Hyron Best, a former St Augustine Secondary goalkeeper, was still an active player when he attended his first coaching course in Brazil in 1986, after his hometown club, then named Caledonia AIA, helped raise funds for the trip. More than three decades later, he has since taken on the name, …
Read More »Pro League All-Stars: King opts for Power, Baptiste and TTT—Trent, Tinto and Theobald
Derek King won his first Pro League title as head coach at just 29 years of age, which made him the youngest success story in Trinidad and Tobago’s domestic football history. King is one of only two coaches to win the Pro League title for two different clubs (Joe Public …
Read More »M’vt Caledonia hold Police on Streete’s debut, as Hood points to backroom issues
Police FC and Morvant Caledonia United lost more ground to Pro League leaders Defence Force FC on Friday night, as the third and fourth placed teams cancelled each other out in a 2-2 draw at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The result means that Police (19 points) are seven …
Read More »Jordan sends Caledonia’s Caribbean contingent tops, as Shabazz invites Fenwick to scout fresh talent
Morvant Caledonia United remain unbeaten in the 2019/2020 Pro League season and now occupy pole position to boot, as they edged San Juan Jabloteh 1-0 last night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. There were seven foreign nationals in Caledonia’s starting XI but the decisive blow was …
Read More »A top player and a ‘bag of tricks’: T&T football mourns passing of Jason ‘Nelly’ Marcano
“[Jason Marcano] didn’t want to beat a player once, he wanted to beat him two or three times. But he was bright enough to adjust and be able to use his ability within a team structure…” “When you talk about a model professional player, he is one. Most of my …
Read More »Ball is Life (Video): Theobald on 2006 World Cup success and why he abandoned Brazil for Germany
Former Soca Warriors midfielder Densill Theobald on the not-so-secret sauce that took us to World Cup 2006, the changes needed on and off the field for future success, the inspiration of Ronaldo and Michael Jordan and why he abandoned Brazil for Germany in the fifth and final episode of “Ball …
Read More »Central downed 2-0 by Arnett Gardens; Pro League misses Caribbean title again
For the second successive season, a Trinidad and Tobago club will not be crowned Caribbean champions, Pro League outfit Central FC having been downed 2-0 by Jamaica’s Arnett Gardens in the regional semifinals in Jamaica last night. The result condemned the “Couva Sharks” to Sunday’s third place play-off against a …
Read More »Pro League players speak (Pt 2): Mismanagement, exploitation and repeat errors…but League can be saved!
With the future of the Pro League hanging in the balance, things are looking brown for football in Trinidad and Tobago. But if there is one issue that Yohance Marshall, Densill Theobald and the experienced national footballer dubbed JP are agreed on, it is that a properly functioning and well-run …
Read More »Pro League players speak up: “Panic has set in!;” “Football has become a hustle!”
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League players are uneasy, “starting to panic,” one of them told Wired868. He and a couple of his mates are of the view that the Pro League had its work cut out for him to ensure that the competition stays afloat in 2018. As things stand, …
Read More »North East Stars rule! Wired868 talks to Pro League’s trailblazing coach, Derek King
North East Stars wrapped up their second Pro League title at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night with a game to spare, edging Police FC 1-0 thanks to a late second-half goal by utility player Keston George. George, incidentally, was a Pro League champion with Central FC last …
Read More »Theobald thunderbolt keeps Stars shining, as they stay top of Pro League
North East Stars remained ahead of the Pro League pack yesterday—albeit by a nose—after a 2-0 win over third-placed Club Sando at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Veteran midfielder Densill Theobald scored a superb first half free kick for Stars while a second half item from Rundell Winchester settled …
Read More »Saunders quits as Central exodus continues; Sharks hold Stars despite turning up with 14 players
The exodus continued at defending Pro League champions, Central FC, as team coach Dale Saunders joined the raft of departures from the “Couva Sharks” in the last month. It meant that former World Cup 2006 forward and Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team assistant coach Stern John made his debut …
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