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Football / Chelsea vs Tottenham
« on: April 07, 2007, 06:36:14 AM »
Half time dey scoreless. lets go tottenham make me proud 
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Football / Houston dynamo vs pachuca
« on: April 05, 2007, 09:26:59 PM »
Alyuh missin a hell of a game on fsc 4:4 on aggregate. this game sweet
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Football / Manchester Utd vs Roma Champions league clash
« on: April 04, 2007, 05:32:27 AM »
Ah startin early for d game. Man Utd goin to mash up Roma today 
. Hard luck man utd haters
. Hard luck man utd haters
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Football / Manchester Utd vs Blackburn
« on: March 31, 2007, 10:12:03 AM »
Score 3 : 1 so far manchester leads
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Cricket Anyone / Bob Woolmer killed
« on: March 22, 2007, 06:18:57 PM »
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CNN) -- A pathology report indicated that Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of "manual strangulation," according to a statement from Jamaican police commissioner Julius Thomas.
"We are now treating this as a case of murder," the statement said.
Police announced Tuesday that Woolmer's death was suspicious, two days after he was found unconscious in his hotel room. Woolmer, 58, was declared dead at a hospital soon after he was found.
Initial media reports indicated he died of a heart attack.
The tragedy came less than 24 hours after his team were beaten by underdogs Ireland in one of the biggest shocks in World Cup cricket history.
Earlier Thursday, it was revealed that Pakistani players were being interviewed and fingerprinted by police who are probing Woolmer's mysterious death.
Players whose rooms were on the same hotel floor as Woolmer will submit statements as part of the ongoing investigation, a team spokesman told CNN.
"It is standard procedure," spokesman Pervez Mir said. "Each of them will come along and give a written statement."
"The interviews are taking up to an hour for each player," added Pakistan team manager Talat Ali.
"The impression being created by the media is that the team are being interviewed as suspects. That is not the case. They are being interviewed as others are."
The team will then leave Kingston later in the day and head to Montego Bay, Jamaica, for two days' rest before returning to Pakistan, Mir added.
Former England Test cricketer Woolmer, 58, died shortly after being found unconscious in his Kingston hotel room on Sunday night.
Jamaican police said on Tuesday night that his death was "suspicious" leading to a string of conspiracy theories.
Speaking to Sky News from her home in South Africa, Gill Woolmer said she did not believe her husband had committed suicide.
"It is suggested there might be foul play and they (the Jamaican police) don't want to jump to any conclusion.
"I suppose there is always the possibility as some of the cricket fraternity fans are extremely volatile and passionate about the game."
"That fills me with horror, I can't believe that anyone would behave like that towards someone who had given such great service to international cricket," she said.
"We are now treating this as a case of murder," the statement said.
Police announced Tuesday that Woolmer's death was suspicious, two days after he was found unconscious in his hotel room. Woolmer, 58, was declared dead at a hospital soon after he was found.
Initial media reports indicated he died of a heart attack.
The tragedy came less than 24 hours after his team were beaten by underdogs Ireland in one of the biggest shocks in World Cup cricket history.
Earlier Thursday, it was revealed that Pakistani players were being interviewed and fingerprinted by police who are probing Woolmer's mysterious death.
Players whose rooms were on the same hotel floor as Woolmer will submit statements as part of the ongoing investigation, a team spokesman told CNN.
"It is standard procedure," spokesman Pervez Mir said. "Each of them will come along and give a written statement."
"The interviews are taking up to an hour for each player," added Pakistan team manager Talat Ali.
"The impression being created by the media is that the team are being interviewed as suspects. That is not the case. They are being interviewed as others are."
The team will then leave Kingston later in the day and head to Montego Bay, Jamaica, for two days' rest before returning to Pakistan, Mir added.
Former England Test cricketer Woolmer, 58, died shortly after being found unconscious in his Kingston hotel room on Sunday night.
Jamaican police said on Tuesday night that his death was "suspicious" leading to a string of conspiracy theories.
Speaking to Sky News from her home in South Africa, Gill Woolmer said she did not believe her husband had committed suicide.
"It is suggested there might be foul play and they (the Jamaican police) don't want to jump to any conclusion.
