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Three months ago, Angel Di Maria was the Man of the Match as Real Madrid edged Atletico Madrid to capture their tenth European trophy or La Decima. This week, Di Maria was unveiled as Manchester United’s latest signing and promptly watched his new employer flogged 4-0 by an obscure lower …

Trinidad and Tobago national team defender Arin King was supposed to join teammates Maylee Attin-Johnon and Tasha St Louis in the post-game press conference yesterday but never made it. It was, arguably, the only time King missed her cue on Tuesday night. In the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Cup’s tense final …

The Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 football team is through to the final Caribbean Football Union (CFU) round and one step closer to its ultimate goal of a berth at the Chile 2015 Under-17 World Cup. Last night in St Lucia, the young “Soca Warriors” held off a fierce fight-back …

“It means a lot to us (to be in the final),” said Trinidad and Tobago attacker Tasha St Louis yesterday. “A lot of us have been (involved in the women’s game) for a long time and the chance to win the trophy at home (before) going into the CONCACAF tournament …

Trinidad and Tobago attacker Kennya “Ya Ya” Cordner is set to make a sensational return to the “Soca Princesses” line-up tomorrow as the host nation prepares to book a date with regional rival, Jamaica, for the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Cup final. Cordner was cleared by the Southern Medical Clinic today …

The Barbados Tridents, who last weekend won US$250,000 for beating the Guyana Amazons to clinch the Limacol Caribbean Premier League 2014 title, will soon be US$300,000 richer. Or will they? Whatever the answer, one suspects that team management would somehow be happier without the money and with their two major …

The Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 team will face its first major test of character tomorrow evening at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia when the young “Soca Warriors” kick off against host nation St Lucia in a vital Chile 2015 Under-17 World Cup qualifier. At present, Trinidad and Tobago …

Trinidad and Tobago and United Petrotrin winger Mariah Shade was an unlikely hero tonight as the “Soca Princesses” overcame a potentially awkward assignment to whip Antigua and Barbuda 3-0 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. The result assured the Soca Princesses of their place at October’s CONCACAF …

Trinidad and Tobago national senior women’s team star Kennya “YaYa” Cordner was ruled out of tonight’s Caribbean Cup clash against the Antigua and Barbuda and possibly the remainder of the competition after a heart scare yesterday. The 25-year-old Cordner, who plays professionally for Seattle Reign FC Reserve in the United …

No one could doubt what Liverpool manager Brendon Rodgers would have done if Morpheus offered him the blue or red pill in the “Matrix.” Liverpool is about to go back down the rabbit hole after England’s sleeping giant agreed a 16 million fee for Italian maverick Mario Balotelli. Well, it …

The Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 football team opened its Chile 2015 World Youth Cup qualifying campaign with a handy 2-0 win over Grenada yesterday evening at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia. Defender Tekay Hoyce put the young “Soca Warriors” ahead after just four minutes before striker Dereem Daniel …

Trinidad and Tobago could lose its reputation as a tourism destination if the national senior women’s team keep this up. The “Soca Princesses” certainly did not give their St Kitts and Nevis guests much time to enjoy the scenery at the Hasely Crawford Stadium as the host team opened its …