Trinidad and Tobago will host 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up Jamaica on 24 August from 8pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium as the Caribbean’s traditional heavyweights go head-to-head in a friendly contest. Tickets cost $100 (covered stands) and $50 (uncovered) and will be available at all NLCB Lotto locations nationwide …
Read More »One on one with Fuego and Jamaica star Christina Murray
Standing at five feet and one inch, sassy Jamaica international midfielder Christina Murray looks up to most of her teammates and opponents in the literal sense. But the fourth pick overall in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) draft—and the first foreign draftee—has never been one to let others look down …
Read More »Jamaica penalises Warriors; T&T second in Caribbean Cup
The Caribbean Cup trophy, yet again, will not return to Trinidad and Tobago. And the Jamaica national football team captain, Rodolph Austin, took delight in sending the “Soca Warriors” home empty handed after a 4-3 penalty shoot-out final win in Montego Bay last night. “When you go Trinidad, they turn …
Read More »Game on: Gov’t rescues Warriors but warns TTFA about accounts
Trinidad and Tobago national football team manager William Wallace and captain Kenwyne Jones have confirmed that the “Soca Warriors” will take to the field this evening to fight for the regional title against Jamaica in the 2014 Caribbean Cup final. The Warriors and Jamaica will square off from 9 pm …
Read More »FIFA sets TTFA deadline; senior Warriors blank Guadeloupe
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) financial woes can go from bad to worse if the local body cannot prove it is fit for business within the next four months. The FIFA press office informed Wired868 that the TTFA will not be eligible to receive any funding from 1 …
Read More »Hart problems: TTFA scraps Warriors men’s camp; women’s trip in balance
Trinidad and Tobago national football team head coach Stephen Hart admitted that the “Soca Warriors” will struggle to keep up with its rivals if the present financial woes continue. Last month, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee and general secretary Sheldon Phillips promised camps for the …
Read More »Caledonia crushed; Pro League teams dumped from Caribbean tourney
For the second time in the history of the Caribbean Club Championship, there will be no Trinidad and Tobago team among the final four outfits in the regional football competition. Defending Pro League champion club, Defence Force, was eliminated after just one game as the “Teteron Boys” lost 2-0 to …
Read More »Jamaica’s club footballers cry foul over poor salaries
The promise of fame and fortune has fuelled many a youngster’s dream of becoming a professional footballer. The realisation of such dreams is epitomised by the likes of Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney, whose skills have made them household names and landed them …
Read More »Ode to Chris and Carlos: The runaways who became Warriors
What would you gamble for love? What would you risk for your dream? As Chris Birchall put on red, white and black gear and faced the Trinidad and Tobago football public for the last time as an international footballer, his mind have might run on what it took to get …
Read More »Soca silences Reggae: Warriors clinch landmark win in Jamaica
On the last occasion that the “Soca Warriors” returned from Jamaica undefeated, after a 2-2 draw in March 2008, then Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) special advisor Jack Warner held a press conference to honour the achievement under then coach Francisco Maturana. Maybe present Warrior coach Stephen Hart might …
Read More »AWOL again: Keon Daniel’s Warrior future in doubt
Port Vale midfielder Chris Birchall might not be the only Trinidad and Tobago midfield star who waves goodbye to his international future in the upcoming home and away friendly series against Jamaica. “Soca Warriors” head coach Stephen Hart had hoped to use the international get-togethers to have a long chat …
Read More »Soca versus Reggae: T&T faces Jamaica on Nov 15 and 19
Trinidad and Tobago’s “Soca Warriors” will battle Jamaica’s “Reggae Boyz” in a home and away friendly clash this month between the Caribbean’s traditional football superpowers. The Warriors and Boyz will square off in Montego Bay on November 15 before meeting again at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain …
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