The Trinidad and Tobago senior national football team is on the brink of an early exit from the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup after losing 2-0 to Haiti tonight at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens. The “Soca Warriors”, who drew their Group B opener 2-2 against El Salvador on …
Read More »Our Heroes: Wired868 submits a shortlist of stars for TTFA recognition
Four years ago, as Trinidad and Tobago stood at the cusp of a Germany 2006 World Cup place, former “Strike Squad” star midfielder Kerry Jamerson was forced to negotiate with scalpers outside the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain for the chance to see a vital qualifier against Guatemala. Jamerson’s …
Read More »Shaka defends Tim Kee over coaching changes
Former World Cup 2006 goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has voiced his support for Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee after his decision to demote head coaches Hutson “Barber” Charles and Jamaal Shabazz in favour of Stephen Hart and Leo Beenhakker. Hart, a Trinidad and Tobago native and …
Read More »Hart’s here but Beenhakker absent and assistants in limbo
Former Canada national football team coach Stephen Hart was officially unveiled today as the new Trinidad and Tobago head coach at a media conference at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain and later held his first session with the “Soca Warriors” at the same venue. Hart, a 53-year-old …
Read More »Dear TTFA: David Nakhid’s scathing open letter on coaching changes
Former Trinidad and Tobago national football team captain and Caribbean MVP, David Nakhid, writes an open letter to TTFA/TTFF personnel past and present, Everald “Gally” Cummings, Anton Corneal, Raymond Tim Kee and Sheldon Phillip. Gentlemen, Full disclosure: There is only one member of the former TTFF regime whose hand …
Read More »Totalitarian Tim: TTFA president accused of snubbing exco
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee looks set for a collision course with his executive committee after two senior members suggested today that Tim Kee appears to be using the football body as a rubber stamp. Tim Kee, whose day job is as a sales executive …
Read More »Hart transplant: TTFA hires ex-Canada coach… locals still unpaid
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) appears set to announce another new face on its technical staff on the eve of the July 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Wired868 understands that former Canada national football team coach Stephen Hart has accepted a two-year offer from TTFA president Raymond Tim Kee …
Read More »TTFA president gives first-class appraisal of European football tour
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee thinks local football is in better shape than ever after a delightful two-game tour of Europe, earlier this month. “The reports will show that we lost both matches to Romania and Estonia,” Tim Kee told the TTFA Media. “But the tour …
Read More »Warriors lose 1-0 to Estonia; await Beenhakker decision
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team closed its mini-European tour today with a 1-0 friendly loss away to Estonia. Twenty two year old striker Henri Anier grabbed Estonia’s winner in the 13th minute for his fourth goal from eight internationals while neither striker Jamal Gay nor substitutes Shahdon Winchester and …
Read More »TTFF woos the Don: Beenhakker considers stunning Warriors return
After settling a seven-year financial dispute with Trinidad and Tobago’s 2006 World Cup players, Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) president Raymond Tim Kee is attempting another stunning blast from the past. Famous Dutch coach Leo Beenhakker, the only man to lead Trinidad and Tobago to a senior World Cup …
Read More »Watson: Tim Kee must retract 2006 W/Cup funds claim
Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) president Raymond Tim Kee was toasted by the 2006 World Cup players yesterday afternoon as the two parties publicly signalled the end to a seven-year legal battle over bonus money. But Tim Kee, who was appointed unopposed last November after the withdrawal of his …
Read More »Warriors and TTFF bury the hatchet… but details scarce
There was an apology, gracious speeches and lots of back-slapping as the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) and estranged members of its 2006 World Cup squad officially buried the hatchet at the Hasely Crawford Stadium’s VIP room today and ended an ugly seven-year conflict between the two parties. “This …
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