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The following article was first published in the Trinidad Express on 27 October 2005 and written by Lasana Liburd: Otis Seaton was hired by Don Leo Beenhakker as the muscle. The Trinidad and Tobago national football team coach needed a player with the energy and courage to protect his back …

TV6 Morning Edition host Fazeer Mohammed has Wired868 director Lasana ‘Burdie’ Liburd and former Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-15 Team assistant football coach Wayne ‘Barney’ Sheppard over to discuss Wired868’s new football-related podcast, The Burdie and Barney Show: More from Wired868 Calling Caribbean university students: Boost job prospects and …

The following article, written by Lasana Liburd, was first published in the Trinidad Express on Thursday 24 June 2006: Russell Latapy was outnumbered and, it seemed, cornered. It was the mixed zone at the Franz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern and the pint-sized Trinidad and Tobago midfielder had to walk past a …

“Allyuh publishin anything now?” asked a sarcastic commenter on a recent Wired868 story.  Wired868’s editor is not the person who spent two years performing autopsies on the two media dinosaurs in Port-of-Spain. But he is nonetheless acutely aware of the adage that enjoins entities to adapt or die. To the …

Wired868 launches its first podcast, The Burdie & Barney Show, with a special guest: ESPN analyst and former England Premier League goalkeeper and Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup star Shaka Hislop! Listen to the extended B&B pilot as Hislop reveals why he turned down Manchester United, players’ rights in …

This article written by Lasana Liburd was first published in the Trinidad Express and offers a peek into the Soca Warriors’ dressing room on an unforgettable Wednesday night in Bahrain on 16 November 2005:  “We going Ger-many! We going Ger-many!” Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Shaka Hislop was in full cry …

The following article, written by Lasana Liburd, was first published in the Trinidad Express on 23 October 2003: Sometimes it is too easy to forget who are the real power-brokers in football. Not the talented and sometimes extravagantly paid players whose careers last as long as a St Ann’s taxi …

The correlation between intelligence and education is a fascinating subject, although one I don’t feel well positioned to explore at present. Perhaps Earl Best, a lifelong educator and highly competent editor, would accept that challenge. However, I do believe I am on strong ground when I say that being able …

November 2005, Mannie Ramjohn Stadium. Jabloteh and W Connection are locked in battle in the final of the First Toyota Classic. W Connection’s Gefferson Goulart puts the southerners ahead. He celebrates à la Imran Tahir, his exuberant sprint taking him just past the opposition’s bench. Jabloteh coach Terry Fenwick, one …

David John-Williams is standing on the par-5 fifth tee at the golf course at Savonetta, addressing his tee ball with his driver.  Investigative notes in hand, Mark Bassant ‘ambushes’ him. “Is your middle name Apullnaris?” he asks. Startled, the ex-president blocks his shot. “Right!” he yells. Bassant did not need …

Wired868 editor Lasana Liburd discusses the state of Trinidad and Tobago’s football and a potential Fifa ban with TV6 Morning Edition host Fazeer Mohammed: More from Wired868 Calling Caribbean university students: Boost job prospects and win gift voucher Calling Caribbean university students aged 18 to 25! The UWI and the …

Wired868’s Lasana Liburd is far and away the best football reporter in Trinidad and Tobago, arguably in the West Indies. So if any proof were needed that the current protracted TTFA vs FIFA issue is not about football, it came on CNC3 last night. I am sure Liburd and Wired …