Tag Archives: Hutson Charles

The Oxford dictionary’s definition of schizophrenia is a “mental disorder marked by disconnection between thoughts, feelings and actions.” So forgive me for feeling a bit sorry for myself since I find the headline used by our Wired868’s founder and head honcho, Lasana Liburd, as a bit harsh. But, since I …

Fortune might have smiled on the Trinidad and Tobago national senior team in Chicago today as the “Soca Warriors” arguably received its best draw ever at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which has also become remarkably generous to its participants in the 2013 edition. There are 12 nations in the Gold …

Former 2006 World Cup standout Cornell Glen will receive another shot at the international stage as the North East Stars striker is set for a recall to the Trinidad and Tobago national football team to face Belize and Peru on March 22 and 26 respectively. The final squad is expected …

I respect the readers, contributors, commentators and bloggers on Wired868, so I am throwing out a topic for discussion which can provoke a lot of thought among the national senior team’s coaching staff. I have not approached the job of joint national team coach with any fear of being fired …

“We will come to the point (where we would be) very disappointed with a result like that,” said joint Trinidad and Tobago national head coach Jamaal Shabazz, in the post-game press conference. “It’s not bad for now. But we have to be more ambitious as a people going forward (from …

The Trinidad and Tobago senior national football team hopes to see tangible evidence of the nation it is representing tonight when the “Soca Warriors” tackle Peru from 8 pm in a friendly international at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. In July, Trinidad and Tobago will compete at the CONCACAF Gold …

Trinidad and Tobago national football team captain Jan-Michael Williams has thrown his full support behind the technical staff after being overlooked for next Wednesday’s international friendly against Peru at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Williams has not played competitive football since the 2012 Caribbean Cup finals on December 12 …

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team’s players and staff are set for a merry holiday season as the Sport Ministry and the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) are both set to reward the “Soca Warriors” for their efforts in a testing year. National football team manager William Wallace …

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team will end 2012 with its highest FIFA ranking in three years after moving up 11 places to 68th in the latest rankings from the global football body. The “Soca Warriors” is now ranked ninth in CONCACAF and third in the Caribbean behind Haiti …

Trinidad and Tobago’s latest FIFA rank of 67 is our best placement in three years. But the highest rank ever achieved by the “Soca Warriors” was 25th under late Scottish coach Ian Porterfield in June 2001. Porterfield inherited a team ranked 40th in the world from his predecessor, Bertille St Clair. In …

Trinidad and Tobago national football defender Seon Power refused to celebrate second place after the “Soca Warriors” lost the 2012 Caribbean Cup final to Cuba yesterday evening after an extra time goal by Marcel Hernandez. But Power had a word for football fans back home. “The hunger is back and …

Sport is filled with overblown jargon that tries to oversell its importance like “group of death”, “do or die” and “dressing room feud.” But what you are about to read is no cliché. If Hutson “Barber” Charles and Jamaal Shabazz ran into each other between 27 July and 1 August …