Trinidad and Tobago international footballer and North East Stars playmaker Keron “Ball Pest” Cummings was shot outside his home in Diego Martin early this morning, after returning home from a boat cruise with his girlfriend. Cummings, according to Stars coach Roland Clarke, had just been given a lift home by …
Read More »Maturana, Fenwick, Eve, Hart? Glen aims at ex-coaches and his own legacy
“(Stephen Hart) is a coach who knows what he wants and he goes out and selects the exact players (with the specific characteristics he needs) to build his team,” said Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup attacker Cornell Glen. “There are coaches that select players who are in-form and work …
Read More »Guerra and Jomal called up as Hart selects Warriors team for Copa play off
Bankers Insurance Central FC playmaker Ataulla Guerra will get another chance to stake his claim to Trinidad and Tobago’s “number 10” role, after the elegant midfielder was recalled by coach Stephen Hart for his 23-man squad to face Haiti in the 2016 Copa America play off on 8 January 2016 …
Read More »TTFA and Soca Warriors declare truce; T&T will contest Copa play off
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team can finally turn their attention towards tackling Haiti in a 2016 Copa America play off on January 8, after accepting an offer for outstanding payment from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). The “Soca Warriors” insisted that they would not play until …
Read More »Copa cheer: Warriors and TTFA near match fees solution
Finally, some good news. After two days and roughly nine hours of negotiating, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and the National Senior Team are allegedly within touching distance of a solution, which might bring an end to their impasse over outstanding match fees. The “Soca Warriors” are owed …
Read More »TTFA names committee to defuse Warriors’ strike threat; but no payment date
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has mandated a three-member committee to resolve a threat from the “Soca Warriors” to boycott their Copa America play off match against Haiti on 8 January 2016. However, crucially, there is still no date set to pay the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior …
Read More »TTFA vows to pay Warriors ‘as soon as practicable’; explains delay
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) promised to satisfy its debt to the men’s senior national players as “soon as it was practicable” but stopped short of giving a deadline for a resolution. The TTFA executive committee, which is now headed by president David John-Williams, held an emergency meeting …
Read More »DJW: I won’t be ‘jacket and tie’ president; W/Warriors are TTFA’s first priority
New Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams vowed to roll up his sleeves and put in the hard work to get the football body humming again and to steer the “Soca Warriors” into a top 50 world ranking. John-Williams, who was voted to the top football post …
Read More »Snap: Soca Warriors vs United States… in photos!
Wired868 revisits Trinidad and Tobago’s goalless 2018 World Cup qualifying draw with the United States through the lenses of Allan V Crane, Chevaughn Christopher and Allan Powder at the Hasely Crawford Stadium: “Soca Warriors” posse?! Check! Netflix and chill?! Boy, I’m getting ready to watch the “Warriors!” Lift off! Or something… …
Read More »The ghosts of November past: Best and Walcott review the T&T/USA WCQ
Wired868 columnist Earl Best and journalist Roneil Walcott evoke the ghosts of November past in five tableaux: (Tableau One) “Dem eh really understand, yuh know,” he said to me, his voice thick with emotion, “deh eh understand hommuch dat hurt.” I expected him to wipe away a tear but he …
Read More »Hart: We let them off the hook; T&T and USA finish goalless
Deadlocked at 0-0 after 90 minutes of 2018 World Cup qualifying action, the Trinidad and Tobago and United States head coaches continued to fight for an advantage in the post-game press conference at the Hasely Crawford Stadium tonight. Trinidad and Tobago coach Stephen Hart felt his “Soca Warriors” should have …
Read More »Hart: Warriors need genuine support against US; mindful of dead ball threat
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart has asked spectators to push his team on to success, as the “Soca Warriors” face the United States from 7.36 pm tomorrow, on Tuesday November 17, in their first home fixture of the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. The Warriors …
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