Trinidad-born rapper and the world’s oldest Barbie doll, Nicki Minaj, gave Trinidad and Tobago another public toast this week. Once again, it was with Gramoxone. Minaj, a judge for the popular United States television show “American Idol”, compared Trinidad and Tobago to Liberia and said she was lucky to get …
Read More »Interactive: Should Warriors go for youth or experience at Gold Cup?
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 …
Read More »Snap: Warriors’ Peruvian challenge
A lens-eye view of the Trinidad and Tobago national football team’s friendly international contest against Peru at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva on Wednesday 6 February 2013. Peru defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 with goals from captain and Bayern Munich star Claudio Pizarro and midfielder Rinaldo Cruzado. You can read …
Read More »Caledonia and T&T will benefit from European exodus
Despite criticism from some persons, I want to assure the public that Caledonia AIA and, ultimately, Trinidad and Tobago will benefit from Caledonia’s long term plan in sending players to Finland and Kazakhstan. How is this possible, you may ask? Well, firstly the one Trinidad and Tobago player and two …
Read More »Will a Fistful of Dollars spoil football development?
A release this week confirmed that several of the Pro League’s most talented footballers have signed deals with teams in various corners of the European continent. I say various corners, as most of them are not exactly the European hotbeds of football. But who will benefit from these overseas moves? …
Read More »Warriors’ progression continues with Peruvian lesson
“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 …
Read More »Warriors request home support for Peru clash today
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 …
Read More »Caledonia duo leads European exodus with Kazakhstan move
Twenty-five-year-old former Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 captain Radanfah Abu Bakr and 28-year-old Guyana international left wing back Walter Moore can make their competitive debuts in the Kazakhstan Premier League in early March after agreeing terms with newly promoted team FC Vostok. The move is expected to be the first …
Read More »National captain omitted from T&T squad
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 …
Read More »Power to the clubs; TTFF considers constitutional reform
Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) president Raymond Tim Kee yesterday vowed to push through reform of the local body’s controversial constitution after confirming the appointment of ex-FIFA technical committee member and former football manager Richard Braithwaite, former local referees association president and ex-FIFA referee Osmond Downer and Veteran Footballers …
Read More »Jones heads Warriors contingent for Peru friendly
England Premier League forward Kenwyne Jones has been named among nine overseas-based players to represent the Trinidad and Tobago national senior football team in its first international game of 2013, which will be played against Peru on Wednesday 6 February from 8 pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. …
Read More »Hector and Plaza return to Vietnam but Cyrus stays
Trinidad and Tobago national senior team footballers Hughtun Hector, 28, and Willis Plaza, 25, will spend 2013 in Vietnam after agreeing terms with V-League outfit Song Lam Nghe last week. However, 22-year-old national defender Daneil Cyrus will remain in Trinidad with local outfit, DIRECTV W Connection, for the remainder of …
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