“In light of this persistent negative narrative, I am compelled to inform the national community that […] no member of the team tested positive for an anabolic steroid, masking agent, or any other substance that may suggest an intention to cheat or to gain an unfair competitive advantage over his …
Read More »Pedal and wheel! Live Wire finds three reasons for optimism despite cycling doping drama
So you had already mentally banked a cycling medal for Trinidad and Tobago at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and today’s news of an alleged doping violation made your stomach turn like a bad Ponche de Creme? Yep. On Boxing Day night, the Pan American Games organisers sent word that …
Read More »Cycling attorney: Pan Am Sports has ‘severely compromised’ dope procedure
“I use this opportunity, as legal representative for one of the cyclists on the Trinidad and Tobago team, to state that the assertion of and ensuing consequences of an anti-doping rule violation has been legally contested and is currently under judicial consideration before an arbitral body…” The following press statement …
Read More »TTFA puts flood of coaching positions up for grabs, including Men’s U-15 and U-17 jobs
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has put the positions of head coach for the Men’s National Under-17 and Under-15 Teams, goalkeeper coach for all men’s and women’s teams and the technical director portfolio up for tender, as the clean-out continues at the local football body. And technical committee …
Read More »King tipped to join Fenwick’s staff, recommended for T&T U-20 coaching post
Thirty-nine year old coach Derek King is set to become the third appointment of the new Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) era, as technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy confirmed today that his name will be presented to the Board for ratification in the first week of January. King, …
Read More »Look Loy: ‘There’s no better candidate than Fenwick!’ Wired868 looks at new T&T coaching set-up
Terry Fenwick, an England 1986 World Cup defender and former Central FC and San Juan Jabloteh coach, is the new Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach, after the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) offered him a two-year deal today that could stretch to four years based …
Read More »‘A fine young man’, ‘Our brother’, ‘A special player’: Tributes pour in for Shahdon
“He was a talented and dedicated player, our captain, a father, and it was a honour to watch his growth and achievements over the last two decades on a personal and professional level…” The following are words of love and comfort in memory of Trinidad and Tobago international forward, W …
Read More »Shahdon dies in car accident; T&T forward and ex-‘Naps’ standout was 27
Trinidad and Tobago international forward and W Connection FC captain and Naparima College stand-out Shahdon Winchester died in a car accident this morning in Gasparillo. Winchester, 27, was one of four persons killed in an accident off the Solomon Hochoy Highway in the vicinity of the Union Hall flyover, when …
Read More »Dear editor: ‘He was my mentor and a gentleman!’ Ode to Tim Kee
“He was my mayor, vice president, president, mentor, father, friend, big brother…” Former Strike Squad captain and National Futsal Team coach Clayton ‘JB’ Morris pays tribute to the late Raymond Tim Kee: He was Mayor of the city, Port of Spain, where I was born. He was TTFA Vice president …
Read More »TTFA targets Hood and Waldrum to replace De Four; Look Loy explains delay in Board release
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy confirmed that Women Soca Warriors head coach Stephan De Four has been dismissed, with his National Under-17 and Under-20 portfolios offered to Police FC coach Richard Hood and former Women’s National Senior Team coach Randy Waldrum. Hood, who …
Read More »Lawrence pays for win ratio that fell to 6% in 2019, new coach expected before Christmas
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis ‘Tallest’ Lawrence finally paid the price for an abysmal record in charge of the Soca Warriors yesterday, as the new Board of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) sacked him in its first official meeting under president William Wallace. Wired868 understands …
Read More »“[Our] best is just not good enough”; Wired868 reviews Lawrence’s tenure in quotes
“We must always remember it’s Trinidad and Tobago that went 13 games without a victory—not Dennis Lawrence…” Wired868 looks at Dennis Lawrence’s term as Men’s National Senior Team head coach in quotes: 21 January 2017 Lawrence on his appointment as Men’s National Senior Team head coach: “I feel very honoured …
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