A second half double by Trinidad and Tobago’s all-time leading goal scorer Stern John was not enough to prevent Saddle Hill Hotspur from slipping to its second straight 4-3 defeat in National Super League (NSL) Championship Division action last night. John, who was a key member in T&T’s 2006 World …
Read More »NSL: Stern strikes for Saddle Hill; but QPCC win 4-3 to go top
Former Trinidad and Tobago World Cup 2006 star Stern John got a debut goal for Saddle Hill Hotspur at the Ato Boldon Stadium tonight. But it was not enough to deny QPCC a 4-3 triumph in Couva. The result put the Queen’s Park outfit two points clear at the top …
Read More »Greatest Gold Cup game ever? Wired868 recalls some stirring T&T matches
Trinidad and Tobago’s 4-4 tie with Mexico in the 2015 Gold Cup group stage last night was the talk of CONCACAF. The match featured seven second half goals with one item from either team in stoppage time, including a last gasp equaliser from “Soca Warriors” defender Yohance Marshall off the …
Read More »Legends live: Day one of the Legends Football Challenge
The British Airways Tobago Football Legends tournament kicked off this afternoon at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago. Wired868 has you covered: Tobago Football Legends (Group A) Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Paul McVeigh, Ruel Fox, Devon Leacock), Manchester United 2 (Ben Thornley, Bojan Djordic) Former Manchester United star and 2006 …
Read More »Stern, Whitley, Maylee and Mollon in Wired868’s Sunday line-up
Former 2006 World Cup hero and Premier League striker Stern John heads a cast of past and present national football stars who will descend on the UWI SPEC ground from 4 pm on February 1 as the third annual Wired868 Football Festival kicks off in St Augustine. The event brings …
Read More »Stern KOs W Connection; Warrior’s blast from the past buoys WASA FC
Stern John’s final swing of the boot last night and the trademark bulge of the net sent WASA FC players into frenzy as they streamed towards the veteran 38-year-old striker at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The last time a John item created such a stir was on 12 …
Read More »Shush Stern: Akeem’s agent defends Ferencvaros on player’s condition
Dion Sosa, the local manager for stricken Trinidad and Tobago footballer Akeem Adams, has responded angrily to suggestions that Hungarian club, Ferencvaros, might be responsible for the medical condition of the “Soca Warrior.” Adams is in ICU at the Varosmajori Heart Clinic in Budapest after suffering a massive heart attack, …
Read More »Bonus-gate (Pt 3): Warner used Guardian to frustrate 2006 World Cup heroes
Wired868, with the help of six people closely involved with the case in the playing, administrative and legal camps, will tell the story of the 2006 World Cup bonus dispute. This is Part Three: One year after the Germany 2006 World Cup, the “Soca Warriors” felt they finally had the …
Read More »Bonus-gate (Pt 2): The TTFF’s dirty war with its own football stars
Wired868, with the help of five people closely involved with the case in the playing, administrative and legal camps, will tell the story of the 2006 World Cup bonus dispute. This is Part Two: Former World Cup goalkeeper Shaka Hislop’s jaw dropped when he looked at the figure revealed under the …
Read More »Bonus-gate (Pt 1): How 13 W/Cup 2006 players challenged the TTFF… and won
Wired868, with the help of five people closely involved with the case in the playing, administrative and legal camps, will tell the story of the 2006 World Cup bonus dispute. This is Part One: Last Thursday, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) wired an undisclosed figure into an account …
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