The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team’s threatened boycott of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, due to a match fees row, hogged the sport media spotlight for the past two days. However, the National Men’s Under-23 Team’s own managerial issues are arguably even more serious. Head coach Zoran …
Read More »Discussion: Should Sport Ministry pay footballers alone at Pan Am Games?
The Ministry of Sport has promised to pay match fees to the National Men’s Under-23 and Senior Women’s Team football players but not over 100 other athletes that will also represent Trinidad and Tobago at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. So should they? The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s …
Read More »Gov’t negotiates Gold Cup feed; Sancho, TTFA discuss Pan Am bacchanal
Sport Minister Brent Sancho revealed today that the Government hopes to acquire live feeds for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in time for Trinidad and Tobago’s opening match against Guatemala on Thursday July 9. Sancho, a former 2005 Gold Cup and 2006 World Cup player, promised, earlier in his tenure, …
Read More »Fixin’ T&T: AG must be recused from Warner extradition; Law Assoc should act
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 …
Read More »Hart praises Warriors’ “dynamism”; working on mental and tactical side
“Soca Warriors” head coach Stephen Hart is pleased with his complement of attacking players for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and praised the supposed dynamism of his new recruits. Hart, who took Trinidad and Tobago to the quarterfinal round of the 2013 Gold Cup, selected Portland Timbers 2 forward Rundell …
Read More »Wave, Dragons grab first WPL points; Kayla leads Wired868’s All-Stars
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 …
Read More »Plaza grabs Warriors winner in closed doors contest with Haiti
Trinidad and Tobago forward Willis Plaza snapped a seven-game scoring drought today as the “Soca Warriors” edged Haiti 1-0 in a closed doors training match at the Central Broward Regional Complex in Fort Lauderdale. Plaza’s item, which came after just five minutes, will not affect his international goal tally, though. …
Read More »Fundraiser for Europe-bound trialists; 18 T&T players try their luck
Former 2009 Under-20 World Cup players Leston Paul, Jean-Luc Rochford, Qian Grosvenor and Curtis Gonzales are among 18 Trinidad and Tobago players who will try to land professional deals in Europe later this month, through an initiative by local scout Dion Sosa. The players are due to leave for Turkey …
Read More »Warriors line up Mexico for Sept friendly; Peltier misses Haitian warm-up
The Trinidad and Tobago National Football Team has announced a September 4 international friendly against Mexico in Salt Lake City, which is meant to help prepare the “Soca Warriors” for their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. It will be the second time that the Warriors and “El Tricolor” clash this …
Read More »Fuego bring Angels down to earth in feisty WPL affair
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 …
Read More »One on one with Shannon: The Gomez Connection
“(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 …
Read More »U-23s swap Corbin with Trimmingham; TTOC slams self-centred administrators
San Juan Jabloteh utility player Josiah Trimmingham has been selected to replace St Ann’s Rangers attacker Kadeem Corbin in the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. Corbin was essentially ruled unavailable for the Pan Am tournament since June 20 when National Senior Team …
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