"I suppose there is always the possibility as some of the cricket fraternity fans are extremely volatile and passionate about the game."
"That fills me with horror, I can't believe that anyone would behave like that towards someone who had given such great service to international cricket," she said.
276
Football / lets cheer on Jamaica vs Switzerland
« on: March 22, 2007, 05:40:10 PM »
Jamaica vs Switzerland on Cnc 3 at 10pm. lets see what JA does tonight 
277
Football / Manchester Utd vs Middlesborough - FA Cup Replay
« on: March 19, 2007, 02:35:13 PM »
Score nil - nil . 32 min. live on fsc
278
Football / Government gives 18 million.
« on: March 15, 2007, 05:45:32 PM »
Cabinet passes $18 million for football.
By: Shaun Fuentes (TTFF).[/size]
Cabinet today passed funding valued at TT$18 million that will go towards the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. This followed the request for funds made by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation as Minister of Sport Roger Boynes announced at the post cabinet press conference that the mentioned sum will be made available to the local governing body for the game.
Boynes added that the TTFF will be required to submit details of the contract arrangements, terms and conditions with respect to the technical staff of the national team and once these requirements are fulfilled by the TTFF, Boynes added, the Ministry of Sport will report to cabinet on the dispersement of funds in keeping with the whole question of transparency of public funds. He said he says the disbursement will be made on performance criteria as set out in the development plan of the 2010 budget.
TTFF President Oliver Camps said he was pleased with the announcement, adding that the $18 million was only part of the request to really serve the development of the game here and he anticipated the process will be properly carried out in the future.
“This will go towards the preparation of the team and the payment of the two (Dutch) coaches. The Ministry requested further documents which were made available to them today,” Camps told TTFF Media.
He added the TTFF Executive Committee will meet on Friday and further details regarding the restart of the national team programs, particularly the senior team preparing for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be made available later in the day.
By: Shaun Fuentes (TTFF).[/size]
Cabinet today passed funding valued at TT$18 million that will go towards the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. This followed the request for funds made by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation as Minister of Sport Roger Boynes announced at the post cabinet press conference that the mentioned sum will be made available to the local governing body for the game.
Boynes added that the TTFF will be required to submit details of the contract arrangements, terms and conditions with respect to the technical staff of the national team and once these requirements are fulfilled by the TTFF, Boynes added, the Ministry of Sport will report to cabinet on the dispersement of funds in keeping with the whole question of transparency of public funds. He said he says the disbursement will be made on performance criteria as set out in the development plan of the 2010 budget.
TTFF President Oliver Camps said he was pleased with the announcement, adding that the $18 million was only part of the request to really serve the development of the game here and he anticipated the process will be properly carried out in the future.
“This will go towards the preparation of the team and the payment of the two (Dutch) coaches. The Ministry requested further documents which were made available to them today,” Camps told TTFF Media.
He added the TTFF Executive Committee will meet on Friday and further details regarding the restart of the national team programs, particularly the senior team preparing for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be made available later in the day.
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Football / FIFA fine top official’s son $1 million (GUESS WHO).
« on: March 12, 2007, 07:48:26 PM »
FIFA fine top official’s son $1 million.
By: Andrew Jennings (London Daily Mail).[/size]
EXCLUSIVE
FIFA have secretly fined the son of a top official almost $1million for touting World Cup tickets last year. Daryan Warner, son of vice-president Jack Warner, has also been told their family travel company is banned from dealing in tickets.
The deals, revealed exclusively in SportsMail last September, were set up by Jack Warner. His Trinidad-based company Simpaul Travel acquired more than 5,400 tickets from FIFA and then sold them at huge mark-ups to package tour operators in England, Japan, and Mexico.
Warner diverted a further 1,700 tickets, allocated to the Trinidad World Cup team, to Simpaul. He was found guilty in early 2006 of breaching FIFA’s ethics code. He hurriedly disposed of his shares in Simpaul but his son Daryan continued as managing director and during the World Cup collected
hundreds more tickets from the FIFA office in Berlin and passed them to touts.
