Defence Force clinched the Digicel Pro League title with a game to spare last night but the army/coast guard combination had to share the spotlight with some teenaged upstarts at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Defence Force was trounced 4-0 by DIRECTV W Connection in the penultimate fixture of …
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Jan-Michael rejoins Warriors for European tour
Caribbean Cup 2012 captain Jan-Michael Williams will rejoin the Trinidad and Tobago national senior team for the first time this year after being selected for upcoming friendlies away to Romania and Estonia on June 4 and June 7 respectively. Williams’ call-up is reward for his service at Pro League club, …
Read More »Blazer banned: FIFA acts on CONCACAF report
Former Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner continues to scoff at the findings of a CONCACAF Integrity Report but, in the world of football, the Ethics Committee’s investigative work has brought a premature end to the administrative career of his former colleague, Chuck Blazer. FIFA Ethics Committee chairman Hans-Joachim Eckert announced today …
Read More »Connection rules again after edging Stars to Shield crown
“We had a real good week,” said DIRECTV W Connection coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier. “We qualified for the (CONCACAF) Champions League, which was top of our list. This is about our 30th trophy in the 13 years we have been in existence… “I was happy for the players because they worked very …
Read More »Groden ends controversial term as TTFF general secretary
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 »Principal suspended for slapping standard three boy
A Rio Claro primary school teacher has been suspended and may face criminal charges after slapping a standard three student. The student, according to the Trinidad Guardian report, was allegedly struck with such force that the principal’s hand printed out on his face. Medical officials, we cannot confirm, said the …
Read More »Controversial ex-FIFA VP, Jack Warner, concedes his last political post
Austin ‘Jack’ Warner, an unabashed gift taker, an amateur accountant of astounding creativity, one of the greatest storytellers of his generation and a servant of football, Trinidad and Tobago and most of all, himself, passed away as a political entity on Saturday 27 April 2013 after resigning his seat in …
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 »CLICO Commissioner set to batter Monteil; with a pillow
CLICO commissioner Sir Anthony Colman has had enough of former finance director Andre Monteil’s refusals to testify before the commission of enquiry and, according to the Trinidad Express, is set to launch criminal proceedings. No one, not even a millionaire with political connections, is above the law. So exactly how …
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 »Fixin’ T&T demands fresh T&T general elections
FIXIN’ T&T reiterates its call for the Kamla Persad-Bissessar led People’s Partnership government to immediately seek a fresh mandate from the citizens of Trinidad & Tobago. We welcome the resignation of Mr. Jack Warner from the Cabinet and our Parliament. Mrs. Persad-Bissessar however must not now be allowed to have conveniently …
Read More »“Kam-Jack” on the rocks; PM calls Warner an “oxymoron”
Jack Warner probably has British soul singer Adele’s “21” album on repeat these days. And there was another excuse for ice cream and chocolates last night as Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar recommended that he “clear his name” rather than worry about the Chaguanas West seat. Persad-Bissessar seemed unimpressed with Warner’s …
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