Wave FC and SGC Dragons finally picked up their first points of the 2015 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season in topsy turvy affairs at Ojoe Road in Sangre Grande last night. Petrotrin Oilers was unbeaten after the opening two rounds but they fell 2-0 yesterday to the bottom of the …
Read More »Fuego bring Angels down to earth in feisty WPL affair
Boom Champions Fuego brought more than just the ‘boom’ to overcome the Chancellor Angels by a 2-1 margin in their Women’s Premier League (WPL) match last night at the Northern Recreation Ground in Diego Martin. The Tasha St Louis-led team brought fight, grit, spirit, desire and some more fight to …
Read More »One on one with Shannon: The Gomez Connection
“(The Pro League is) like a sandpaper,” Gomez told Wired868. “It helps to sand you down and help you to sharpen up yourself to make that big contract on the outside, to help you to promote Trinidad and Tobago’s football.” The energetic Shannon Gomez is one of Trinidad and Tobago’s …
Read More »Central open Champions League campaign in LA; WCFC travel to Mexico
Pro League champions Central FC will open their 2015/16 CONCACAF Champions League campaign away to United States Major League Soccer team (MLS) outfit, LA Galaxy on August 6. At present, LA Galaxy is fourth in the Western Conference and is the highest scoring outfit in the MLS with 27 goals …
Read More »US Embassy denies Warner extradition request
The United States Embassy denied this morning that its Department of Justice issued a formal extradition request for Chaguanas West MP and ex-FIFA VP Jack Warner, as reported in the local media. The following is the brief release by the US Embassy, which was sent just after 11 am on …
Read More »‘Twinkle Toes’ Taylor leads Oilers past Wave; Rush slays King’s Dragons
“Football was found right here in Palo Seco,” a jovial and boisterous Petrotrin Oilers supporter informed guests. “They find football and oil right here. Google it!” It has been six years since the Palo Seco Velodrome hosted top flight domestic football. Last night, it returned with a bang. And a …
Read More »Central and Fenwick part ways; Vranes among possible new coaches
Caribbean and Pro League champions, Central FC, are on the hunt for a new head coach after failing to agree terms with Englishman, Terry Fenwick, who steered the “Couva Sharks” to the 2015 Caribbean Club Championship and Digicel Pro Bowl titles and led the team for their last three Pro League …
Read More »Maylee’s Angels; Wired868 picks its WPL Round One All-Star team
Way to go, ladies! The Women’s Premier League (WPL) is up and running and, despite the obvious rust, some players have already begun to assert themselves. Wired868 wants to recognise the best performers in each round. These might not necessarily be the WPL’s best players. But they sure played well this …
Read More »Taylor dazzles but Shade and Forbes give Oilers and Rush share of spoils
Petrotrin Oilers and CNGC Rush wrapped up week one of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) last night with an intriguing one-all draw at the St James Barracks. Trinidad and Tobago National Women’s Team players Karyn Forbes and Mariah Shade both hit the back of the target during an action-packed first …
Read More »Mollon caught in crossfire; W/Warriors star’s car shot up in Chaguanas
Trinidad and Tobago National Women’s Team football star Ahkeela “Lady Latapy” Mollon considered herself lucky to escape with her life last night after her Nissan Primera vehicle was caught in a cross outside her Longdenville home. Mollon, who is due to make her Women’s Premier League (WPL) debut tonight with CNGC …
Read More »Stars replace ‘excellent Eve’; Clarke takes the reins at North East
North East Stars has parted ways with its former head coach Angus Eve in the first step of the Sangre Grande-based Pro League club’s financial restructuring. Stars gave Eve, who club owner Darryl Mahabir once referred to as “the Maestro”, his first opportunity as head coach at Stars. And, three …
Read More »Liverpool legends take the crown: Fiery final to Tobago tournament
Liverpool FC, led by tempestuous the Stan Collymore—an English striker with a Barbadian parent—were crowned the new British Airways Tobago Legends Football Challenge champions this evening in an exciting finale to the six-a-side competition at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet. But they had to beat stiff local competition along …
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