The unmistakable scent of marijuana wafted through the night’s breeze at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya last night and, inadvertently or not, everyone got a sniff or three. But, by the final whistle, the Centre of Excellence was high off Gorian Highley as the former youth prodigy scored a …
Read More »What a McKnight: Club Sando spanks Police
Club Sando registered the first Super League triumph of the 2013 Toyota Classic competition last night with an emphatic 3-1 win over Police FC at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Nippy Sando striker Teba McKnight scored in each half while former Trinidad and Tobago and San Juan Jabloteh full …
Read More »Hart names squad to face Boyz; TTFA to honour Birchall and Carlos
Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup players Chris Birchall and Carlos Edwards will become the first “Soca Warriors” to have a farewell match match in their honour for seven years as the pair were included in coach Stephen Hart’s team to face Jamaica from 8 pm on November 19 at …
Read More »TTFA exorcises Native Spirit; “I Support Akeem” tee-shirts allegedly cost $53
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today drew a line under its relationship with the controversial “I Support Akeem” venture, which was done in tandem with Native Spirit. And it was not good news for the clothing company. “It is twice we have dealt with that company,” said TTFA …
Read More »TTFA apologises; but no figures for “I Support Akeem”
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today finally apologised for its role in the “I Support Akeem” tee-shirt controversy, which was part of its “Heart of a Warrior” fund-raising drive for 22-year-old Ferencvarosi defender and former two-time Trinidad and Tobago World Youth Cup player, Akeem Adams. The TTFA told …
Read More »No apology: TTFA denies responsibility for Akeem controversy
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips said on Saturday that the football body would do some things differently in its fundraising effort for 22-year-old former two-time World Youth Cup player Akeem Adams. But Phillips stopped short of apologising for the TTFA’s role in the controversy, which …
Read More »Native Spirit set to reveal costs for “I Support Akeem”
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips said that he expects to receive a full breakdown of costs from Native Spirit for the production of “I Support Akeem” tee-shirts by Monday. Both organisations came in for criticism on the social media since Wired868 and I95.5 FM …
Read More »Caledonia goes third as Stars hold Central
Caledonia AIA stormed into third place in the Digicel Pro League last with a 6-1 rout of St Ann’s Rangers at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva after another rough evening for the clubs at the top half of the table. Keyon Edwards scored for the second successive weekend for …
Read More »Show us the money: TTFA asks Native Spirit for breakdown of Akeem venture
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and the Native Spirit clothing company both pointed towards each other today as Wired868 sought further information on money raised from the sale of “I Support Akeem” tee-shirts. The $100 tee-shirts, which sold out last month, were designed to raise funds for former …
Read More »Native Spirit sends quarter of tee-shirt proceeds to Akeem
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) announced today that it has raised $72,300 for former two-time World Youth Cup defender Akeem Adams from the sale of Native Spirit “I Support Akeem” tee-shirts and tickets sold for the “Akeem Adams section” in the mid-October international between Trinidad and Tobago and …
Read More »UEFA’s farcical response to Yaya racism; and whither Webb and Blatter?
Shhhh! Did you hear that? That was the sound of football’s highly paid administrators sending a message out that racism would not be tolerated. And it was not emphatic enough to stir a sleeping baby. The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body ordered today that CSKA Moscow must close one stand …
Read More »Akeem’s improving; but financial donations remain slow
Twenty-two year old former Trinidad and Tobago defender Akeem Adams is said to be improving slowly but surely at the Varosmajori Heart Clinic in Budapest, Hungary although the ex-Presentation College (San Fernando) student remains in ICU. A source close to the family informed Wired868 that Adams’ condition is stabilising. The …
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