their Pro League employers shortly after failing to secure professional moves to Vietnam. The 22-year-old Cyrus supposedly had a pre-arranged deal with Hanoi T&T while Clarence and …
Read More »Akeem caught in ugly feud between Ferencvaros and sacked manager
Trinidad and Tobago defender Akeem Adams’ relationship with his club, Ferencvaros, and the Hungarian press is in the balance after the 22-year-old defender was unwittingly dragged into an explosive feud between the top flight Hungarian team and its former 49-year-old Dutch manager Ricardo Moniz. On Saturday evening after a 2-1 …
Read More »Buona fortuna, Joevin: Connection starlet off for Udinese trials
Twenty-two year old DIRECTV W Connection starlet and “Soca Warrior” utility player Joevin Jones should leave for Italy by next weekend and a 12-day trial with mid-table Serie A team, Udinese Calcio. Jones, who helped Connection to secure the 2013 Toyota Classic crown with a 2-0 win over Club Sando …
Read More »Jones and Williams up for inaugural CONCACAF honours
Trinidad and Tobago national football team captain Kenwyne Jones and goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams were shortlisted for major CONCACAF honours yesterday when their names appeared on the ballot for the Confederation’s inaugural awards. Jones, who plays for England Premier League team Stoke City, is on a 10-man list for the CONCACAF …
Read More »Happy holidays: Akeem could get a new heart by Christmas
Former two-time Trinidad and Tobago World Youth Cup defender Akeem Adams is praying for the opportunity to celebrate Christmas in his Budapest apartment with his mother, Ancilla Dick, and brother, Akini, and, of course, a new heart and prosthetic leg. The 22-year-old Adams, who is still hospitalised with an artificial, …
Read More »Good morning Vietnam: Cyrus swaps T&T for Hanoi T&T
DIRECTV W Connection star and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup defender Daneil Cyrus will swap the Pro League for the V-League as the Trinidad and Tobago international has already left for Vietnam where he will play for defending champions, Hanoi T&T. Cyrus, who gave a fine performance against Jamaica in Trinidad …
Read More »Guerra tactics: Warriors spank Boyz to cap fine 2013
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team made a case for the resumption of corporal punishment last night as two second half strokes from Ataullah Guerra and Kenwyne Jones tamed the rambunctious Jamaican “Reggae Boyz” as the “Soca Warriors” cruised to a comfortable 2-0 friendly international win at the Hasely …
Read More »Ode to Chris and Carlos: The runaways who became Warriors
What would you gamble for love? What would you risk for your dream? As Chris Birchall put on red, white and black gear and faced the Trinidad and Tobago football public for the last time as an international footballer, his mind have might run on what it took to get …
Read More »Soca silences Reggae: Warriors clinch landmark win in Jamaica
On the last occasion that the “Soca Warriors” returned from Jamaica undefeated, after a 2-2 draw in March 2008, then Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) special advisor Jack Warner held a press conference to honour the achievement under then coach Francisco Maturana. Maybe present Warrior coach Stephen Hart might …
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