Morvant Caledonia AIA maintained their perfect record early in the Ascension Invitational Tournament as they defeated rivals San Juan Jabloteh by a 2-1 margin in Bourg Mulatresse yesterday. Coach Jerry Moe’s Caledonia outfit have now racked up three straight wins in the Ascension top flight and are second only to …
Read More »TTPS: Marcano fell asleep at wheel; fatal crash happened five minutes from home
Former Central FC and San Juan Jabloteh attacker Jason ‘Nelly’ Marcano was roughly five minutes from his home when he lost control of his car and crashed into a wall near 4Js Electrical and Plumbing Supplies in D’Abadie. A police source who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed that the …
Read More »Elton John: ‘Nelly’ was unique in every way; this isn’t the ending I was expecting
“People always asked me why ‘Nelly’ gets on like this; and I would always say try growing up with everyone against you, when you’re always in defensive mode… He was the strongest person I knew. I would try to pattern myself after his style of play but it was like no …
Read More »Inside the YPL: Wired868 finds familiar issues around player registration and club ‘adoptions’
After three shaky rounds with just 27 from 45 scheduled matches taking place, the Youth Pro League (YPL) finally had a full quota of games on the weekend. Once again, TT Pro League CEO Julia Baptiste blamed registration issues for the barrage of defaulted fixtures and forfeited points. “If you …
Read More »Arcia grabs late winner as Army edge M’vt Caledonia 4-3; Civic hold Jabloteh goalless
There were no fireworks, no fanfare and no Shahrukh Khan at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Friday night but the TT Pro League finally kicked off its 2018 league season with two games that proved to be as contrasting as they come. Defence Force battled back from being 2-1 down …
Read More »Pro League delay season due to money woes; Harrison warns Warriors will suffer if top flight folds
The Trinidad and Tobago Pro League will not start as scheduled, on Friday evening, after club owners voted for a two week delay to the 2018 season, barely four days before the promised kickoff time. The move comes as Pro League teams remain in financial dire straits, as private sector …
Read More »RBNYL: Dada’s revenge as QPCC and Trendsetter eye doubles; Trincity aim to defy Tobago’s Titans
While the two most decorated players in world football were trying their utmost to keep their World Cup dreams alive in Russia, burgeoning football talents were fighting tooth and nail in Marabella last Saturday to keep their own Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL) aspirations afloat. Some of the youngsters …
Read More »Harford: RBNYL now bigger than YPL; QPCC and Rosa throw down gauntlet for 2018 season
Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) and FC Santa Rosa threw down the gauntlet for the 2018 Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL) season at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar yesterday. The two clubs notched victories over a Southern Football Association (SFA) XI (Under-12s) and a Northern Football Association (NFA) …
Read More »A little too late! Pro League blanks T&T National U-17s; half-measure in the works
A little too late! That, according to TT Pro League acting CEO Julia Baptiste, is the reason why the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s Under-17 Team has not had its application to play in the Under-18 Division of the ongoing Youth Pro League (YPL) approved. The application simply came a little …
Read More »Pro League coaches: We have no war with TTSL; Look Loy offer is like return to stone age
Taking pot shots at one another and making snide remarks is definitely not the way to go, say four Trinidad and Tobago Pro League (TTPL) coaches. What is needed is for football people to come together and talk about the state of the sport in the country so as to …
Read More »Chasing Greatness868 (Video): Hyland shares secret to his success and why the T&T shirt means so much
What is the pathway to greatness in Trinidad and Tobago? In the second of a two part interview, Soca Warriors football star Khaleem Hyland shares his secret sauce, the importance of that red, white and black kit and finding motivation from his murdered brother, Kwesi: More from Wired868 TV6ME: Michael …
Read More »Santos humiliate Jabloteh 6-2 in CONCACAF League; Central host Árabe in POS tomorrow
San Juan Jabloteh experienced a humiliating return to CONCACAF competition last night when they were mauled 6-2 by Costa Rican outfit, Santos de Guápiles FC, at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San José. Unless Jabloteh can subject Santos to a four-goal spanking when the two clubs meet again at the …
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