A report to FIFA last June from auditors Ernst & Young alleged that the Warners stood to make profits of nearly $1 million. In strict secrecy, the executive committee imposed the massive fine, equal to the expected profiteering, and ordered the money be donated to the charity SOS Children’s Villages.
The confidential minutes of last December’s executive committee meeting, obtained by SportsMail, reveals that by last Christmas, ‘despite numerous reminders from FIFA,’ only $250,000 had been paid.
The extraordinary decision to impose the fine was suppressed. At a press conference on December 6 FIFA President Sepp Blatter would only say they ‘disapproved’ of Jack Warner’s conduct and he should not let Daryan ‘abuse the position held by his father’ - and that the case was closed.
But it wasn’t. The secret deadline for the full payment of $992,652 is March 22, the next meeting of FIFA’s executive, but FIFA insiders believe that if no more money is handed over there will be no further action. After all, Jack Warner controls 35, of the 207 votes available, that President Blatter needs for re-election at the end of May.
A FIFA source said: 'If there is no more money paid over I can't see that Blatter is going to take action. After all Jack Warner controls 35 crucial votes that will ensure Sepp Blatter gets a third term.'
In theory the Warners could be reported to Lord Coe, new head of FIFA’s Ethics committee, for the ticket rackets and the failure to pay the fine. But it’s unlikely that the 24-man executive committee will publicly humiliate Warner and authorise an investigation. Coe’s hands are tied; he can’t make an ethical judgement on the Warners unless there is a complaint.
Read the secret FIFA report on the Warner ticket rackets and the Million Dollar Fine at www.transparencyinsport.org
By: Andrew Jennings (London Daily Mail).[/size]
EXCLUSIVE
FIFA have secretly fined the son of a top official almost $1million for touting World Cup tickets last year. Daryan Warner, son of vice-president Jack Warner, has also been told their family travel company is banned from dealing in tickets.
The deals, revealed exclusively in SportsMail last September, were set up by Jack Warner. His Trinidad-based company Simpaul Travel acquired more than 5,400 tickets from FIFA and then sold them at huge mark-ups to package tour operators in England, Japan, and Mexico.
Warner diverted a further 1,700 tickets, allocated to the Trinidad World Cup team, to Simpaul. He was found guilty in early 2006 of breaching FIFA’s ethics code. He hurriedly disposed of his shares in Simpaul but his son Daryan continued as managing director and during the World Cup collected
hundreds more tickets from the FIFA office in Berlin and passed them to touts.
A report to FIFA last June from auditors Ernst & Young alleged that the Warners stood to make profits of nearly $1 million. In strict secrecy, the executive committee imposed the massive fine, equal to the expected profiteering, and ordered the money be donated to the charity SOS Children’s Villages.
The confidential minutes of last December’s executive committee meeting, obtained by SportsMail, reveals that by last Christmas, ‘despite numerous reminders from FIFA,’ only $250,000 had been paid.
The extraordinary decision to impose the fine was suppressed. At a press conference on December 6 FIFA President Sepp Blatter would only say they ‘disapproved’ of Jack Warner’s conduct and he should not let Daryan ‘abuse the position held by his father’ - and that the case was closed.
But it wasn’t. The secret deadline for the full payment of $992,652 is March 22, the next meeting of FIFA’s executive, but FIFA insiders believe that if no more money is handed over there will be no further action. After all, Jack Warner controls 35, of the 207 votes available, that President Blatter needs for re-election at the end of May.
A FIFA source said: 'If there is no more money paid over I can't see that Blatter is going to take action. After all Jack Warner controls 35 crucial votes that will ensure Sepp Blatter gets a third term.'
In theory the Warners could be reported to Lord Coe, new head of FIFA’s Ethics committee, for the ticket rackets and the failure to pay the fine. But it’s unlikely that the 24-man executive committee will publicly humiliate Warner and authorise an investigation. Coe’s hands are tied; he can’t make an ethical judgement on the Warners unless there is a complaint.
Read the secret FIFA report on the Warner ticket rackets and the Million Dollar Fine at www.transparencyinsport.org
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Football / Plymouth vs Watford - FA Cup
« on: March 11, 2007, 12:15:33 PM »
11 Min 0:0. showin on fsc.
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Football / Blackburn vs Manchester City - FA Cup
« on: March 11, 2007, 10:07:19 AM »
Game now start 0:0 still. It showin on fsc. What is alyuh predictions for d game?
