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“As long as you have someone like a [Willis] Plaza in the team, he can make something out of nothing [for you],” said San Juan Jabloteh head coach Keith Jeffrey. “And anyone who sees the third goal [against Police FC] will know what I mean.” Yesterday’s Pro League fixture at …

“The team spirit here is unbelievable. From the MTS guards to the vendors, the cleaners, the teachers, our peers… All rally together not just for football but everything the school participates in. The community cheers us on.” Pleasantville Secondary football team captain Jude Phillip—aka “Judey”—is a young man with big …

St Anthony’s College head coach Nigel “Grovie” Grosvenor is crying foul at the results of this year’s first round draw for the 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Coca Cola Intercol tournament. Grosvenor called the fixtures unfair after St Anthony’s and SSFL Premier Division champions Shiva Boys Hindu College were matched against …

The Pro League will need a new punchline if St Ann’s Rangers keep this up. For four of the last five seasons, the St Ann’s club finished dead last. The only exception came in the 2012/13 when T&TEC imploded and played half the season with a side so threadbare that …

The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division 2016 came to a striking finish last week, and after a season of passionate play, Shiva Boys’ Hindu College produced an amazing Cinderella run to win their maiden title. Last year’s champs, Naparima College, were forced to settle for third place, and …

Defending Pro League champions, Central FC, dropped their first points of the season yesterday evening after a goalless draw with Ma Pau Stars at the Mahaica Oval in Point Fortin. The result saw Central’s lead atop the standings narrow to three points as DIRECTV W Connection defeated Defence Force 2-0 …

Trinidad and Tobago will not get the chance to defend their Under-20 Caribbean Cup title on Sunday as the young Soca Warriors were defeated 5-4 on penalties in tonight’s first semifinal fixture against Antigua and Barbuda at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad, Curaçao. The two nations played for 90 …

The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team will face their two closing matches of the 2016 Caribbean Cup without W Connection starlet, Isaiah Hudson, who will return home from Curaçao tomorrow and was effectively ruled out of the semifinal rounds. The young Soca Warriors face Antigua and Barbuda in the …

The final day of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season saw as many as six teams—East Mucurapo Secondary, San Juan North, QRC, Pleasantville Secondary, Fatima College and St Benedict’s College—embroiled in a heated relegation battle at the foot of the table. And remarkably, St Benedict’s, who were …

The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team will represent the Caribbean at CONCACAF level, after the young Soca Warriors stretched their unbeaten to six games last night with a goalless draw against Haiti in Caribbean Cup action at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad, Curaçao. The result meant that Haiti …

Shiva Boys Hindu College signed off on the 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division regular season in style today, as a Junior Asson hattrick helped the newly crowned champions to a 4-2 come from behind 4-2 win over Fatima College at Mucurapo Road. The victory meant that the Penal-based school, …

All Central FC do is win. It is a fact that is open to multiple interpretations. Last night, the “Couva Sharks” maintained their 100 percent record in the truncated 2016/17 Pro League season with a 2-1 win over Morvant Caledonia United at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Style? Swagger? …