Jamaica Men’s National Senior Team head coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore has paid the price for his team’s sluggish start to the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign, as he was fired from his post today. Whitmore, an iconic ex-Jamaica midfielder who starred in the ‘Reggae Boyz’ 1998 World Cup campaign, …
Read More »Gonzales: Vaccine hesitancy torpedoed 2021 SSFL season; Jamaica student athletes all vaccinated
Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president Merere Gonzales has suggested that vaccine hesitancy among Trinidad and Tobago’s student population could be a key factor in the Government’s decision to block schools football for the second successive season. Gonzales said the SSFL executive had been in communication with the ministries of …
Read More »W/C Corner: Shamar grabs lifeline for off-tune Reggae Boyz, as Mexico, Canada and USA make early runnings
Eh? So is that what all the fuss was about? Jamaica Men’s National Senior Team head coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore might have suffered a severe case of buyer’s remorse in the opening match window of Concacaf’s Octagonal 2022 World Cup qualifying round. Coveted West Ham United forward Michael Antonio made …
Read More »B&B Ep 1: Shaka on BLM, turning down Man Utd and the making of Russell Latapy
Wired868 launches its first podcast, The Burdie & Barney Show, with a special guest: ESPN analyst and former England Premier League goalkeeper and Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup star Shaka Hislop! Listen to the extended B&B pilot as Hislop reveals why he turned down Manchester United, players’ rights in …
Read More »Soca Warriors seize dance floor; Araujo-Wilson and Sheppard help T&T U-17s enact revenge over Reggae Boyz
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team will meet Mexico on equal footing on Sunday after the junior Soca Warriors maintained their 100 per cent group record this evening with a battling 3-2 Concacaf Championship win over regional rivals, Jamaica, in Brentford, Florida. Two years ago, the two aforementioned Caribbean …
Read More »We’re here to win! USA open account against Nicaragua; Mexico spank dismal Jamaica
Defending the title they have won in the competition’s last four editions, USA got off to a winning start in the 2018 edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship. On a cool Friday evening at the Ato Boldon Stadium, they defeated Nicaragua 2-0. On the second evening of tournament action …
Read More »U-20 Women: USA down Nicaragua while Mexico whip foreign-assembled Jamaicans
United States and Mexico made confident starts to their CONCACAF 2018 Women’s Under-20 Championship campaigns today as they swept past gutsy but outclassed opposition in Nicaragua and Jamaica respectively at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. USA have won five of the seven editions of this tournament played thus far …
Read More »Boyz better Warriors; Lawrence’s win-less streak stretches to five after 2-1 loss to Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago failed to make home advantage count against Jamaica tonight as they lost 2-1 in the friendly international contest at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. The Soca Warriors never led and, although they came close to a late equaliser, the reality is coach Dennis Lawrence …
Read More »No permission for Joevin; but Warriors look to outgun Jamaica in POS tonight
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence has indicated that talented Seattle Sounders flanker Joevin Jones is unlikely to feature against Jamaica tonight, after the Soca Warriors failed to receive written clearance from his MLS employers. The Warriors and the “Reggae Boyz” clash from 8pm in friendly …
Read More »Joevin allegedly goes AWOL from Seattle; TTFA can’t confirm involvement for Jamaica friendly
Talented Trinidad and Tobago winger Joevin Jones joined the Soca Warriors squad in training on Tuesday but it is uncertain whether he will take the field for Thursday’s friendly international against Jamaica, kicking off at 8pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain. Jones’ surprise return caused a stir in …
Read More »Another humiliation! T&T U-15s routed 8-1 by Jamaica to finish last in CONCACAF division
The good news is that Trinidad and Tobago finally got on the score sheet in the fourth and final outing of their CONCACAF Under-15 Championship adventure today. The bad news is coach Russell Latapy’s team conceded their highest tally for the competition, losing to Jamaica by a humiliating 8-1 margin …
Read More »Cato named in T&T squad to face Jamaica; Lawrence: “What happened is behind us”
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence has recalled Cordell Cato to the Soca Warriors, just two months after the United States-based winger was dropped for indiscipline. Cato, who plays for San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS, is one of three foreign-based players who will represent the …
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