Eighteen year old Trinidad and Tobago national youth team left back Keston Julien will represent mid-table Slovakia outfit, AS Trenčín, this season after he completed his move to Europe today. Julien transferred to Trenčín from Pro League outfit, San Juan Jabloteh. His move was negotiated by Netherlands agent Humphry Nijman …
Read More »Creece left T&T women for Malabar coaching camp; admits US alcohol charge
“Women Soca Warriors” coach Anthony Creece returned to Trinidad yesterday to run a series of screening sessions for young male and female players at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar this weekend. Creece’s departure from Brazil left the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team without any of its three coaches, …
Read More »The A to Z on AZ and T&T rising star Levi Garcia
On 20 November 2015, Levi Garcia’s 18th birthday, the former Shiva Boys Hindu College schoolboy will become the youngest Trinidad and Tobago player ever to sign for an top flight club in Europe when he moves to Netherland Eredivisie team, AZ Alkmaar—Dwight Yorke joined Aston Villa a month after he turned 18 in 1989. Garcia, who …
Read More »Sosa: Turkey-based trialists are doing well; I’d do the same thing again
“I would not have done anything differently (if I had to do it again),” Trinidad and Tobago football scout and unregistered agent Dion Sosa told Wired868. “I made a decision (to leave some players behind) based on the resources that I had in London. “I felt it was the best …
Read More »T&T football trialists comfortable in Turkey after London scare
Former Caledonia AIA and El Dorado West Secondary student Keon Russell got to Turkey yesterday to complete a contingent, led by local scout Dion Sosa, who left Trinidad on Wednesday to attend football trials in Europe. Six players were forced to spend an unscheduled night in London due to a …
Read More »Stranded T&T footballers: We still don’t know what happened
The road to fame and fortune for Trinidad and Tobago footballers Jean-Luc Rochford, Dwight Quintero and Keon Russell took an unexpected detour in London. The three players were part of a 10-member contingent, led by scout and unlicensed agent Dion Sosa, that left the Piarco International Airport on Wednesday for …
Read More »Sancho saves stranded football trialists; Quintero, Rochford stuck in London
The Ministry of Sport was forced into a rescue operation today as two former Trinidad and Tobago national youth team players, Jean-Luc Rochford and Dwight Quintero, were among three footballers left alone in a hotel in London while their contingent moved on to trials in Turkey. The third player, Keon …
Read More »Fundraiser for Europe-bound trialists; 18 T&T players try their luck
Former 2009 Under-20 World Cup players Leston Paul, Jean-Luc Rochford, Qian Grosvenor and Curtis Gonzales are among 18 Trinidad and Tobago players who will try to land professional deals in Europe later this month, through an initiative by local scout Dion Sosa. The players are due to leave for Turkey …
Read More »Going Dutch: AZ unveils T&T starlet Levi Garcia
Finally, some good news regarding a precocious 17-year-old’s foray into the adult world. Ravina Rampersad’s brief encounter with Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley during San Fernando’s Carnival celebrations has been the talk of the social media this week. But it is a pre-contract deal between 17-year-old Shiva Boys High School …
Read More »Can FIFA blank T&T starlet Levi Garcia’s move to Europe?
Sixteen-year-old Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 attacker and Shiva Boys Hindu School football star, Levi Garcia, is set to leave for Europe next week in a controversial move engineered by Dutch agent Humphry Nijman. Here is what FIFA says about the movement of players under the age of 18: (FIFA …
Read More »Five T&T U-20s set for Europe; but Central braces for Levi tug-of-war
Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 footballers Levi Garcia, Kadeem Corbin, Neveal Hackshaw, Jesus Perez and Kishun Seecharan were awarded European entry visas yesterday and are expected to travel to the Netherlands within the coming week en route to trials with undisclosed clubs in Europe. The parent clubs for 18-year-old Corbin, …
Read More »Native Spirit set to reveal costs for “I Support Akeem”
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips said that he expects to receive a full breakdown of costs from Native Spirit for the production of “I Support Akeem” tee-shirts by Monday. Both organisations came in for criticism on the social media since Wired868 and I95.5 FM …
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