Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence expressed pride in his outfit’s showing in Toluca last night, despite being comprehensively outplayed in a 2-0 loss to a youthful Mexico team. Mexico coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino selected 19 debutantes in his 24-man squad of local-based players to …
Read More »Fevrier: The Mexico U-15s are pros; DJW: We invest far less than they do! TTFA explain poor results
“We were up against a very good Mexican team. These guys play 10 months of football, more than our senior players locally, they are professionals. Their schedule is the same as the senior men’s, their fixtures are the same, they play the game maturely.” This from T&T Under-15 head coach, …
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 »Tinkerman Tallest misses out on historic point; “Chicharito” leads Mexico past stubborn T&T
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team came within three minutes of a famous result in Mexico last night but, at the final whistle, it was a seventh successive loss for coach Dennis Lawrence’s men. West Ham United striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernández was the man to break the hearts of …
Read More »Fight like your lives depend on it! World Cup 2006 goalie gives view on USA, C/Rica tests
Trinidad and Tobago football has two absolutely crucial World Cup qualifiers coming up and we have to find a way to get two results. It will not be easy but I’m sure we all know that. Let’s go back for a quick look at the last two qualifiers. Against Mexico, …
Read More »Refereeing clanger leaves Warriors bottom of Hex, as Joevin denied in 1-0 loss to Mexico
Dennis Lawrence tasted his first defeat as a head coach tonight as Trinidad and Tobago were edged 1-0 by Mexico in Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying action at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. The result meant that the Soca Warriors dropped to the bottom of the …
Read More »Lawrence warns Warriors of stern Mexico challenge; no resting on Panama laurels
The Trinidad and Tobago senior national men’s team will have to forget their Panama laurels and focus exclusively on what is required to beat “one of the world’s best football teams” tomorrow evening. The Soca Warriors take on top-of-the-table Mexico tomorrow in a hyper-crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier at the Hasely …
Read More »Shade scores as Warriors lose 2-1 to Mexico in closing tour match
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team closed their overseas tour this afternoon with their fifth successive defeat, after a 2-1 loss to Mexico in the Natal Female International Tournament’s third place play off in Brazil. Brazil defeated Canada 3-1 in the final to secure the invitational title. But Trinidad …
Read More »Hart: Warriors must lift Pro League standards; match fitness key for W/Cup
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart has challenged his home-based players to set the standard in the domestic league and not allow their form to dip, as the Pro League kicks off on Friday with the Digicel Charity Shield. North East Stars playmaker Keron “Ballpest” Cummings …
Read More »Gavin Hoyte skips Mexico friendly; Hart slams Barnet manager
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart yesterday slammed Barnet FC manager Martin “Mad Dog” Allen as unprofessional and disrespectful to the “Soca Warriors”, after defender Gavin Hoyte failed to show for Friday’s friendly international against Mexico in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hoyte, a former Arsenal and England youth …
Read More »Caesar and Marcus selected for Mexico friendly; Kenwyne and Peltier out
New Central FC attacker Marcus Joseph, teenaged North East Stars midfielder Neveal Hackshaw, United States-based forward Trevin Caesar and England-born defender Gavin Hoyte will join the “Soca Warriors” in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday August 30, in preparation for their international friendly against Mexico on September 4. All four …
Read More »FIFA freezes TTFA funding; KPMG halts services while football staff go unpaid
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is in the midst of another financial crisis after FIFA confirmed that it has frozen its annual US$250,000 (approximately TT $1.5 million) subvention to the local body while the TTFA’s auditor, KPMG, has also suspended its services. As a result, the TTFA’s administrative …
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