While growing up in Dorchester, Aaron Maund and Sheanon Williams used to play soccer wherever they could find a game. They dreamed of growing up to become professional players and being selected for the US national team.
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Ghana coach: T&T made us work hard
Ghana’s head coach Sellas Tetteh has given some words of encouragement to the Trinidad and Tobago camp after he observed the team’s composition and play in Monday’s 4-1 victory for the African two time champions.
Corneal calls loss an eye opener
National Under 17 head coach Anton Corneal described Tuesday’s 6-2 defeat to Dutch Premier Division club De Graafschap as an eye opener for his team as they go into the final days of the preparation camp at the Papendal training centre in Arnhem.
T&T U-17s go under to Ghana in Korea
The bus journey back to the hotel after this country’s opening fixture at the FIFA Under 17 World Championship was in silent mode as the national under 17 footballers tried coming to terms with their 4-1 defeat to two time world champions Ghana on Monday.
U-17s concede heavy in first warm up on Dutch turf
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 17 footballers got a sound wake up call in their first training match of the current camp in Holland as they suffered a 6-2 defeat to the Under 18 team of Dutch club De Graafschap at its training centre on Tuesday evening.
T&T U-17s get first win on Korean soil
Some clinical finishing and sturdy work in the defense and midfield saw Trinidad and Tobago to its first win on Korean soil as the National Under 17 footballers scored a 4-1 victory over Cheonan semi-professional outfit Kyung Shin Junsun on a sunny Wednesday afternoon.
U-17s finish with a draw in Peru
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 17 footballers returned home from their two-match trip to Peru on Monday on a slightly better note as they held the Under 20 team of Universidad 0-0 in Sunday’s friendly in Lima.
U-17s bounce back with 5-0 win
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 17 footballers bounced back from last week’s heavy defeat to pull off a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Arnhem professional outfit FC Omniworld in a training encounter at Papendal on Saturday morning.