Carlos Edwards vs Shaka Hislop
Trinidad & Tobago against Trinidad & Tobago. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Carlos Edwards
Trinidad & Tobago · 1999–2007 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 78
- Rank in Trinidad & Tobago
- #6 of 33
- Clubs
- Wrexham A.F.C., Luton Town, Ipswich Town
A crowd of 44,448, Sunderland's biggest of the season, saw Edwards score in the 80th minute to beat Burnley 3-2 on 27 April 2007 and send the club back to the Premier League. Championship title that season, Football League Trophy with Wrexham in 2005, Caribbean Cup wins in 1999 and 2001, every minute of Trinidad and Tobago's three games at the 2006 World Cup and 92 caps across 18 years. Career record: club career at Wrexham A.F.C., Luton Town, Ipswich Town.
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 4 rating points, 82 against 78.
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