Dwight Yorke vs Shaka Hislop
Trinidad & Tobago against Trinidad & Tobago. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Dwight Yorke
Trinidad & Tobago · 1999–2006 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 86
- Rank in Trinidad & Tobago
- #1 of 33
- Clubs
- Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers
Trinidad and Tobago's first World Cup match ended goalless against Sweden in June 2006, and the 34-year-old captain, playing in front of his own back four, was named man of the match. The treble with Manchester United in 1999, 29 goals in all competitions that season and a share of the Premier League Golden Boot, the Intercontinental Cup, a League Cup with Aston Villa, an A-League title with Sydney FC, and 123 Premier League goals in total. Career record: club career at Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers.
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 Dwight Yorke ahead by 4 rating points, 86 against 82.
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