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 »Preparation 101: How to plan for a successful international tournament
As the Trinidad and Tobago national senior women’s hockey team prepared for last month’s World League Round Two tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I enquired from my teammates about our Round One performances and whether our losses were due to being outplayed or because we failed to execute our …
Read More »W Connection, Caledonia advance in CONCACAF qualifiers
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League clubs DIRECTV W Connection and Neal & Massy Caledonia will take different routes to the CONCACAF Champions League group stage but they can both get there. Yesterday evening, a goalless draw between W Connection and Antigua Barracuda at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva meant …
Read More »Caledonia revives CONCACAF chances with Barracuda snack
Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA was again flat and sluggish this evening in its second CONCACAF Champions League qualifier at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Unlike Friday, though, the “Eastern Stallions” were not facing a team capable of exploiting their poor run of form. At the final whistle, Caledonia …
Read More »Oh Mr Jones: Connection starlet inspires Caledonia rout
Another match and another masterpiece from DIRECTV W Connection star Joevin Jones as the “Savonetta Boys” strolled past defending Caribbean champions Neal & Massy Caledonia and virtually booked their place in the 2013/14 CONCACAF Champions League yesterday evening with a 4-0 dismantling of their Pro League rival. Connection owner David …
Read More »W Connection and Caledonia kick off downsized CFU competition
Defending Caribbean Football Union (CFU) club champions Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA and three-time winners DIRECTV W Connection will kick off Group I of the 2013 Caribbean tournament when the two Digicel Pro League clubs face each other from 6 pm today at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. This …
Read More »The Jack Warner story: Made in Trinidad and Tobago
Chuck Blazer, former CONCACAF general secretary and chief financial officer, in Jack Warner’s authorised biography “From Zero To Hero”, which was written by Trinidad Guardian sport editor Valentino Singh. “Jack (Warner) is a measure of reality for those who like bullshit.” National Security Minister Jack Warner initially offered a trademark …
Read More »Jumbie Joevin: N/East singles out Connection star for Lucozade final
Twenty-one-year-old DIRECTV W Connection midfield star Joevin Jones is likely to be the centre of attention in the 2013 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield final as his semi-final heroics will earn him some undesirable attention when Connection faces North East Stars from 8 pm on Friday 3 May 2013 at the …
Read More »The CONCACAF Investigative Report
Wired868 offers readers a look at the Executive Summary of the CONCACAF Integrity Committee’s Investigative Report into the conduct of the previous CONCACAF administration and, in particular, the conduct of its former president and present Trinidad and Tobago National Security Minister Jack Warner and its former general secretary and chief …
Read More »CONCACAF: Warner “deceived us” on Centre of Excellence
Ex-Barbados chief justice Sir David Simmons accused Trinidad and Tobago’s National Security Minister and former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner of fraudulent behaviour and deceiving CONCACAF regarding the ownership of the Macoya-based Centre of Excellence at today’s CONCACAF Congress in Panama City, Panama. Simmons, according to Reuters, claimed that Warner hid …
Read More »Defiant Warner scoffs at CONCACAF report
National Security Minister and disgraced former FIFA vice president Jack Warner claimed that the CONCACAF Integrity Committee’s report into his ownership of the Centre of Excellence and alleged fraudulent behavior while CONCACAF president was malicious and baseless. Warner also rubbished any suggestion that FIFA and CONCACAF did not know who …
Read More »T&T U-17s bow out to hosts Panama
Trinidad and Tobago’s 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup dreams died last night in Panama as the young “Soca Warriors” finished a player and two goals short in a 4-2 loss to the host nation at the Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez in La Chorrera. The result means that the Caribbean will not …
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