The TT Premier Football League (TTPFL) Knockout semifinal rounds kick off at 6pm this evening with an intriguing clash between two teams, Heritage Petroleum Point Fortin Civic and Defence Force, enjoying wildly different fortunes. Defence Force are riding on the crest of a wave. The Army/ Coast Guard combination clinched …
Read More »Should T&T retain Eve, or look for a new coach? Wired868 polls readers
In September 2021, the Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee handed Angus Eve a two-year contract as Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach, which expired on 31 March 2023. The proviso was: “if the team earns promotion from Nations League B to League A, Eve’s term will be extended to …
Read More »“Outspoken and real”, “he kept us laughing”; Police FC and Caledonia remember Kemron Purcell
Police FC defender and community police officer Kemron Purcell died this morning in a vehicular accident, after his car slammed into the traffic light near the intersection of Mausica Road and the Churchill Roosevelt Highway in D’Abadie. Purcell, 33, was an unused substitute in Police’s 2-1 win over Central FC …
Read More »WI recall Cornwall and Warrican, McKenzie and Athanze set for Test debuts
Allrounder Rahkeem Cornwall was recalled to the West Indies Test team today as the Maroon Men prepare for the first of a two Test series against India from 12 to 16 July. The 30-year-old Cornwall was one of four new faces in the 13-man squad, alongside 31-year-old left-arm spinner Jomel …
Read More »Eve yet to resign Warriors post; T&T start Nations League campaign against Curaçao
Angus Eve is the current Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach and, although he allegedly suggested that he would step aside, he has not tendered his resignation to the Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee. The 51-year-old coach has just weeks to go on his existing contract with the Trinidad …
Read More »Hood named T&T Women’s Senior head coach; W/Warriors reactivated after 12 month lay-off
Former Police FC head coach Richard Hood will lead the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team into the 2024 W Gold Cup qualifying campaign, after his formal appointment today by the Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee. The Women Soca Warriors have been dormant since July 2022, when they finished bottom of …
Read More »CWI recalls Alzarri and Holder early for India Test series, WI left with 13 players
West Indies will complete their ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifying campaign with just 13 available players, after Cricket West Indies (CWI) lead selector Desmond Haynes recalled allrounder Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph to prepare for the upcoming Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test series against India. The two-match Test Series bowls off …
Read More »Hart: I have not been contacted! Coach denies link to Soca Warriors job
Former Soca Warriors head coach Stephen Hart has denied holding any talks with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) regarding the position of Men’s National Senior Team head coach. A Trinidad Guardian article today, headlined “Hart set for Soca Warriors return”, claimed that the Canada-based coach was the favoured …
Read More »Eve expected to step aside; Wired868 reviews ups and downs of outgoing T&T coach
Angus Eve has allegedly told players that he will not seek a renewal for his post as Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach, in the wake of his team’s elimination from the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup. There has been no official statement yet from the Trinidad and …
Read More »Jesus is not a Trini; T&T suffer joint G/Cup record with 6-0 loss to USA
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team were dumped out of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup tonight on the back of a 6-0 thrashing by the United States at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The Soca Warriors needed an improbable win to advance to the knockout round …
Read More »Stop fighting down a black coach! Eve attacks “critics” before T&T/ USA clash
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve waded into his perceived critics—and, in particular, a former football administrator, the parent of a national player and a 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup player—in the build-up to Sunday’s decisive group match against the United States. The Soca Warriors, who …
Read More »Hope laments poor “mindset” as WI miss out on W/Cup after Scotland loss
West Indies One-Day International (ODI) captain Shai Hope suggested that his team lacked the right attitude in Zimbabwe, as the Maroon Men failed to qualify for the Cricket World Cup for the first time in their history. The West Indies lost to Scotland by seven wickets today in Harare, after …
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