33·Legends

Arnold Dwarika vs Shaka Hislop

Trinidad & Tobago against Trinidad & Tobago. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.

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Arnold Dwarika

Trinidad & Tobago · 1998–2006 · CM

Almanac rating
77
Rank in Trinidad & Tobago
#10 of 33
Clubs
East Fife, Guangzhou, United Petrotrin

The 1999 Trinidad and Tobago Pro League season brought him 45 goals and the Golden Boot, and the Caribbean named him its Footballer of the Year. Trinidad and Tobago Footballer of the Year in 1998, 1999 and 2001, a place in the 2000 Gold Cup All-Star team, 28 goals in 73 caps, the 2006 Pro League title with Joe Public, and two Caribbean club championships. Career record: club career at East Fife, Guangzhou, United Petrotrin.

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Shaka Hislop

Trinidad & Tobago · 1998–2006 · GK

Almanac rating
82
Rank in Trinidad & Tobago
#3 of 33
Clubs
Reading, West Ham United, Portsmouth

Dortmund, 10 June 2006: Hislop, 37, kept Zlatan Ibrahimović and Henrik Larsson out for 45 minutes with ten men, and Trinidad and Tobago drew their first World Cup match 0-0 in front of 62,959. First Division title with Portsmouth in 2003, Premier League runner-up twice with Newcastle, FA Cup finals in 1998 and 2006, 26 caps, and the first of the 2006 squad into his country's Sporting Hall of Fame. Career record: club career at Reading, West Ham United, Portsmouth.

The verdict

The almanac puts Shaka Hislop ahead by 5 rating points, 82 against 77.

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