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Even with the globe turned upside down by ‘an invisible enemy’, mankind can still bank on the near certainty of death, taxes, Nicki Minaj saying something stupid on social media… and Mexico qualifying for the Fifa World Cup. It has been 40 years since ‘El Tricolor’ failed to successfully navigate …

“[…] Listen, [Covid-19] is the factor. A lot of the teams in the Caribbean could not even train, further more play competitive football; and that has affected the Caribbean. It is clear! When you look at Central America and North America, they were able to play their tournaments as normal …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team have received 24-hour protection from the Frisco Police Department since Monday, according to a release from the TTFA Media. The Soca Warriors will also be accompanied by Consul security, Inspector Peter Fraser, for the remainder of their time at the 2021 Concacaf Gold …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team interim head coach Angus Eve called on Concacaf to ‘make an example’ of Mexico, after national footballers and officials were besieged with obscene, abusive messages, racist taunts and death threats, following the goalless draw between the two nations on 10 July 2021. Mexico, …

Defiant, disciplined, dogged. The Soca Warriors are back! At the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team faced over 40,000 Mexican supporters, 15 Mexico players, one Argentine and, apparently, hundreds of sweaty uncouth homophobes. But at the final whistle, they remained unbowed in their …

Former Trinidad and Tobago international defender Yohance Marshall scored the decisive goal as the Soca Warriors held Mexico to a thrilling 4-4 tie at the 2015 Concacaf Gold Cup tournament. However, he thinks their meeting at the 2021 tournament might have more in common with when Trinidad and Tobago faced …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team interim head coach Angus Eve has replaced injured midfielders Khaleem Hyland and Judah Garcia with a pair of United States-based defenders, Mekeil Williams and Noah Powder, for the group stage of the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup. The 30-year-old Williams, who has 30 national …

The following is the third instalment of a series on Trinidad and Tobago’s World Cup football adventures, adapted from articles published first in the Trinidad Express in 2006, and looks back at the controversial 1974 World Cup campaign: Port-au-Prince was as silent as a grave on 4 December 1973. On …

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 …

“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, …

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 …

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 …