Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team interim head coach Angus Eve announced a 26-man squad for the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup playoffs today, with Columbus Crew attacker Kevin Molino and La Brea forward Marcus ‘Lobo’ Joseph and 17-year-old Molik Jesse Khan listed among his troops. Notably absent were AEK …
Read More »Joevin and Levi sit out practice before final WCQ, as farcical NC travel plans left players without boots
On the eve of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team’s final World Cup qualifying outing against St Kitts and Nevis, six players were asked to train in sneakers on wet grass, after they were left without football boots—as a result of farcical travel plans arranged by the Fifa-appointed …
Read More »Bateau: Some players don’t value national shirt enough, but Warriors will play for pride against SKN
Trinidad and Tobago defender Sheldon Bateau, who was stand-in captain on Saturday when the Soca Warriors drew goalless with The Bahamas, said that the team’s weekend result and subsequent elimination from the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying series affected the older players more than the younger ones. The 30-year-old Bateau, …
Read More »Salaries are here, but some players are not; Fenwick selects 22-man squad for Bahamas clash
Would the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team treat tomorrow’s Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying fixture against The Bahamas as a warm-up for next Tuesday’s decisive top of the table clash with St Kitts and Nevis? Or will the Soca Warriors simply try to get the best possible result—and …
Read More »Unleashing Levi, tactical hiccups and that penalty; Wired868 talks to Joevin and Bateau
For footballers, returning to your club after an international match window is akin to slipping back into work after taking a casual day off. You try to draw as little attention to yourself as you can, and to look as fresh and focused on your employer’s immediate concerns as possible. …
Read More »Guyana coach says 3-0 flattered T&T, Muckette returns but doubts over Bateau and Powder
Guyana head coach has blamed early errors for the Golden Jaguars’ 3-0 World Cup qualifying loss to Trinidad and Tobago, rather than anything opposing coach Terry Fenwick cooked up. The Soca Warriors grabbed all three goals in the first half and could have had a fourth, as flanker Joevin Jones missed …
Read More »TTOC to the rescue! Warriors waiver mean Fenwick has full squad to face P/Rico
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick has been generally lukewarm about the administrative support provided by the TTFA’s office staff, but, this evening, he would be overjoyed by the intervention of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC). A week before their Qatar 2022 World …
Read More »Bateau, Levi ruled out of P/Rico qualifier, T&T blindsided by two-month-old travel restriction
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick today admitted to another selection headache, worsened by his own administration, on the eve of the Soca Warriors’ departure for their opening two World Cup qualifiers against Guyana and Puerto Rico. Ace winger Levi Garcia, central defender Sheldon Bateau …
Read More »‘Who’s looking after players?!’ Hyland and Bateau on owed monies, Qatar 2022 and United TTFA/Fifa
Soca Warriors captain Khaleem Hyland and veteran defender Sheldon Bateau are urging stakeholders to remember the young men and women who play the game, as they pointed to the desperate financial state of many local-based players at present. Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams left office …
Read More »Pro League All-Stars: Eve votes for Glen, Cleon, Shaqkeem, Bateau, ‘Butters’, ‘Boyo’…
For the past 18 months, Trinidad and Tobago Pro League stakeholders have discussed the fate of the top flight competition and what might lie in store. Wired868 encourages local football fans to look back. In Wired868’s new Pro League All-Stars series, we ask a few of the local top flight’s …
Read More »‘A fine young man’, ‘Our brother’, ‘A special player’: Tributes pour in for Shahdon
“He was a talented and dedicated player, our captain, a father, and it was a honour to watch his growth and achievements over the last two decades on a personal and professional level…” The following are words of love and comfort in memory of Trinidad and Tobago international forward, W …
Read More »‘Uncle Elis’ piles on the misery as Warriors relegated after 4-0 Nations League loss to Honduras
Trinidad and Tobago suffered another humiliating defeat on the football field today as they were whipped 4-0 by Honduras in their final 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League group fixture at the Olimpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula. The loss, which is their 10th of the calendar year from 15 outings for …
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