“(Darren) Millien is a person that no one should have any business association with,” Tourism Minister Gerald Hadeed told Wired868. “The fellah is an absolute f***ing crook! That fellah is a scamp… I don’t know how (the TTFA) hired him.” Tourism Minister Gerald Hadeed is renowned for speaking bluntly; and …
Read More »Messi affair: Tim Kee tries to explain $.4 million cover-up
Almost half a million dollars of taxpayers’ money routed through the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has disappeared with TTFA president and Port of Spain mayor Raymond Tim Kee unable to account for it. Four hundred thousand dollars, which was the third biggest line item on the budget for …
Read More »Stern KOs W Connection; Warrior’s blast from the past buoys WASA FC
Stern John’s final swing of the boot last night and the trademark bulge of the net sent WASA FC players into frenzy as they streamed towards the veteran 38-year-old striker at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The last time a John item created such a stir was on 12 …
Read More »Sam shines as S/Juan North edges Trinity East in Intercol thriller
Football lives. For “Soca Warrior” fans hung over by last night’s Caribbean Cup final defeat to Jamaica, the Coca Cola Intercol East Zone final was the perfect remedy as San Juan North Secondary held off Trinity College East 3-2 to clinch a pulsating affair at the Larry Gomes Stadium in …
Read More »Jamaica penalises Warriors; T&T second in Caribbean Cup
The Caribbean Cup trophy, yet again, will not return to Trinidad and Tobago. And the Jamaica national football team captain, Rodolph Austin, took delight in sending the “Soca Warriors” home empty handed after a 4-3 penalty shoot-out final win in Montego Bay last night. “When you go Trinidad, they turn …
Read More »Game on: Gov’t rescues Warriors but warns TTFA about accounts
Trinidad and Tobago national football team manager William Wallace and captain Kenwyne Jones have confirmed that the “Soca Warriors” will take to the field this evening to fight for the regional title against Jamaica in the 2014 Caribbean Cup final. The Warriors and Jamaica will square off from 9 pm …
Read More »Tim Kee allegedly deceived TTFA executive about Warriors’ debt
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee, according to a letter leaked to Wired868, apparently tried to deceive his own executive committee about the financial health of the football body and its debts to players and staff. On 10 November 2014, Tim Kee, in a letter to …
Read More »Warriors unpaid for six months; but vow to lift Caribbean Cup
The “Soca Warriors” are four days away from the 2014 Caribbean Cup finals in Jamaica after successive group stage wins over Curaçao and French Guiana. But Wired868 can confirm that it is six months since the national senior team players were last paid a match fee and eight months since …
Read More »W/Warriors captain knocks ticket prices; but urges fans to support team
Trinidad and Tobago national senior women’s team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson has publicly criticised ticket prices for the upcoming FIFA Play Off second leg against Ecuador from 6 pm on December 2 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Trinidad and Tobago and Ecuador played to a goalless draw …
Read More »Warriors book Gold Cup place with 4-2 win over French Guiana
The Trinidad and Tobago national senior men’s football team booked its place in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup after just two Caribbean Cup group matches in Jamaica. But it was anything but an easy ride. The “Soca Warriors” struggled to hold on to a three-goal lead this evening against French …
Read More »TTFA explains record women’s ticket prices for historic W/Cup contest
Football fans must pay a record admission fee for a local women’s match to be part of history on 2 December 2014 when the Trinidad and Tobago senior national women’s football team faces Ecuador in the second and final leg of a Canada 2015 Women’s World Cup Play Off from …
Read More »T&T women hold Ecuador; Warriors make point at altitude
Wired868 covers the FIFA 2015 World Cup Play Off first leg from in Quito, Ecuador: At one of the highest football stadiums in the world, the Trinidad and Tobago national senior women’s team demonstrated the height of its ambition today with a goalless draw in the first of a two-legged …
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