“Forget players, systems, anything else, its mentality. And the mentality tonight, to defend set pieces was not strong enough.” Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Men’s Team coach Dennis Lawrence bore a frustrated figure at the end of T&T’s 2-2 draw with Martinique at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain …
Read More »Sponsor clash leaves ‘Naps’ with wardrobe dilemma at the start of 2019 SSFL
Naparima College will kick off the 2019 Secondary School’s Football League (SSFL) against St Mary’s College on Wednesday 11 September. And after their historic unbeaten 2018 triple-winning season, when the ‘Invincibles’ take the field at their Lewis Street fortress in San Fernando, all eyes are sure to be on the champions—and on …
Read More »TTSL member clubs reject ‘unethical, political and short-sighted’ offer from TTFA and TTPL
The following is the full statement from the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL), rejecting the offer to form the second tier of the TT Pro League (TTPL). At the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) Extraordinary General Meeting of Sunday 8 September 2019, member clubs rejected the joint offer …
Read More »T&T held 2-2 by Martinique after blowing two-goal lead; Lawrence now 11 matches without win
Football is a game played with 22 players on the field for 90 minutes and, in the end, Trinidad and Tobago do not win. Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence stretched his winless run in charge to 11 matches tonight as the Soca Warriors failed to …
Read More »Trendsetter Hawks founder: young players must ‘marry academics and football’
For more than 40 years, Trendsetter Hawks founder Anthony ‘Dada’ Wickham has shepherded nearly 1,500 East Port-of-Spain youth away from the stereotypes attached to the area. According to him, the time had come for the club to do even more for its young players. “For years we had just been …
Read More »Warriors return to POS after two-year absence, Lawrence seeks to end 10-game winless streak
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team return to Port of Spain tonight for a crucial 2019 Concacaf Nations League outing against Martinique from 9pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. At stake is a place at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup and the Concacaf Hex for the Qatar 2022 World …
Read More »CPL 19: Easy as 1! 2! 3! TKR see off St Lucia Zouks for third straight win
Half centuries by Lendl Simmons and Denesh ‘Shotta’ Ramdin led the Trinbago Knight Riders to their third win on the trot with a convincing victory over the St Lucia Zouks at the Queen’s Park Oval on a searing Sunday afternoon. The signs are ominous for the other teams in the …
Read More »No grooving in Phase Two; Caledonia punish Rangers errors to cop eight straight victory
Morvant Caledonia AIA extended their winning streak in the Ascension Invitational Tournament to eight games last night when they defeated the much-fancied Terminix La Horquetta Rangers (LHR) by a 2-nil margin at the Phase Two La Horquetta Recreation Ground. Jerry Moe’s Caledonia outfit (24 points), who hold a slender two-point …
Read More »TTFA’s T-League ‘tweaks’: More $$ for Pro League, less for TTSL and performance incentives ‘absorbed’
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is set to significantly alter a deal hammered out by UEFA and Concacaf advisors, after discussion with local stakeholders, for a unified domestic elite league in a controversial move that would change the face of the local game. In a media statement yesterday, …
Read More »CPL 19: Narine and Webster help TKR find kryptonite for Tallawahs ‘ Superman
No Bravo brothers. No Colin Munro. No problem! Last night, the two-time defending Caribbean Premier League (CPL) champions, Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR), eased to a convincing 22-run victory over the power-packed Jamaica Tallawahs outfit at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain. During an interview with the CPL commentary …
Read More »Telfer sparkles and Joevin strikes as Warriors fight back to hold Martinique 1-1
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team opened their Concacaf Nations League campaign with a result tonight, as they fought back to hold Martinique 1-1 at the Stade Pierre Aliker in Fort-de-France. A win against the same opponent at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Monday night could go a …
Read More »T&T on cycle of success; Paul’s world record confirms Olympic possibilities for sport
A world record. The pinnacle for any sportsman because no one—ever—has gone as fast, as high, as far or lifted as much, in the history of mankind. Trinidad and Tobago has a lot of medals in its proud sporting history, gold that belie its size relative to its competitors. But …
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