National Security Minister and ex-Defence Force captain Gary Griffith provoked inter-island tension again this week with an undiplomatic reference to Jamaicans living illegally in Trinidad and Tobago. There might have been revenge of sorts at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya tonight as San Juan Jabloteh, with five Jamaicans in …
Read More »Schooled: National, club and school coaches weigh up the SSFL agenda
When Trinidad and Tobago lifted the 2014 Under-20 Caribbean Cup trophy on October 19, head coach Derek King requested just one thing from his players. It was a message he delivered during the competition as well. “As I told the players, if they can play at Pro League level it …
Read More »Jorsling and Baptiste lead the way in D/Force and Jabloteh wins
Veteran goal poachers Kerry Baptiste and Devorn Jorsling were both on the score sheet this evening as San Juan Jabloteh and Defence Force enjoyed narrow victories over St Ann’s Rangers and Police respectively at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya. The 32-year-old Baptiste, who is the Pro League’s all-time record …
Read More »Central snatches CONCACAF spot; D/Force falls to Jabloteh
The 2013/14 Digicel Pro League season threw up a final dramatic twist yesterday as Defence Force crashed to a 1-0 loss to San Juan Jabloteh at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. It meant that, at the death, Central FC earned a shock CONCACAF Champions League qualifying berth …
Read More »One-on-one with Dwane James
Trinidad and Tobago football’s most valuable brothers, arguably, were goalkeeper Lincoln and “Tiger” Phillips and defender Winston Phillips who played side-by-side in the 1974 World Cup qualifying campaign when the two island republic was robbed of a place in the FIFA showcase tournament. Since then, examples of siblings who both …
Read More »Jabloteh deflates sorry Rangers in Pro Bowl qualifier
There are just two games left in the 2013/14 Digicel Pro League campaign for St Ann’s Rangers and everyone at the club probably cannot wait to get them out of the way. Rangers chairman Richard Fakoory envisioned a dignified close of the season and decent cup run when he replaced …
Read More »Jorsling takes D/Force fourth; Caledonia climbs to seventh
Defence Force’s record goal scorer, Devorn Jorsling, bagged his eighth Pro League goal of the season as the defending champion club whipped Police FC 3-1 in Couva to move into fourth place on the nine-team standings. The army/coast guard combination is still 10 points shy of present leader, DIRECTV W …
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 »Jabloteh cruises past Rangers in Lucozade Sport opener
Two well taken goals by Jean-Luc Rochford and Micah Lewis paced San Juan Jabloteh to a comfortable 2-0 win over St Ann’s Rangers this afternoon in a Lucozade Sport Goal Shield qualifier at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. Jabloteh will now face defending Shield champion club, DIRECTV W Connection, …
Read More »Bateau out: Rangers return to Streete for rest of season
Bottom placed Pro League club St Ann’s Rangers parted ways with head coach Gilbert Bateau today—on the International Day of Happiness—and is set to finish the season with former boss Anthony Streete. Streete, who steered Club Sando to second place in the 2013/14 Super League, has accepted the job until …
Read More »Connection romps past ‘shorthanded’ Jabloteh; Civic edges Rangers
Pro League leader DIRECTV W Connection rebounded from last week’s derby defeat tonight with a comfortable 4-0 triumph over San Juan Jabloteh at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, which stretched its lead atop the table to a daunting eight points. Jabloteh sat deep throughout yet created its fair share …
Read More »Central clobbers Connection; Stars edge Jabloteh
It is too early to say that the Pro League title race was re-opened but there was certainly a rumble at the top of the table last night as second placed Central FC clobbered league leader DIRECTV W Connection 3-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Three goals in …
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