North East Stars and San Juan Jabloteh will join Point Fortin Civic FC in hosting games within their communities this season, as the 2015/16 Digicel TT Pro League competition promises a community-based focus for the upcoming term. Pro League CEO Dexter Skeene said the top flight clubs will play more …
Read More »One on one with Jan-Michael Williams: Warrior goalie’s plan for greatness
We need to qualify for the World Cup. As a country I think it will do so much good for us after having qualified before and then being put in a place of discomfort in the situation with Mr Jack Warner and the TTFA. For us to qualify now, it …
Read More »This week in football: Wired868’s calendar of events for Sep 21-27
The following are this week’s fixtures for the various Trinidad and Tobago football competitions covered by Wired868: Tuesday September 22 (CONCACAF Champions League) DIRECTV W Connection v Santos Laguna, 8 pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium; (CNG National Super League Championship) Saddle Hill Hotspur v Barrackpore Utd, 4.15 pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium …
Read More »Sharks tale: Bankers Insurance CEO restores Sancho and Harrison to Central posts
Central FC is set for familiar new owners after Bankers Insurance CEO Vance Gabriel introduced himself to the “Couva Sharks” as their new boss on Saturday morning at the Kampo Vibes Restaurant on Ramsaran Street, Chaguanas. And, at Gabriel’s side, were the controversial duo of former Central chairman Brent Sancho …
Read More »Stay away, Sancho! Central FC players protest possible Sancho/Harrison returns
Former Sport Minister Brent Sancho and his advisor Kevin Harrison were subjected to a new low today, as 24 of Central FC’s 29 football players signed a petition that urged their board of directors not to allow them back to the Pro League club. The petition, which was addressed to …
Read More »Too late for Ma Pau; Pro League starts new season with 10 clubs
The Pro League board yesterday made its final decision on the Ma Pau Sports Club’s application to join the domestic top flight. And the verdict is the prospective Pro League outfit was unable to convince the board members within an appropriate timeline. So, Ma Pau will not be involved in …
Read More »Central and W Connection contest Pro League’s Charity Shield tonight
New Central FC coach Ross Russell will taste his first “Couva Clasico” tonight as the “Couva Sharks” kick off the 2015 Pro League season with the Digicel Charity Shield exhibition match against rivals DIRECTV W Connection from 7 pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium. The Sharks hold both Digicel titles …
Read More »Ma Pau poser: How Pro League application led to Police probe in Sport Ministry
The Ma Pau Morvant Sports Club, almost certainly, will not participate in the 2015/16 Pro League competition, after an about-turn by the Ministry of Sport left the organisation without its registration fee. And it is possible that the Ma Pau outfit, which participated in the Pro League between 2008 and …
Read More »Fenwick tackles ‘erroneous’ Guardian article; opens up on Ma Pau’s Pro League bid
The following is a press release by ex-England World Cup defender Terry Fenwick, a former Central FC and San Juan Jabloteh football coach, in response to a Trinidad Guardian article on Ma Pau’s Pro League application: I am aware of an article published in the Trinidad Guardian of Thursday, September …
Read More »Hart: Warriors must lift Pro League standards; match fitness key for W/Cup
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart has challenged his home-based players to set the standard in the domestic league and not allow their form to dip, as the Pro League kicks off on Friday with the Digicel Charity Shield. North East Stars playmaker Keron “Ballpest” Cummings …
Read More »Central off to face Galaxy minus Oliver, Ettienne and Joseph
The Central FC squad boarded a flight to Los Angeles this evening where the “Couva Sharks” will make their CONCACAF Champions League debut on Thursday night against MLS team, LA Galaxy. Details regarding which players are available to Central coach Ross Russell are sketchy though. Wired868 was informed that new …
Read More »For the love of football: One on one with Central FC’s Sean De Silva
“Football is my first love and college was more of a fall back plan,’’ said Central FC captain Sean De Silva. The Pro League football star has a Business Administration degree with a minor in Economics. But it’s clear his passion is football. De Silva, who has a striking resemblance to French …
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