One win away from finally being crowned world champions, West Germany, European champions and the most consistent World Cup performers over two decades, arrive at 7 July 1974. Standing in their way, they find the Netherlands and the man everyone expects to succeed Pelé as the world’s number one player, …
Read More »Flashback: Mystical Marvin; when Caledonia’s dreadlocked genius confused Wim
The following column, written by Lasana Liburd, was first published in the Trinidad Express Sport Magazine on 4 October 2007: His long spindly legs give him the look of a basketballer. His long mane is more the rave at dancehall concerts than in sporting arenas. He wears the number 10, …
Read More »Who was T&T’s best and worst coach in this millennium? Wired868 uses stats to answer
“At the end of the day, [Dennis Lawrence] does not have to put the ball behind the net and neither do I,” Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams told the Trinidad Guardian. “[Lawrence] is a professional and well-trained coach, who […] has coached at the highest level …
Read More »Kelvin: The Hex table doesn’t lie; T&T had poor campaign and Lawrence is lucky to have his job
Our Russia 2018 World Cup campaign is now complete and the summary of the Hex results makes for some grim reading: played 10, won 2, drawn 0, lost 8. We scored seven goals and conceded 19. Yes, NINETEEN! Let’s compare that with our statistics in 2005: played 10, won 4, …
Read More »Lawrence’s Warriors set new losing record; Wired868 looks at T&T’s five longest winless streaks
On Friday night, Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence set an unflattering record as he oversaw his seventh straight defeat at the helm when the Soca Warriors failed to hold on to a one-goal advantage against Mexico and eventually succumbed 3-1 in World Cup qualifying action. …
Read More »Leo Beenhakker: Dennis Lawrence is the right man to lead the Soca Warriors
Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup coaches Leo Beenhakker and Wim Rijsbergen have endorsed Dennis Lawrence, as the 42-year-old former international defender prepares to lead the Soca Warriors into the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) announced Lawrence as the new head coach …
Read More »Hart meets TTFA today with job on the line; how coach compares to predecessors
The immediate future of Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart is likely to be decided this afternoon when he meets with a committee appointed by the TTFA’s board of directors. TTFA president David John-Williams confirmed that this position was taken after a three and a half hour …
Read More »Dr Sandra Camps: Why settle debt for Latapy but not Ollie Camps?
The following letter was sent to Wired868 by Dr Sandra Camps, the daughter of former Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) president Oliver Camps: Dear Sir/Madam, My name is Dr Sandra Camps, daughter of Oliver Camps. I have in my possession a copy of a letter dated November 16th, 2015 …
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 »A ranking story for Warriors
Trinidad and Tobago’s latest FIFA rank of 67 is our best placement in three years. But the highest rank ever achieved by the “Soca Warriors” was 25th under late Scottish coach Ian Porterfield in June 2001. Porterfield inherited a team ranked 40th in the world from his predecessor, Bertille St Clair. In …
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