The dawn of the new millennium produced a shocking Concacaf Gold Cup tournament in 2000 as, for the first and only time in 30 years, neither Mexico nor the United States appeared in the final. In the quarterfinal round, Canada shocked Mexico 2-1, South American guests Colombia edged USA on …
Read More »B&B Ep 3: Bertille St Clair on Dwight Yorke and the three ‘A’s’ of developing talent
Former Trinidad and Tobago national football coach Bertille St Clair describes his coaching legacy, Signal Hill, the making of Dwight Yorke and the three ‘A’s’ of developing talent. Subscribe for free to Burdie and Barney for our entire archive of interviews at Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, or TuneIn Radio, …
Read More »‘Grovy’ number: Iconic SSFL coach on Dwarika, ‘Saints’ rivalry, coaching and a life-changing tackle
After calling a day on his 35-plus year coaching career in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) last week, former Queen’s Royal College coach Nigel ‘Grovy’ Grosvenor took some time away from playing with his granddaughter to talk to Wired868 about his health, his storied career with St Anthony’s College, …
Read More »Look Loy unplugged: Why I quit as Rosa coach, Malick and the “Susconosco sorcerer” Arnold Dwarika
Keith Look Loy coached his last top-flight football match on 10 December 2017 when FC Santa Rosa were surprised 1-0 by UTT at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, a result that cost them the chance to repeat as Super League champions. Barely a week later, Look Loy confirmed that …
Read More »The Big Dread: One on one with Central FC playmaker Marvin Oliver
Marvin Oliver came to international prominence almost two decades ago, when he represented the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team alongside the likes of Arnold Dwarika and Jerron Nixon. And, at 40, he is showing little signs of slowing down. A few months ago, Oliver lifted the 2014-2015 Pro League, Caribbean Cup and Pro Bowl trophies for …
Read More »Shoot-out: Marcus and Caesar clash for Pro League scoring title
Point Fortin Civic attacker Marcus Joseph and North East Stars striker Trevin Caesar will hope to take their scoring boots to Couva tomorrow on Tuesday May 19 when the Digicel Pro League season comes to a halt at the Ato Boldon Stadium. At present, Joseph, who is played in a …
Read More »Jorsling takes D/Force fourth; Caledonia climbs to seventh
Defence Force’s record goal scorer, Devorn Jorsling, bagged his eighth Pro League goal of the season as the defending champion club whipped Police FC 3-1 in Couva to move into fourth place on the nine-team standings. The army/coast guard combination is still 10 points shy of present leader, DIRECTV W …
Read More »Baptiste strikes down Rangers; Stars hold Civic goalless
Another weekend and another goal for Kerry “El Corbeux” Baptiste. Baptiste, the 32-year-old San Juan Jabloteh captain, decided a drab affair with a close range header off a Rennie Britto cross that helped the “San Juan Kings” to a 1-0 win over St Ann’s Rangers at the Larry Gomes Stadium, …
Read More »Hart racing: Warriors need quick-fire Gold Cup start
New Trinidad and Tobago head coach Stephen Hart is aiming for a quick-fire start to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup when he leads the “Soca Warriors” out against El Salvador from 7 pm on Monday July 8 in New Jersey. The Warriors managed just one first half goal in five …
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