Wired868 reports from Jamaica: It was easy like Sunday morning. Of course, it was a 3 pm (Jamaican time) kick off today—if you want to nitpick—but the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 team found Aruba to be every bit as straightforward as US bard Lionel Richie’s classic tune. At the …
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Sam strikes for Jabloteh; but D/Force and Stars win
Eighteen-year-old San Juan North Secondary schoolboy Brent Sam got a goal on his first appearance for San Juan Jabloteh this season but it was not enough to save his team from a 2-1 Pro League loss to Defence Force at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya yesterday. The Army/Coast Guard …
Read More »T&T U20s lose two goal lead to Jamaica in crazy night at the Office
Wired868 reports from the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Jamaica: As far as bizarre plot twists go, Trinidad and Tobago’s opening 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship fixture against Jamaica last night was probably right up there with “The Sixth Sense.” Did Trinidad and Tobago’s emphatic first half performance mean the United States …
Read More »T&T U-20s face Jamaica to start gruelling W/Cup campaign
Wired868 travels to Jamaica today to follow Trinidad and Tobago’s efforts to qualify for the New Zealand 2015 Under-20 World Cup: The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 football team, arguably the country’s most naturally gifted youth squad in this millennium, will kick off the final stage of their New Zealand …
Read More »T&T U20s lose second training match; King eyes positives
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 team lost its second and final warm-up match yesterday before their departure for Jamaica on Wednesday January 7 to compete in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. The young “Soca Warriors” will open the tournament with a clash against hosts Jamaica in Kingston on January 9. …
Read More »TV6 goes full corbeaux on late Security Minister
A 65-year-old man tragically drowned in Tobago this morning. Mr Live Wire knows what you’re thinking: What did his corpse look like and was he any good at his day job? You weren’t thinking that at all? Well, TV6 surely was. And so a married father of four who held …
Read More »TTFA sabotages young Warriors’ hopes of MLS trial… again!
For the second year running, there were no Trinidad and Tobago players included among a shortlist of the Caribbean’s top young players for the United States’ Major League Soccer (MLS) Caribbean Combine, which kicked off today in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and serves as a talent search for promising regional players. …
Read More »T&T U20s prepare for W/Cup campaign without skipper Shannon
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 football team entered the final stage of preparations for its New Zealand 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup this weekend when head coach Derek King welcomed his squad to their training camp in Miami Lakes, Fort Lauderdale. But there were four notable absentees. Team trainer …
Read More »How to turn it around; coaches discuss the state of T&T’s football
Trinidad and Tobago has qualified for the CONCACAF level in every age group in the men’s and women’s game over the past two years. Does this mean the “Soca Warriors” are doing as well as ever in terms of player development and selection? Or are they underachieving and falling further …
Read More »Sportt Company vows to clear debt to Akeem Adams’ family within a week
The family of deceased former Trinidad and Tobago footballer Akeem Adams might finally be able to put aside any lingering ill-will over an unfulfilled Government pledge to meet the funeral costs for their son. Acting Sportt Company CEO Adrian Raymond said today the lingering $98,000 debt to Adams’ family will …
Read More »Yes, Prime Minister: Live Wire tackles Tanty Kams in the ultimate interview
Scene: Office of the Prime Minister. Mr Live Wire waits patiently for the arrival of the Prime Minister and an exclusive interview. The Prime Minister walks in and greets him enthusiastically. PM: Good day. So you are the Vanity Fair reporter eh? Very nice to meet you. How has your …
Read More »Gov’t owes Akeem Adams’ family $98k; all-star memorial match on Sunday
Friends and well wishers of late Trinidad and Tobago national youth team player and Ferencvaros defender Akeem Adams will hold an inaugural memorial match in his honour from 3.30 pm on Sunday January 4 at the Mahaica Oval in Point Fortin. Dion Sosa, Adams’ former local agent, heads an organising …
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