It’s early days yet for the fever pace that comes with World Cup qualifiers to officially take hold. Too early it still is for the anxiety and panic that comes with the fear of falling short in football’s most glorious competition. And too early for the pundits to start debating …
Read More »Caledonia’s First Citizens Cup withdrawal
Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA made its first significant deposit of the 2012/13 season on Friday night as the “Eastern Stallions” captured the First Citizens Cup at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain after a 2-1 win over Defence Force. If the outcome was predictable for the Caribbean champions, …
Read More »Warriors vow to repay fans with Caribbean title
Trinidad and Tobago national football team captain and goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams promised to repay fans with success in the 2012 Caribbean Cup tournament as the “Soca Warriors” go through their final preparations for next week’s group contest. The 20-man squad was selected today by interim head coach Hutson “Barber” Charles …
Read More »Warner’s controversial letter to Sport Minister Anil Roberts
On 20 April 2012, then Works Minister and former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner wrote Sport Minister Anil Roberts to complain about the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation’s (TTFF) tardiness in nominating his preferred candidate for the post of Caribbean Football Union (CFU) president: More from Wired868 Najjar: Trust your …
Read More »Sport Ministry funds Warriors but calls for Harford’s head
Sports Minister Anil Roberts is apparently trying to settle a grudge with taxpayers’ money after the Ministry allegedly agreed to fund the Trinidad and Tobago national senior football team’s Caribbean Cup campaign on one condition. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation’s (TTFF) marketing manager Anthony Harford must not be involved. …
Read More »Jorsling and Joseph pause friendship for fiery reunion
When Devorn Jorsling and Kareem “Tiny” Joseph first laid eyes on each other, Facebook was not yet invented and berries were a delicious snack not an omnipresent communication tool. If they didn’t quite complete each other’s sentences, the Malick schoolboys and Morvant villagers certainly meshed on the football field. The …
Read More »Wounded Warriors press on despite gov’t snub
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) is banking on the goodwill of the local public and the sales savvy of marketing manager Anthony Harford to rescue its 2012 Digicel Caribbean Cup campaign after being snubbed by the Sport Ministry. The TTFF had requested $423,218 from the Government but was …
Read More »Filbert Street finds T&T Football battered and abused
Scene: Port of Spain General Hospital. Wired868 Journalist (to camera): “Today we have seen extraordinary scenes here in Port of Spain, after Trinidad and Tobago Football was found abused and battered at an undisclosed location in the capital. The authorities are treating this as a case of an attempted murder. …
Read More »Warriors pay cost for TTFF/Sport Ministry conflict
Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) marketing manager Anthony Harford accused Sport Minister Anil Roberts of attempting to create a parallel organisation to run local football as the conflict intensified between the two sporting bodies. Roberts has consistently snubbed the TTFF since National Security Minister Jack Warner asked him to …
Read More »Caledonia maestros eliminate Connection
Is Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA really the Caribbean’s best football club? Caledonia assistant coach Jerry Moe could not quite muster a straight answer. “I can be biased and say yes,” Moe told Wired868.com, “but some of these games come down to what happens on the night and who executes. …
Read More »Defence Force edges Rangers to First Citizens Cup final
Defence Force will play in the first knock out final of the 2012/13 season after a 2-1 win over St Ann’s Rangers this evening in the First Citizens Cup semifinal at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. The army/coast guard combination will face Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA at …
Read More »Stubborn Connection defies Mexicans again
DirecTV W Connection ended its 2012 CONCACAF Champions League campaign last night with a defiant display at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva as the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League team held Mexican outfit Chivas de Guadalajara to a 1-1 tie. The result maintained Connection’s remarkable record of having never lost …
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