“[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 …
Read More »Wired868 Football Festival V: T&T football stars at play!
Wired868 Football Festival V: T&T football stars at play! Ahkeela Mollon, Arnold Dwarika, Marvin Oliver, Densill Theobald, Hutson Charles, Ryan Stewart, Michael Maurice, Anthony Sherwood, Devorn Jorsling, Ansil Elcock, Darin Lewis, Gary Glasgow and many more. More from Wired868 TV6ME: Michael Johnson and Anton Corneal on How to Make a …
Read More »Jemmott, Dwarika and Theobald shine; but Oliver, Stewart and Jorsling give Wired868 bragging rights
Well, it took us long enough… The Wired868 XI finally won its own football festival—at the fifth time of asking—as MVP Marvin Oliver and sizzling Ryan “Fry” Stewart led their all-star team to a 4-1 win over the Darin Lewis Invitational XI at the UWI admin ground in St Augustine …
Read More »All they do is win: Central hold off M/Caledonia in dour contest while Connection crush Civic
All Central FC do is win. It is a fact that is open to multiple interpretations. Last night, the “Couva Sharks” maintained their 100 percent record in the truncated 2016/17 Pro League season with a 2-1 win over Morvant Caledonia United at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Style? Swagger? …
Read More »Jabloteh clobber Morv’t Caledonia: Plaza steals show as P/League makes impressive Morvant debut
The Morvant Recreation Ground opened its doors to the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League yesterday evening with pomp, noise and fervour. But, as it turned out, it wasn’t the visitors who could have done with extra security in the so-called “hot spot”. Yesterday, the baddest gun slinger in Morvant was …
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