Can we play you every week, Honduras? The Trinidad and Tobago national football team weathered a tricky opening 10 minutes to brush aside an inexperienced 10-man Honduras outfit 2-0 last night in Houston and, in the process, qualified for the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup for only the …
Read More »Eight reasons for optimism about T&T’s Gold Cup chances
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team has not exactly set the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup alight just yet and, after a 2-2 draw with El Salvador and 2-0 loss to Haiti, the “Soca Warriors” face their toughest group opponent, Honduras, and possible elimination on Monday night. But, hey, it’s …
Read More »Warriors vow to produce A-game against Honduras
Trinidad and Tobago winger Carlos Edwards has vowed that the squad will bring its A-game for tomorrow night’s decisive CONCACAF 2013 Gold Cup fixture against Honduras from 9.30 pm (TT time) at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. A victory for the “Soca Warriors” will mean the team’s first appearance …
Read More »Buckle up! Warriors promise Haitian thriller
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team is gearing up for a thriller on Friday night in a potentially decisive CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B match against Haiti at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami. The “Soca Warriors” played to a 2-2 draw with El Salvador on Monday while Haiti …
Read More »Glen heads for India sojourn with Shillong Lajong
Veteran Soca Warriors striker Cornell Glen is saying goodbye to his current employers North East Stars and the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League and saying hello to Shillong Lajong and the Indian I-League. The I-League is the top professional league in India which was launched in 2007. The 14-club competition …
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 »Depleted Warriors prepare for European internationals
The bulk of the Trinidad and Tobago national senior football team assembled in London today in preparation for international friendlies against Romania and Estonia on June 4 and 7 respectively. But national co-head coaches Hutson “Barber” Charles and Jamaal Shabazz will be without at least seven foreign-based players for the …
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 »Stars set up Pro Bowl final with Connection
North East Stars booked its second Cup final against DIRECTV W Connection within a month at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya tonight. Unsurprisingly, penalties were involved. Despite being a player short for the final eight minutes, the Sangre Grande-based team was perfect from the penalty spot as coach Angus Eve’s …
Read More »Bonus-gate (Pt 1): How 13 W/Cup 2006 players challenged the TTFF… and won
Wired868, with the help of five people closely involved with the case in the playing, administrative and legal camps, will tell the story of the 2006 World Cup bonus dispute. This is Part One: Last Thursday, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) wired an undisclosed figure into an account …
Read More »Jumbie Joevin: N/East singles out Connection star for Lucozade final
Twenty-one-year-old DIRECTV W Connection midfield star Joevin Jones is likely to be the centre of attention in the 2013 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield final as his semi-final heroics will earn him some undesirable attention when Connection faces North East Stars from 8 pm on Friday 3 May 2013 at the …
Read More »Lethargic Caledonia sees off Police; Rangers hold Stars
Second placed Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA remained in contention for the 2012/13 Digicel Pro League title—at least mathematically—with a 2-0 win over Police FC this evening at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya. The result kept the “Eastern Stallions” within four points of leading club Defence Force with just …
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