Trinidad and Tobago will now almost certainly miss out on the Concacaf Hex qualifying series for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, after a 2-0 loss to Honduras in Port of Spain last night saw the Soca Warriors slip to the bottom of Group C in the Concacaf Nations League tournament. …
Read More »Warriors return to POS after two-year absence, Lawrence seeks to end 10-game winless streak
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team return to Port of Spain tonight for a crucial 2019 Concacaf Nations League outing against Martinique from 9pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. At stake is a place at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup and the Concacaf Hex for the Qatar 2022 World …
Read More »Telfer sparkles and Joevin strikes as Warriors fight back to hold Martinique 1-1
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team opened their Concacaf Nations League campaign with a result tonight, as they fought back to hold Martinique 1-1 at the Stade Pierre Aliker in Fort-de-France. A win against the same opponent at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Monday night could go a …
Read More »Bateau: Warriors will put pressure on themselves to lift levels, Concacaf raises stakes for Martinique contest
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team defender Sheldon Bateau vowed that the Soca Warriors will try to put pressure on each other to lift their standards, as they search for their first win of 2019 away to Martinique on Friday. Trinidad and Tobago and Martinique kick off from 6pm …
Read More »Bateau, Guerra out Gold Cup; TTFA considers withdrawing men and women’s Olympic Teams
The financially beleaguered Trinidad and Tobago Football Association is considering withdrawing both their male and female teams from the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games Qualifiers. The Men’s National Under-23 Team were drawn in Group B of the qualifying series alongside Cuba, US Virgin Islands and Barbados, which is due to …
Read More »Soca Warriors paid in full and ready to face Wales; but players urge DJW to raise match fees
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team players are finally paid in full and anxious to turn their attention to next month’s international friendly against Wales. However, there is still the matter of a match fee to be negotiated. The Soca Warriors received a standard match fee of US$1,000 …
Read More »Bateau or Molino? Carenage or St Ann’s? Community charity match, Love & Football, hits year three
Which community has produced more gifted footballers? Carenage or St Ann’s? The question was first asked in jest, three years ago, as Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team players Sheldon Bateau and Kevin Molino shared some ‘picong’ during their off-season. Naturally, the young men at the peak of their footballing …
Read More »Lawrence urges Warriors to stake claim for Gold Cup place in Iran contest, minute’s silence for Jlloyd
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Dennis Lawrence is asking players to stake their claim for a 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup place tomorrow morning when the Soca Warriors face Iran in international friendly action at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. The match kicks off at 10:30am TT time (6pm …
Read More »Lawrence disappointed with Guyana result but insists T&T are on right path to success
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team stand-in skipper Sheldon Bateau suggested that the Soca Warriors—who failed to even qualify for the 2017 Caribbean Cup semifinal stage—are in danger of being caught and surpassed by less fancied regional opposition. Last night, Trinidad and Tobago were forced to come from behind for …
Read More »Lawrence: I’m 100 percent sure of myself! T&T coach on axed players, Stern, Sol and Qatar 2022
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence struck a bullish pose at today’s media conference at the National Cycling Centre in Couva, insisting that he had 100 percent confidence in his ability to steer the Soca Warriors towards success, despite a run of eight consecutive matches without …
Read More »Bateau completes six month move to Kazakhstan Premier League
Twenty-six year old Trinidad and Tobago defender Sheldon Bateau will spend the rest of 2017 in Kazakhstan after signing off on a six-month loan move to Kairat Almaty in the Kazakh Premier League. Bateau, a former San Juan Jabloteh player and Fatima College schoolboy, is on loan from Krylia Sovetov …
Read More »Racism? Infantino says FIFA didn’t care much before; offers odd show of current concern
On a warm, breezy afternoon in Couva, FIFA president Gianni Infantino—dressed in a tee-shirt, short pants and sneakers—was happy to give the impression that he did not take himself too seriously. But, as any good football coach will tell you, once you kick off in a less than professional manner, …
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