Central FC will be without veteran playmaker Marvin Oliver for tomorrow’s Toyota Classic Cup Round of 16 contest with Point Fortin Civic, after the inspirational dreadlocked midfielder was suspended for a bizarre internal matter. The “Couva Sharks” face Point Fortin Civic from 8 pm on Friday night in the second …
Read More »Look trouble now: Glen lifts the lid on his T&T career secrets and W/Cup injury
“Up to this day, people still label me as a troublemaker,” ex-Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup attacker Cornell Glen told Wired868. “But if standing up for what you believe is right and what you believe you are worth is being a troublemaker, then I will be a troublemaker for …
Read More »Toyota Classic: Stars spank Siparia Spurs; Rosa and Caledonia advance
North East Stars spanked Siparia Spurs 8-0 at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya as the Toyota Classic Cup competition kicked off with an avalanche of goals in Tunapuna and Couva. There were 17 goals from three matches yesterday and very little to smile about for the CNG National Super …
Read More »Hart denies resignation rumours; but “concerned” about W/Cup campaign
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart was forced to deny rumours that he has quit his post, just two weeks before the team’s opening Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier. The “Soca Warriors” play away to Guatemala on November 13 and then at home to the United …
Read More »This week in football: Wired868’s calendar for Nov 3-8
The following are this week’s fixtures for the various Trinidad and Tobago football competitions covered by Wired868: Tuesday November 3 (CNG NSL Championship Division) Cunupia FC v Prisons FC, 7 pm, Edinburgh 500 Recreation Ground; Barrackpore Utd v Edinburgh 500 FC, 7 pm, Barrackpore Recreation Ground; Malabar FC v Xtra …
Read More »Nakhid vows CAS appeal against FIFA; denies Bin Hammam link
Ex-Trinidad and Tobago football captain David Nakhid is set to take FIFA’s Ad-hoc Electoral Committee to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over his expulsion from the FIFA presidential contest. Wired868 understands, according to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, that Nakhid’s case hinges on the perceived duty …
Read More »Sizzling Stewart sinks Petrotrin; Guaya takes CNG NSL KO title
“Words can’t explain (what this knock out trophy means to us),” Guaya United captain and co-coach Ryan Stewart told Wired868. “We were here last year, we know what it felt like to lose and we had no intention of repeating it. Absolutely no intention!” Not for the first time, Guaya …
Read More »Warriors face Haiti in 2016 Copa America showdown outside FIFA window
Trinidad and Tobago will return to the Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City on 8 January 2016 for a decisive 2016 Copa America Centenario play off clash with regional neighbours, Haiti. The winner will advance automatically to the special centennial South American championship, which will be staged in the United …
Read More »FIFA reject Nakhid candidacy; ex-T&T star claims “political sabotage”
Former Trinidad and Tobago national football team captain David Nakhid’s attempt to challenge for the FIFA presidency appeared to have ended today in controversial fashion, as his candidacy was invalidated by a spoilt nomination from the US Virgin Islands (USVI). A FIFA spokesman confirmed that Nakhid’s nomination was declared invalid. …
Read More »Wired868 introduces the TTFA’s five presidential aspirants
Five persons have declared their candidacy for the post of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president, although it might not be until November 19 that the football fraternity and the hopefuls know who they are for sure. W Connection president David John-Williams, Veteran Footballers Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago …
Read More »TTFA official questions validity of Tim Kee sacking; Phillips promises “dignified exit”
Did Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee have the authority to sack his general secretary, Sheldon Phillips? Tim Kee fired Phillips this afternoon and communicated his decision to the public, via a press release. According to Tim Kee, Phillips was axed for his: “failure to adhere …
Read More »Tim Kee sacks Sheldon; TTFA general secretary pays price for Guardian gaffe
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee has sacked his general secretary, Sheldon Phillips, just six weeks before the TTFA presidential elections. Tim Kee confirmed Phillips’ termination today, via press release, for: “failure to adhere to directives regarding the operational activities of the FA.” The TTFA president, …
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