Play Whe San Juan Jabloteh rebounded from their crushing 5-0 midweek loss to defending champions, Central FC, to climb to fourth in the 10-team Pro League standings with a 3-2 win over bottom placed St Ann’s Rangers at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. Jabloteh got all three goals in …
Read More »Levi is T&T’s youngest scorer in Europe; teenaged winger strikes against NEC
Eighteen year old Trinidad and Tobago winger Levi Garcia lifted another record off legendary compatriot Dwight Yorke today as he came off the substitutes bench to score his first competitive goal for Netherlands Eredivisie club, AZ Alkmaar, in a 3-0 win over NEC at the Goffertstadion in Nijmegen. “I’m extremely …
Read More »Shaka supports Oliver; slams “desperately untrue” Central statement
ESPN football analyst and ex-2006 World Cup stand-out Shaka Hislop has emphatically distanced himself from former Football Players Association of Trinidad and Tobago (FPATT) colleagues, Brent Sancho and Kevin Harrison, as he slammed their treatment of ex-Central FC captain and star midfielder, Marvin Oliver, as “unwarranted” and “unfair.” Yesterday, Sancho …
Read More »Defence Force drop points on fete night; Central draw close with Police win
Defence Force continued their habit of dropping points near to the popular Army Fete, as the Pro League leaders were held goalless by Point Fortin Civic today at Mahaica Oval. The result, coupled with a 3-0 win by second placed Central FC over Police FC, means that Defence Force’s lead …
Read More »We helped build Oliver’s house! Sancho fires back at ex-Central captain
The Central FC board, which is headed by ex-Sport Minister Brent Sancho and includes his former advisor Kevin Harrison, responded to the furore over the sacking of its former captain Marvin Oliver with a 983-word press release, published on the Soca Warriors Online website, that both confirmed and denied releasing …
Read More »Central shake off controversy with five star performance against Jabloteh
Not for the first time, the Bankers Insurance Central Football Club is awash with tales of mismanagement, treachery and deceit. Earlier this week, head coach Dale Saunders sacked former captain Marvin Oliver, who managing director Brent Sancho bizarrely threatened to fine on top of that, while goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams said …
Read More »Sancho threatens Oliver; Central FC vow to fine player they already sacked
Central FC managing director Brent Sancho has threatened to fine his former club captain, Marvin Oliver, just 48 hours after the Pro League club sacked him. The 41 year old Oliver, who was the club’s outstanding player last season when the “Couva Sharks” won seven trophies including the Pro League …
Read More »Della-Marie still comatose at Mt Hope; family grateful for outpouring of love
Fourteen year old Trinidad and Tobago chess champion, Della-Marie Walcott, a St Joseph’s Covent (Port of Spain) student, is still comatose but is now resting at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope. Walcott’s family has expressed its eternal gratitude, via press release, to the Office of the …
Read More »DJW: W/Warriors had no passports to travel; but TTFA light on details
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams insisted today that the Women’s National Senior Team was unable to travel to Costa Rica for friendly international matches this week, since they did not have their passports among other unnamed reasons. The “Women Soca Warriors” were initially scheduled to play …
Read More »O’Connor makes calamitous debut, as Police FC trounced by Defence Force
In the end, even Police FC coach Richard Hood was forced to chuckle. With star custodian Adrian Foncette on trial in Turkey and his back-up Keinol Paul suspended and third choice goalkeeper, Akeemo Morgan, inactive, Hood sidestepped the transfer window and snared young goalkeeper Perry O’Connor, who represented Petit Valley …
Read More »Costa Rica dismayed at W/Warriors no-show; TTFA silent on incident
The Costa Rica Football Federation (CRFF) has admitted to being surprised and dismayed by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s failure to send the “Women Soca Warriors” to Central America for scheduled international fixtures this week. The Costa Rica women, who defeated Trinidad and Tobago on penalties at the 2014 …
Read More »NSL: Guaya retain fighting chance of title defence after derby win in Matura
“A win in Matura is a big, big, big win for us because we have a personal (rivalry) since in the ECFU (Eastern Counties Football Union) days,” said Guaya United captain Ryan “Fry” Stewart, after the final whistle on Sunday. “Back then, it was either Guaya or Matura (to advance) …
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