North East Stars striker Cornell Glen is the only Digicel Pro League addition to Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean Cup finals training squad while six foreign-based players have also been included as the “Soca Warriors” campaign for their first CONCACAF Gold Cup berth in six years. At present, 27 footballers were …
Read More »The secret behind Trinidad and Tobago’s football revival
Question: What is the most successful component of Trinidad and Tobago’s football at present? Allow me to make it easier for you. The Trinidad and Tobago national men’s football team last won a Caribbean title eleven years ago in 2001 and has only played in one regional final since then. …
Read More »Classic cut-tail: D/Force spanks Connection for final berth
Stand-in Defence Force coach Marvin Gordon praised his men for an impressive performance last night as the army/coast guard combination trounced DIRECTV W Connection 3-0 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain to advance to the Toyota Classic Cup final. The Defence Force team, which was beaten 2-1 by …
Read More »Stars penalise Vale in Classic semis
North East Stars needed penalties to finally eliminate Super League outfit Stokely Vale at the Hasely Crawford Stadium this evening as the Pro League team prevailed 4-1 in a shoot out in the Toyota Classic Cup semifinal after a 1-1 stalemate in regulation time. Stars coach Angus Eve is now …
Read More »Calling Glen: W/Cup star on verge of international recall
North East Stars attacker Cornell Glen might be auditioning for a recall with the Trinidad and Tobago national football team from 7 pm tonight when he leads the Pro League outfit against plucky Super League team Stokely Vale in Toyota Classic Cup semifinal action at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port …
Read More »Warriors turn guns on Warner; let the FBI wait
Thirteen aggrieved 2006 World Cup football players are set to join a lengthy list of bodies on the trail of National Security Minister and ex-FIFA vice president Jack Warner after alleging collusion between Warner and the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) in an attempt to defraud the “Soca Warriors” …
Read More »Stokely Vale stuns Caledonia AIA
Super League outfit, Stokely Vale, produced the biggest shock of the season thus far with a 6-5 penalty kicks win over Caribbean Club champions and present Pro League leaders Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA in yesterday’s Toyota Classic Cup action. Stokely Vale never trailed during regulation time and was leading …
Read More »Shabazz named as joint T&T men’s football coach
Jamaal Shabazz is set to pull off a stunning return to the Trinidad and Tobago national football fraternity at next month’s Caribbean Cup finals in Antigua and Barbuda after being appointed to the “Soca Warriors” coaching staff. Shabazz, who also coaches local Pro League team Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA, …
Read More »WASA stuns Rangers in Toyota Classic
Former Pro League starlet Kerron Smith returned to the big stage with a bang last night as Super League outfit, WASA FC, stunned Pro League team St Ann’s Rangers 2-1 in Toyota Classic action at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. It was one of three upsets yesterday as …
Read More »Caledonia makes heavy work of Santa Rosa
Caribbean champions Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA made heavy work of Super League outfit, FC Santa Rosa, in Toyota Classic Cup action this evening as the “Eastern Stallions” stumbled to a 3-2 win at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. Caledonia enjoyed the lion’s share of the possession but …
Read More »Why Corneal does a disservice to local football
As a former national football and cricket player and coach, Alvin Corneal enjoys a well-deserved status as a sporting icon in Trinidad and Tobago. Corneal’s feats were all achieved in the last century. In 2012, however, his statements are part of the sport’s problem. In a Trinidad Guardian article earlier …
Read More »Friday football feast in Toyota Classic
Tobago gets another taste of top flight football on Friday evening as the Toyota Classic kicks off with eight matches spread across four venues nationwide with a mixture of Pro League and Super League teams. The Trinidad and Tobago international quartet of players Richard Roy, Devorn Jorsling, Curtis Gonzales and …
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