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Trinidad and Tobago patriots in Peru were not about to pass up a chance to wave their flags as the “Soca Warriors” came to Lima for a friendly international fixture against Peru. The Trinidad and Tobago national football team finished second in the 2012 Caribbean Cup and will participate in the …

“Mr Skeene, where is the trophy?” asked Defence Force striker Devorn Jorsling tonight, as he stared into the covered stands at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. There were still 21 minutes remaining in Defence Force’s Digicel Pro League fixture against Central FC and another three hours of football left …

The Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force can put the champagne on ice this weekend as a victory over Central FC will guarantee the army/coast guard combination its second Digicel Pro League title in three years and a third crown in the 14 year history of professional football in this country. …

Two characteristics noticeable in the legendary cricket teams of the post-World War II era were depth and the predominance of one territory in each nation, which usually became the core of their first XI. The first great West Indies team from 1963-68 had a strong Barbadian influence and was captained …

THE REVELATION that the FBI is investigating FIFA should bring an end to three decades of institutional corruption, personified in recent times by President Sepp Blatter. I have been talking with Special Agents from the Organised Crime and Racketeering Section of the Department of Justice in Washington and with an FBI …

I am not a football reporter. I am not even, I must confess, a particularly consistent football supporter. But if the “Soca Warriors” come to Peru, it is an event worth covering. Peruvians are notoriously football crazy and, for the first time ever, Lima’s meagre population of Trinbagonians were routinely hailed …

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team battled valiantly but could not keep out their hosts as Peru cruised to a 3-0 friendly international win at the Estadio Nacional in Lima. Peru still harbours hopes of playing at the 2014 World Cup and defeated Chile 1-0 in Lima on Saturday. …

Trinidad and Tobago will not have to face the full might of the Peru national football team in tomorrow’s friendly international at the Estadio Nacional in Lima from 9 pm (10 pm TT time). Peru coach Sergio Markarian revealed today that he has excused several key players for the Trinidad …

Trinidad and Tobago national joint head coach Jamaal Shabazz declared, via press officer Shaun Fuentes, that last night’s goalless draw against Belize produced some impressive individual performances from the “Soca Warriors” and will provide selection headaches in the future. Shabazz, a founding member of Pro League team Neal & Massy …

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team failed to scale the Belize defensive wall last night at the FFB Stadium in Belmopan as the two 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup-bound nations played to a goalless draw for the second time in three years. Defence Force striker Devorn Jorsling was ejected late …

The João Havelange Centre of Excellence, formerly known as the João Havelange CONCACAF Centre of Excellence, has done a U-turn of sorts regarding the Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 team but the result is the same. The young “Soca Warriors” will not have the benefit of preparing on turf for the United …

Financial wrangling, distrust, an airline booking hiccup, lost baggage, an inadequate playing surface, an abrupt re-scheduling; you name it. At this rate, the Trinidad and Tobago national football team will be mentally drained before it takes the field for a friendly international fixture against Belize from 10 pm (8 pm …