Steups! For the second straight year, the Wired868 XI lost in its Football Festival by a solitary goal. The Darin Lewis Invitational XI stole bragging rights yesterday with a 6-5 win over a decidedly more mature Wired line-up at the UWI SPEC ground in St Augustine. Darin “Speng” Lewis turned …
Read More »Why FIFA should pay association presidents to address corruption
The charges laid against the presidents of several football associations would suggest that FIFA needs to light a candle rather than curse the darkness when it comes to regulations regarding the presidency of its member associations. The high number of CONMEBOL and CONCACAF presidents and ex-presidents who have been charged …
Read More »Leonson, Rahim and Maylee among stars for Wired868 fixture on Saturday
No more licks! Former “Strike Squad” star Leonson Lewis is promising to end a two-year losing streak for the Wired868XI veterans on Saturday in the fourth annual Wired868 Football Festival from 3 pm on Saturday January 2 at the UWI SPEC ground in St Augustine. Wired868 will again tackle an …
Read More »FIFA vs Nakhid: the shocking truth of their CAS battle and why it matters
If you are a football fan or stakeholder, then this may be the most important case that you have barely heard of. On 14 December 2015, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled against Lebanon-based football coach and ex-Trinidad and Tobago international player David Nakhid in his bid to …
Read More »Maturana, Fenwick, Eve, Hart? Glen aims at ex-coaches and his own legacy
“(Stephen Hart) is a coach who knows what he wants and he goes out and selects the exact players (with the specific characteristics he needs) to build his team,” said Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup attacker Cornell Glen. “There are coaches that select players who are in-form and work …
Read More »Queen’s Park claim Championship crown; Parkites stun Prisons to pinch promotion
Prisons FC only needed a draw to secure the CNG National Super League (NSL) Championship crown last night and automatic promotion to next season’s Premiership Division. Instead, the “Wardens” were given the slip by Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) FC at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, as the “Parkites” leapfrogged Prisons …
Read More »Vets president and ex-T&T international, Gwenwyn Cust, passes away
Gwenwyn Cust, the Veteran Footballers Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago president and a former international player, passed away this morning, after a battle with cancer. The following is a press release from the Veteran Footballers Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago: The Veteran Footballers Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago is saddened …
Read More »Army steal Stars’ Christmas joy; jump two points clear of Pro League pack
Devorn Jorsling and his Defence Force teammates will enjoy a very merry Christmas this year, as they hammered Jap’s North East Stars 6-1 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium yesterday to leap to the top of the TT Pro League standings. The Army/Coast Guard combination treated the Sangre Grande-based team to …
Read More »Central sack Russell; Sancho fires coach after North East Stars loss
Former Defence Force coach and two-time Pro League champion, Ross Russell, lasted just under five months as head coach at Central FC. Wired868 understands Russell, a former Trinidad and Tobago stand-out goalkeeper and national youth team coach, was fired within an hour of last night’s 1-0 Pro League defeat to …
Read More »Troublemakers or trailblazers: Do athletes deserve to voice an opinion on sport?
Ask a PTSC bus driver whether: more maintenance work is needed on buses, which routes are unprofitable, are the roads good, or are his working hours bad? Nine out of ten times, he or she would have an opinion worth sharing. And we would be glad to hear it. But …
Read More »Defence Force stun Connection; Gay hattrick as Jabloteh rout Sando
Former 2009 Under-20 World Cup forward Jamal Gay grabbed the second hattrick of the season last night, as Play Whe San Juan Jabloteh routed Pro League table proppers, Club Sando, 6-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium. San Juan North Secondary schoolboy Brent Sam also got a goal on his return …
Read More »Blackout hits final Championship fixtures; title and relegation undecided
A power outage in Woodbrook and surrounding areas this evening added some late intrigue to the CNG National Super League (NSL) with two vital fixtures postponed. At the Hasely Crawford Stadium, first placed Prisons FC and second placed QPCC were scheduled to play for the title from 7 pm. Prisons …
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