The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 football team may soon have a little magic working for them. Russell “Little Magician” Latapy, Wired868 has been reliably informed, will arrive in the country in the coming days to take up the post of head coach of the junior team. Latapy’s local …
Read More »TTFA vows to pay Hart and Walkes but not remaining coaches
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee said the local football body has decided to pay the salaries of head coach Stephen Hart and technical director Kendall Walkes while the TTFA’s impasse continues with the Ministry of Sport. The TTFA accepted a March deadline to present audited …
Read More »TTOC blank U-23 squad additions; coaches rue missing TTFA contracts
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) could be on a collision course over squad lists for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. The TTOC mandates that all member associations submit a preliminary list by March 27 while final 18-man squad lists …
Read More »Vranes takes over T&T Olympic team; but disappointed with TTFA timeline
Former Central FC head coach Zoran Vranes is set to return to the international arena after agreeing to take charge of the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team for their Rio 2016 Olympics qualifying campaign. Vranes expects to be assisted by former Trinidad and Tobago international Reynold Carrington, who recently …
Read More »Army silences Central choir; Civic confounds Connection
Talk nah, Central! The buzz around Central FC over the past 48 hours has been the shock promotion of its marketing director, Brent Sancho, to the position of Sport Minister. Last night presented the opportunity for the “Couva Sharks” to resume normal service. But veteran Defence Force striker Devorn Jorsling …
Read More »Women Warriors sizzle at Football Festival
The Trinidad and Tobago national senior women’s team quartet of captain Maylee Attin-Johnson, Kennya “Yaya” Cordner, Ahkeela Mollon and Khadidra Debesette sizzled at UWI’s SPEC ground on Sunday evening at the third annual Wired868 Football Festival in St Augustine. At the final whistle, “Brent Sancho Invitational XI” stole bragging rights …
Read More »Carrington quits Civic; Point coach cites demotivated players
The Point Fortin Civic football club look likely to take to the field without Reynold Carrington for the first time in three years after the coach announced his shock resignation from the club this morning. Carrington told Wired868 that he informed the players of his decision after training this morning. …
Read More »MVP Mattis defies Civic as Jamrock Jabloteh takes Toyota Classic
“I have to thank the Man above for helping us with this victory,” said San Juan Jabloteh coach Keith Jeffrey, as he toasted his club’s Toyota Classic Cup title at the Ato Boldon Stadium last night. It took penalties to part Jabloteh from Point Fortin Civic in an exciting finale …
Read More »El Clásico Couva: Connection and Central meet in Lucozade final
Local football is bracing itself for another monumental clash as defending champion DIRECTV W Connection, and bitter Couva rival, Central FC, both booked their places in the 2014 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield final at the Ato Boldon Stadium on 25 April 2014. Cue: excited looks by knowledgeable football fans, narrowed …
Read More »Keron K.O.s Police; Connection and Stars advance to Lucozade semis
Keron “Ballpest” Cummings opened his North East Stars account yesterday with a spanking double at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva as the Sangre Grande-based club advanced to the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield semifinal with a 2-1 win over Police FC. Cummings scored with a powerful strike in the second …
Read More »Civic Coop; Connection stumbles again while D/Force downs Stars
At approximately 9.47 pm last night, Sean Cooper whipped off his shirt in the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva and sprinted towards hundreds of prancing supporters in the covered stands. His teammates and coach caught up with him just before he reached the stairs and lifted him off his feet with …
Read More »Central’s Civic lesson; Connection stays perfect
Trinidad and Tobago national team goalkeeper Marvin Phillip was mysteriously demoted last night by his employer, Point Fortin Civic, and Central FC took full advantage as a Rundell Winchester hattrick helped the “Couva Sharks” to a 3-0 win at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The result ended Point Fortin’s …
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