282
Football / Chelsea vs Tottenham - FA cup
« on: March 11, 2007, 08:18:58 AM »
Chelsea losing 3:1 to Tottenham
283
Football / West brom vs Wolves
« on: March 11, 2007, 08:13:45 AM »
Final result West brom loss 1:0 to Wolves. Sunderland remain 3rd
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Football / Manchester utd vs Lille - Champions league clash
« on: March 07, 2007, 08:39:03 AM »
Ok fellas Manchester winning 2:0 today Lille goin home crying like baby
285
Football / West Ham vs Tottenham
« on: March 04, 2007, 12:13:10 PM »
Any body see that game jus now. what a blow to lose a game at d last few seconds. i feel it for them west ham supporters. leading 2 nil at d break then havin totenham eqaulize. then west ham take d lead 3:2 only to have totenham equalize and win d game late. What a game. West ham lose 4:3 looks like relegation for them
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Football / Arsenal - Blackburn FA cup
« on: February 28, 2007, 03:47:23 PM »
score 1:0 Blackburn leading hehehe hardluck Arsenal Fans 
1min normal time to go
hardluck Arsenal Fans 1min normal time to go
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Football / Gold Cup kitt
« on: February 25, 2007, 05:23:08 PM »
Alright fellaz alyuh think Adidas blessing us with a new kitt design for the Gold Cup coming 
i saw this new design, i think a red, white and black would look good, its the Houston dynamo new kit
i saw this new design, i think a red, white and black would look good, its the Houston dynamo new kit
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Football / where to see match on wed
« on: November 10, 2006, 01:41:40 PM »
Just to let everyone know on cnc channel 3 on wed at 3pm they showing the match against austria
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Football / Small town braced for Soca rhythms
« on: March 16, 2006, 02:25:33 PM »
by FIFAworldcup.com
Not many people have heard of Rotenburg/Wumme, but that is all about to change thanks to the footballers of Trinidad and Tobago.
Caribbean rhythms will provide a change from the usual peace and quiet when the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ hopefuls arrive to establish their headquarters in the Saxon town. And if the inhabitants seem to be wandering around with dazed smiles on their faces, it might just be that Rotenburg has caught a dose of FIFA World Cup fever. So much for the notion of 'cool northerners'.
Rotenburg is a small town of 23,000 inhabitants located in Lower Saxony between Hamburg and Bremen, and Trinidad and Tobago have chosen to make it their base for the tournament, staying at the stylish Wachtelhof Country House Hotel and training in the neat surroundings of the Ahe stadium.
It was in February 2003 that Rotenburg took the first step towards welcoming the FIFA World Cup to town, when the civic authorities agreed to hand over their stadium to the Organising Committee (OC) for the finals. The municipal sports facility enjoys an idyllic location on the leafy edge of town and attracts plenty of visitors, including Bayern Munich, who have twice stayed for pre-season training.
The German Football Association (DFB) staged a senior women's international against China here in 1995, returning eight years later for a U-19 women's international between Germany and Canada. With this pedigree, it is perhaps not such a surprise that Leo Beenhakker and his men chose this corner of northern Germany as their home for the finals.
Rotenburg had been pushing for some involvement in the tournament and it became one of the first 40 municipalities to agree a deal with the OC. Following that initial success, the local authorities then set up a FIFA World Cup working party charged with planning special events and activities related to the tournament.
The working group met once a week to mull over new ideas and put flesh onto the bones of the programme. "We wondered what we could do to become better known - to take the initiative or wait and see? We chose to take the initiative," recreation department spokesman Reinhard Ludemann tells FIFAworldcup.com.
The Rotenburgers have not been lacking in ideas. Sponsors distributed 2,000 balls to youngsters. Bakers sold their wares in bags printed with the slogan 'Rotenburg summons the footballing world'. And the team behind hit movie The Miracle of Bern came to visit.
