Local Football

Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 defender Tekay Hoyce came off the bench this evening to give Mucurapo East Secondary its third National Intercol title with a 1-0 win over St Benedict’s College in the 2014 final at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. It was Mucurapo’s first title since …

“Nothing happens before its time” seems to be the mantra for 27 year old Special Reserve police officer and Police FC striker, Jameel Perry. Having overcome adversity at an early age and being compelled to work from as early as 15 years, today Perry has a strong understanding that everything  has …

Italian Serie A club, Genoa FC, could face disciplinary action after failing to meet a FIFA deadline with regards to a defaulted payment due to Trinidad and Tobago Pro League champion club, DIRECTV W Connection, over St Lucia international midfielder Zaine Pierre. Pierre, who is now 21, joined Genoa in …

Trinidad and Tobago national football team utility player and DIRECTV W Connection star Joevin Jones has agreed a three-year deal with United States Major League Soccer (MLS) team Chicago Fire and will move to North America for pre-season in January. It means that the “Soca Warrior” will cut short his …

Serious is the keyword used to describe 16-year-old St Augustine Secondary captain and center back, Joshua Marshall. That one word describes how Marshall portrays himself whether it is on the field or off the field. At first glance, you would not want to mess with the unsmiling schoolboy; but, after …

East Mucurapo Secondary continued their Cinderella run in this year’s Coca Cola National Intercol competition with a 1-0 victory over San Juan North Secondary yesterday in the semi-final round. Mucurapo is now just one win away from copping the National Intercol title, which is a stark contrast to the school’s …

Trinidad and Tobago football supporter, Cindy Howe, shares her feelings on the latest TTFA scandal: Earlier this week, Wired868.com broke a story about the TTFA and its hired associates being unable to be account for $.4M of taxpayers’ money.  The story has been followed up by media houses and the …

Former Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana international senior team coach Jamaal Shabazz suggested today that the “Soca Warriors” might have outgrown their administrators and called on the “TTFA leadership” to either improve quickly or resign. The men’s senior team slipped five places to 54th spot in the latest FIFA international rankings …

Defender and captain of the Naparima Boys College football team Amritt Gildharry is quite proud of the hard work of his coaches, support staff and teammates as they secured the SSFL Premier Division crown as well as the Big Four title. He got his first football when he was just …

Peter O’Connor, TTFA president from 1985 through 1990, tells Wired868 that we should now stop crying over what we didn’t do and start celebrating what we have done well “Thank you, Strike Squad. We love you still.” The scoreboard is flashing those eight words large and brightly as I come …

Strike Squad coach Everald Cummings talks to Earl Best about what he felt on November 19, 1989, what he feels now and how he has been treated. PART II: Bitterness does not enter the picture when Strike Squad coach Everald “Gally” Cummings discusses the events of November 19, 1989; when …

Stern John’s final swing of the boot last night and the trademark bulge of the net sent WASA FC players into frenzy as they streamed towards the veteran 38-year-old striker at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The last time a John item created such a stir was on 12 …