Standing at five feet and one inch, sassy Jamaica international midfielder Christina Murray looks up to most of her teammates and opponents in the literal sense. But the fourth pick overall in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) draft—and the first foreign draftee—has never been one to let others look down …
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Germany Bundesliga club, Borussia Dortmund, will be a surprise contender for major honours at the Jean Pierre Complex in Port of Spain today if Javon “Slick” Charles’ form holds in the 2015 Trinidad and Tobago Interactive Football Cup (TTIFC) Grand Finale, which kicks off at 9 am. On Saturday June 13, Charles topped …
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Controversial Jamaat-al-Muslimeen Imam Yasin Abu Bakr will not be the most talked about man on this July 27—the 25th anniversary of Trinidad and Tobago’s attempted coup. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), according to the Extradition Act, has 60 days from the issuance of a provisional warrant to Chaguanas …
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DIRECTV W Connection will lose their top goal scorer Jerrel Britto for the upcoming 2015/16 CONCACAF Champions League campaign as the former Trinidad and Tobago national youth team striker has agreed terms with mid-table Guatemala football club, Deportivo Malacateco. Britto, whose 15 Pro League goals placed him among the top …
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Civic watch group, Fixin’ T&T, has expressed grave concern over the failure of Attorney General Garvin Nicholas to deny or explain funds allegedly provided to him by Chaguanas West MP and ex-FIFA vice president Jack Warner, who is fighting extradition to the United States at present. Fixin’ T&T calls on …
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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 …
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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 …
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“(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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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“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 …
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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 …
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