A remarkable second half performance from Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Cleon John saved the day for a depleted North East Stars team tonight as a late Kennedy Hinkson winner helped the Sangre Grande-based outfit escape with a 1-0 win over San Juan Jabloteh at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port …
Read More »Meet the Warriors: TTFA submits 35-man preliminary squad
Former Trinidad and Tobago co-head coaches Hutson “Barber” Charles and Jamaal Shabazz kept faith with the majority of its 2012 Caribbean Cup squad after selecting 18 players into their 35-man preliminary squad for next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament. Shabazz will not be with the team in the tournament, though, …
Read More »Connection penalises Stars to take Pro Bowl
DIRECTV W Connection continued its fine close to the 2012/13 season tonight as the “Savonetta Boys” edged North East Stars to the Digicel Pro Bowl crown at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Just as in the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield final, Connection and Stars could not be …
Read More »Simply the best: Wired868’s Pro League All-Stars
The Trinidad and Tobago Pro League closes its 2012/13 season tonight when DIRECTV W Connection faces North East Stars in the Digicel Pro Bowl final from 8 pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. Wired868 says “see you soon” to the young men who made it a pleasure to …
Read More »Fresh farce: T&T travels shorthanded to Peru after Belize draw
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 …
Read More »Glen strikes again as Defence Force falters
North East Stars striker Cornell Glen struck his eighth goal from his last seven Digicel Pro League matches last night as the third-placed Sangre Grande-based team edged present leader Defence Force 1-0 at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya. There were no changes in the Pro League standings yesterday but second-placed …
Read More »Meet the Pro League’s hot shots
In the second and final part of our two-part series, Wired868 looks at the Pro League players whose performances in the first half of the 2012/13 season have put them above their peers: (Starting XI) Cleon John (North East Stars/ Goalkeeper/ 31 years old): John has possibly been the Pro …
Read More »National captain omitted from T&T squad
Trinidad and Tobago national football team captain Jan-Michael Williams has thrown his full support behind the technical staff after being overlooked for next Wednesday’s international friendly against Peru at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Williams has not played competitive football since the 2012 Caribbean Cup finals on December 12 …
Read More »Stars triumph puts S/Grande over the moon
North East Stars owner Darryl Mahabir was in orbit on Friday night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Minutes earlier, the Sangre Grande-based football club had edged Defence Force 4-2 on penalties to clinch the 2012 Toyota Classic Cup crown. But Mahabir did not point towards the …
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