Maverick Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Keon “Skillachi” Daniel will be on the lookout for a new employer after he was released by United States Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit, Philadelphia Union, yesterday. The Union announced that the decision was made by mutual consent after the Tobago-born playmaker failed to even …
Read More »Million dollar race: Central maintains dogged Connection pursuit
Pro League leader DIRECTV W Connection and second placed Central FC eased away from the chasing pack last night with emphatic wins over Police FC and Caledonia AIA respectively at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Surinamese teenager Dimitrie Apai scored his first hattrick in a Connection shirt as the …
Read More »Keron K.O.s Police; Connection and Stars advance to Lucozade semis
Keron “Ballpest” Cummings opened his North East Stars account yesterday with a spanking double at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva as the Sangre Grande-based club advanced to the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield semifinal with a 2-1 win over Police FC. Cummings scored with a powerful strike in the second …
Read More »Caledonia’s Gay joins latest Pro League exodus
Caledonia AIA forward Jamal Gay is the latest Pro League player to complete a move abroad after the lanky 25-year-old attacker completed a loan move to Finland Premier League club, Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), during the week. Gay, who represented Trinidad and Tobago at the US 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup and Egypt …
Read More »Adams stars as Civic penalises Defence Force; Central clobbers Caledonia
Point Fortin Civic stand-in goalkeeper Akini Adams stole the spotlight last night as his club advanced to the semifinal of the 2014 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield competition after a 4-3 penalty shoot win over Defence Force at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Just three days earlier, Defence Force roared …
Read More »Corneal strikes back: Tim Kee and Phillips are opportunists
Arnold Corneal, brother of former technical director Anton Corneal, accuses the TTFA of a lack of respect to local coaches: We continue to manage the administrative function of local football in a manner that lends itself to continued scepticism and mistrust. In addition, the stories of local coaching practitioners who …
Read More »Jabloteh cruises past Rangers in Lucozade Sport opener
Two well taken goals by Jean-Luc Rochford and Micah Lewis paced San Juan Jabloteh to a comfortable 2-0 win over St Ann’s Rangers this afternoon in a Lucozade Sport Goal Shield qualifier at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. Jabloteh will now face defending Shield champion club, DIRECTV W Connection, …
Read More »One-on-one with Curtis Gonzales
Twenty-five-year-old Defence Force utility player and Trinidad and Tobago international defender Curtis “Boyo” Gonzales is busier than ever in 2014. His team has just finished duty in the Caribbean Club Championship, is trying to retain the Pro League title and has the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield and Digicel Pro Bowl …
Read More »Connection sets Lucozade Goal challenge; D/Force and Civic clash
Defending Lucozade Sport Goal Shield champion club, DIRECTV W Connection, has declared its intention to retain its title as the knock out tournament prepares for kick off today. San Juan Jabloteh and St Ann’s Rangers meet in today’s qualifying round match from 4 pm at the Larry Gomes Stadium in …
Read More »The empire strikes back; Defence Force nears CFU place
Defence Force substitute Balondemu Julius scored his most important goal of the season on Tuesday night as the reigning Pro League champion club, Defence Force, roared back from two goals down to edge Point Fortin Civic 3-2 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The result pushed the “Teteron Boys” …
Read More »Corneal quits Warriors; TTFA confirms technical director’s exit
Local football received another shock yesterday when Anton Corneal, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director, quit his post amidst unpaid debts and a perceived lack of respect from within the association. Corneal, who accepted a four-year contract to arrest the decline in the local game in 2012, …
Read More »One-on-one with Gerard Williams
Quiet, well-spoken and dedicated, DIRECTV W Connection captain and defensive midfielder Gerard Williams has emerged as one of the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League’s outstanding players for the 2013/14 season. And, if Connection goes on to lift the Pro League crown and bank the million dollar bounty at stake, it …
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