Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve appeared to reverse his view on the worth of the Fifa Rankings, as the Soca Warriors climbed into the 100 football nations in the world—for the first time in two years. The Soca Warriors moved from 102nd to 98th …
Read More »T&T fall to 101st in FIFA rankings, plus controversial clause that would have cost Lawrence his job
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team was ranked 101st in the world today by FIFA, as they continued to tumble down the charts. The Soca Warriors dropped nine places since their calamitous showing at the June Concacaf Gold Cup—in which they were beaten 6-0 by USA—while they have …
Read More »Pro League owners: We will survive! Owners deny Cabinet rescue report but bullish about chances
“Despite the departure [of chairman Sam Phillip and CEO Dexter Skeene], the Pro League Board remains committed to the survival of professional football.” The following is a release from the Pro League Media on the durability of the top-flight competition. Despite a Trinidad Guardian report yesterday about an impending TT$6 …
Read More »Phillip: Unsuccessful SPORTT meeting was final straw; ex-Pro League chairman wants more family time
Former Pro League chairman Sam Phillip said a disappointing meeting with the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT) earlier this week was the final straw in his decision to quit the football post. Nine months ago, the Pro League submitted to SPORTT a proposal regarding the government subvention for …
Read More »Chairman Phillip follows CEO Skeene out Pro League door; uncertainty over 2018 season grows
Less than a week after Dexter Skeene announced his intention to leave the TT Pro League post he held for some 14 years, chairman Sam Phillip told Wired868 that he will be following the departing CEO through the exit door. “Yes, I tendered my resignation earlier this week,” Phillip told …
Read More »No Spider-Man on the Web? How Carter came to share Cosmos dressing room with Pelé
The year is 1999, one year after former Strike Squad baby Dwight Yorke makes a £12.6 million move from Aston Villa to Manchester United. The “Red Devils” complete a memorable treble. The year is now 1989, ten years before Yorke’s Manchester odyssey. The Trinidad and Tobago Senior team is preparing …
Read More »God said it was time! Ex-Pro League CEO Skeene reflects on potential, broken promises and lack of vision for local game
He fought the good fight. Those five words sound like the opening for a eulogy but TT Pro League fans are hoping that the departure of outgoing CEO Dexter Skeene will not mean the death of the local professional league. On Friday, the 53-year-old former Trinidad and Tobago forward announced …
Read More »Pro League owners want Skeene to stay; Hospedales: No Pro League, no Hex
With its 2018 season already hanging in the balance, the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League is now without a CEO. Dexter Skeene, who has held the position for the last 14 years, tendered his resignation to the Board at yesterday meeting of the League and informed them that he proposes …
Read More »We are not dead yet! Skeene says Pro League will survive rough road to self-sufficiency
“Given our individual and collective commitment to the League and an understanding of the broader economic challenges and difficulties, we realise that the tests facing the League are no different to those facing the business community. “[…] I believe we will rise to overcome this temporary situation and we will …
Read More »Should taxpayers continue to help Pro League? Shabazz, Hospedales, Harrison, Eve and Fakoory speak
New day, old problems. The Trinidad and Tobago Pro League kicked off as scheduled on 9 June 2017; but the problems are still there: little money, small crowds and general public disinterest. Or maybe things are worse than usual. Digicel have not renewed their title sponsorship while, for only the second …
Read More »Dear diary: Ex-T&T star, Lyndon Andrews, reveals how Ma Pau SC drove him from the game
“When Ma Pau decided to fold, it had a negative impact on me. This was my job; it was how I was earning a living. This was how I took care of my family so it put me in a very difficult position. “It discouraged me from continuing as a professional …
Read More »Russia 2018, Kenwyne, the media, DJW… Wired868 reviews Lawrence’s unveiling
“His head took us to the World Cup in 2006,” said Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams, “now he is charged with using that same head in a different way to take us to Russia 2018.” So began the era of new Trinidad and Tobago National Senior …
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