But they did not stop there. The northerners unveiled the biggest wooden football in the world, after flooring specialist Dieter Grosse's resolve to play a part in the effort to attract the FIFA World Cup culminated in the idea of the extraordinary ball. Even Bundesliga giants Werder Bremen indicated an interest in the project. "It was a way of showing we're crazy about football," Ludemann grins.
"And we've succeeded, as what we've done has certainly attracted attention. A garage even donated a car to the working group. Our World Cup motor is a blaze of colour. We call it Punch and Judy on wheels."
Few would doubt Rotenburg's claim to a special passion for the game and they are certainly mad about Trinidad and Tobago. "Once we heard Trinidad and Tobago were definitely coming, the place went wild," Ludemann says. T&T coach Beenhakker called at the Wachtelhof on 4 December last year to check out the hotel and the sports facility with its four grass pitches.
The Dutchman duly approved a reservation for the 38 rooms even before the Final Draw was made. The locals repaid the compliment, parading Trinidadian flags through the town before arriving at the Town Hall, where the flags of all 32 participating nations decorate the mayoral balcony.
Good spirits and TV exposure
Many Trinidadians believe in the existence of a spirit world, including a spirit named Jumbieno, believed to be the team's 12th man and guarantor of victory. Consequently, in a show of support for the Soca Warriors, the good burghers of Rotenburg have founded the WĂĽmme-Jumbies supporters club. T-shirts will be produced and the Jumbies intend to lay on a fantastic reception for their new-found heroes. What can possibly go wrong, with so much support from Jumbieno and the WĂĽmme-Jumbies?
Rotenburg has also been attracting television crews. A local car showroom made two vehicles available to Triphop, a Trinidadian TV show, for a tour around Germany to shoot six 30-minute programmes providing a guide to key German cities, titled We Reach.
Dortmund, Nuremberg, Kaiserslautern, Cologne and Frankfurt took up five of the episodes - and thanks to good contacts with the German embassy in Port of Spain, the authorities in Rotenburg succeeded in persuading the TV production company to make the town their sixth 'World Cup city'. The case was clearly persuasive: the TV crews made Rotenburg their first port of call on arrival from the Caribbean.
The three group matches involving Trinidad and Tobago are guaranteed to generate an incredible atmosphere and not just in the stadiums where the Soca Warriors will play - not if the inhabitants of Rotenburg have anything to do with it. Soon enough, the world will know all about this vibrant corner of Lower Saxony.
by FIFAworldcup.com
Not many people have heard of Rotenburg/Wumme, but that is all about to change thanks to the footballers of Trinidad and Tobago.
Caribbean rhythms will provide a change from the usual peace and quiet when the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ hopefuls arrive to establish their headquarters in the Saxon town. And if the inhabitants seem to be wandering around with dazed smiles on their faces, it might just be that Rotenburg has caught a dose of FIFA World Cup fever. So much for the notion of 'cool northerners'.
Rotenburg is a small town of 23,000 inhabitants located in Lower Saxony between Hamburg and Bremen, and Trinidad and Tobago have chosen to make it their base for the tournament, staying at the stylish Wachtelhof Country House Hotel and training in the neat surroundings of the Ahe stadium.
It was in February 2003 that Rotenburg took the first step towards welcoming the FIFA World Cup to town, when the civic authorities agreed to hand over their stadium to the Organising Committee (OC) for the finals. The municipal sports facility enjoys an idyllic location on the leafy edge of town and attracts plenty of visitors, including Bayern Munich, who have twice stayed for pre-season training.
The German Football Association (DFB) staged a senior women's international against China here in 1995, returning eight years later for a U-19 women's international between Germany and Canada. With this pedigree, it is perhaps not such a surprise that Leo Beenhakker and his men chose this corner of northern Germany as their home for the finals.
Rotenburg had been pushing for some involvement in the tournament and it became one of the first 40 municipalities to agree a deal with the OC. Following that initial success, the local authorities then set up a FIFA World Cup working party charged with planning special events and activities related to the tournament.
The working group met once a week to mull over new ideas and put flesh onto the bones of the programme. "We wondered what we could do to become better known - to take the initiative or wait and see? We chose to take the initiative," recreation department spokesman Reinhard Ludemann tells FIFAworldcup.com.
