Twenty-year-old Finland-based attacker Shahdon Winchester and Kazakhastan-based central defenders Robert Primus and Radanfah Abu Bakr were among 13 overseas-based players selected in Trinidad and Tobago’s 21-man squad that will friendly internationals away to Romania and Estonia next month. The “Soca Warriors” will face Romania at the National Arena in Bucharest …
Read More »Bonus-gate (Pt 1): How 13 W/Cup 2006 players challenged the TTFF… and won
Wired868, with the help of five people closely involved with the case in the playing, administrative and legal camps, will tell the story of the 2006 World Cup bonus dispute. This is Part One: Last Thursday, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) wired an undisclosed figure into an account …
Read More »Jan-Michael rejoins Warriors for European tour
Caribbean Cup 2012 captain Jan-Michael Williams will rejoin the Trinidad and Tobago national senior team for the first time this year after being selected for upcoming friendlies away to Romania and Estonia on June 4 and June 7 respectively. Williams’ call-up is reward for his service at Pro League club, …
Read More »Groden ends controversial term as TTFF general secretary
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) bid farewell to another controversial figure this morning as general secretary Richard Groden submitted his resignation to president Raymond Tim Kee. His resignation is effective starting tomorrow. However, Wired868 was informed by well-placed sources that Groden’s departure was at Tim Kee’s urging and …
Read More »Snap: Warriors’ Peruvian adventure
Trinidad and Tobago patriots in Peru were not about to pass up a chance to wave their flags as the “Soca Warriors” came to Lima for a friendly international fixture against Peru. The Trinidad and Tobago national football team finished second in the 2012 Caribbean Cup and will participate in the …
Read More »Warrior fans hold their own in Peru
I am not a football reporter. I am not even, I must confess, a particularly consistent football supporter. But if the “Soca Warriors” come to Peru, it is an event worth covering. Peruvians are notoriously football crazy and, for the first time ever, Lima’s meagre population of Trinbagonians were routinely hailed …
Read More »Peru guns down valiant Warriors
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team battled valiantly but could not keep out their hosts as Peru cruised to a 3-0 friendly international win at the Estadio Nacional in Lima. Peru still harbours hopes of playing at the 2014 World Cup and defeated Chile 1-0 in Lima on Saturday. …
Read More »Shabazz impressed by Warriors against Belize
Trinidad and Tobago national joint head coach Jamaal Shabazz declared, via press officer Shaun Fuentes, that last night’s goalless draw against Belize produced some impressive individual performances from the “Soca Warriors” and will provide selection headaches in the future. Shabazz, a founding member of Pro League team Neal & Massy …
Read More »Fresh farce: T&T travels shorthanded to Peru after Belize draw
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team failed to scale the Belize defensive wall last night at the FFB Stadium in Belmopan as the two 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup-bound nations played to a goalless draw for the second time in three years. Defence Force striker Devorn Jorsling was ejected late …
Read More »Shabazz explains Soca Warrior selections
The Oxford dictionary’s definition of schizophrenia is a “mental disorder marked by disconnection between thoughts, feelings and actions.” So forgive me for feeling a bit sorry for myself since I find the headline used by our Wired868’s founder and head honcho, Lasana Liburd, as a bit harsh. But, since I …
Read More »Warriors avoid strike but Guerra misses friendlies
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team was a few hours away from pulling out of friendly internationals against Belize and Peru due to another financial squabble with the Sport Ministry. The “Soca Warriors” left the Piarco International Airport today in two groups with the first set of players travelling …
Read More »SportWired: Schizophrenic selections threaten Warriors’ progress
Nothing divides opinion like team selections. Should the coach go for experience or fresh enthusiasm? Loyalty or new blood? It is impossible to please everyone and there are pros and cons for almost every choice. And, no, I was not pleased with the 18-man squad selected by joint head coaches …
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