Kenwyne Jones vs Shaka Hislop
Trinidad & Tobago against Trinidad & Tobago. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Kenwyne Jones
Trinidad & Tobago · 2006–11 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 81
- Rank in Trinidad & Tobago
- #5 of 33
- Clubs
- W Connection, Southampton, Cardiff City
Stoke were a goal down in the 2011 FA Cup final when Jones got the clearest sight of goal in the whole match at Wembley on 14 May, and Joe Hart pushed it away. He gave Trinidad and Tobago 91 caps and 23 goals, was part of the 2006 World Cup squad and took the Chaconia Medal, cost Stoke a club record £8 million, shared their scoring lead in 2010-11, and won the Championship on loan at Bournemouth. Career record: club career at W Connection, Southampton, Cardiff City.
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 1 rating point, 82 against 81.
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