The Rotenburgers have not been lacking in ideas. Sponsors distributed 2,000 balls to youngsters. Bakers sold their wares in bags printed with the slogan 'Rotenburg summons the footballing world'. And the team behind hit movie The Miracle of Bern came to visit.
But they did not stop there. The northerners unveiled the biggest wooden football in the world, after flooring specialist Dieter Grosse's resolve to play a part in the effort to attract the FIFA World Cup culminated in the idea of the extraordinary ball. Even Bundesliga giants Werder Bremen indicated an interest in the project. "It was a way of showing we're crazy about football," Ludemann grins.
"And we've succeeded, as what we've done has certainly attracted attention. A garage even donated a car to the working group. Our World Cup motor is a blaze of colour. We call it Punch and Judy on wheels."
Few would doubt Rotenburg's claim to a special passion for the game and they are certainly mad about Trinidad and Tobago. "Once we heard Trinidad and Tobago were definitely coming, the place went wild," Ludemann says. T&T coach Beenhakker called at the Wachtelhof on 4 December last year to check out the hotel and the sports facility with its four grass pitches.
The Dutchman duly approved a reservation for the 38 rooms even before the Final Draw was made. The locals repaid the compliment, parading Trinidadian flags through the town before arriving at the Town Hall, where the flags of all 32 participating nations decorate the mayoral balcony.
Good spirits and TV exposure
Many Trinidadians believe in the existence of a spirit world, including a spirit named Jumbieno, believed to be the team's 12th man and guarantor of victory. Consequently, in a show of support for the Soca Warriors, the good burghers of Rotenburg have founded the WĂĽmme-Jumbies supporters club. T-shirts will be produced and the Jumbies intend to lay on a fantastic reception for their new-found heroes. What can possibly go wrong, with so much support from Jumbieno and the WĂĽmme-Jumbies?
Rotenburg has also been attracting television crews. A local car showroom made two vehicles available to Triphop, a Trinidadian TV show, for a tour around Germany to shoot six 30-minute programmes providing a guide to key German cities, titled We Reach.
Dortmund, Nuremberg, Kaiserslautern, Cologne and Frankfurt took up five of the episodes - and thanks to good contacts with the German embassy in Port of Spain, the authorities in Rotenburg succeeded in persuading the TV production company to make the town their sixth 'World Cup city'. The case was clearly persuasive: the TV crews made Rotenburg their first port of call on arrival from the Caribbean.
The three group matches involving Trinidad and Tobago are guaranteed to generate an incredible atmosphere and not just in the stadiums where the Soca Warriors will play - not if the inhabitants of Rotenburg have anything to do with it. Soon enough, the world will know all about this vibrant corner of Lower Saxony.
by FIFAworldcup.com
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Football / all members be ready for battle
« on: December 09, 2005, 05:43:03 PM »
All members this site is goin to be bombarded by english , sweedish and paraguay supporters in d next few months so be ready. They are coming with rel trash talk 
this is war now.
this is war now.
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Football / Trinidad and Tobago team profile
« on: December 07, 2005, 04:55:24 PM »
Just a few short months ago, you would have been hard pushed to find anybody willing to gamble on Trinidad and Tobago making it through to their first FIFA World Cup™. However, that did not stop this tiny Caribbean nation of just 1.1 million people from overcoming the odds and the weight of history to earn a well-deserved place at football's high table.
After having got the better of the Dominican Republic in the first group series, the Caribbean side were grouped with the mighty Mexicans in the next phase. They may have gone on to lose both games against their more illustrious rivals, but the islanders were still able to make it through to the 'Hexagonal' final qualifying stage thanks to wins over neighbours St Kitts and Nevis, and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Even following these valuable victories, few people fancied T&T's chances of progressing from a group that included the United States, Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala.
A terrible start to the final qualifying stage saw Trinidad and Tobago pick up just one point from their first three matches, a paltry total which seemed to confirm the fans' worst fears and saw morale in the camp plummet to a new low. However, the arrival on Caribbean shores of experienced Dutch coach Leo Beenhakker, in place of Bertille St Clair, breathed new life into T&T's campaign, reviving the team's fortunes.
The new coach got off to the best possible start with a 2-0 win over Panama before seeing his side put in a great performance against Mexico. The game may have ended in a 2-0 defeat for the Soca Warriors, but the commitment shown augured well for Beenhakker's new charges. A narrow 1-0 defeat in the USA was followed by a nail-biting 3-2 win over direct rivals Guatemala. A further 2-0 reverse at the hands of Costa Rica in San Jose meant that T&T went into their final game against CONCACAF superpowers Mexico needing to record a historic win. Against all the odds, they took three priceless points securing a 2-1 triumph in Port of Spain to book their place in a play-offs with Bahrain.
Back in 1989, Trinidad and Tobago had been in an almost identical situation - being just one game away from FIFA World Cup qualification only to see it slip through their fingers. A 1-0 home defeat by the USA shattered the country's dreams of making it through to Italia 90 and the islanders were not prepared to let the it happen again. Even so, the two games against their Asian rivals could not have been more dramatic. In Port of Spain, Bahrain stunned the home crowd by taking the lead through Husein Salman in the 72nd minute, only for Christopher Birchall's wonder strike to level the game five minutes later and keep the locals in the hunt. In the return match, with the odds once again stacked against them, the Soca Warriors refused to lie down, grabbing a magnificent 1-0 win to spark scenes of joyous celebration back home.
They may have been the last team to book their place in Germany, but T&T are more than capable of ruffling a few feathers at next summer's showpiece tournament. Qualification means that coach Beenhakker will be assured mythical status among the fans, and also give the country’s best ever player, Dwight Yorke, the chance to grace one FIFA World Cup finals before he retires. A UEFA Champions League winner in his time at Manchester United, Yorke is not someone who is prepared to go down without a fight. The same can be said of powerful forward Stern John and the immensely talented Russell Latapy, whose return to the side at 37 coincided with the team's upturn in form. Given the abundance of talent at their disposal, any team that dares to underestimate the Soca Warriors could be in for a rather rude awakening.
source by FIFAworldcup.com
After having got the better of the Dominican Republic in the first group series, the Caribbean side were grouped with the mighty Mexicans in the next phase. They may have gone on to lose both games against their more illustrious rivals, but the islanders were still able to make it through to the 'Hexagonal' final qualifying stage thanks to wins over neighbours St Kitts and Nevis, and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Even following these valuable victories, few people fancied T&T's chances of progressing from a group that included the United States, Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala.
A terrible start to the final qualifying stage saw Trinidad and Tobago pick up just one point from their first three matches, a paltry total which seemed to confirm the fans' worst fears and saw morale in the camp plummet to a new low. However, the arrival on Caribbean shores of experienced Dutch coach Leo Beenhakker, in place of Bertille St Clair, breathed new life into T&T's campaign, reviving the team's fortunes.
The new coach got off to the best possible start with a 2-0 win over Panama before seeing his side put in a great performance against Mexico. The game may have ended in a 2-0 defeat for the Soca Warriors, but the commitment shown augured well for Beenhakker's new charges. A narrow 1-0 defeat in the USA was followed by a nail-biting 3-2 win over direct rivals Guatemala. A further 2-0 reverse at the hands of Costa Rica in San Jose meant that T&T went into their final game against CONCACAF superpowers Mexico needing to record a historic win. Against all the odds, they took three priceless points securing a 2-1 triumph in Port of Spain to book their place in a play-offs with Bahrain.
Back in 1989, Trinidad and Tobago had been in an almost identical situation - being just one game away from FIFA World Cup qualification only to see it slip through their fingers. A 1-0 home defeat by the USA shattered the country's dreams of making it through to Italia 90 and the islanders were not prepared to let the it happen again. Even so, the two games against their Asian rivals could not have been more dramatic. In Port of Spain, Bahrain stunned the home crowd by taking the lead through Husein Salman in the 72nd minute, only for Christopher Birchall's wonder strike to level the game five minutes later and keep the locals in the hunt. In the return match, with the odds once again stacked against them, the Soca Warriors refused to lie down, grabbing a magnificent 1-0 win to spark scenes of joyous celebration back home.
They may have been the last team to book their place in Germany, but T&T are more than capable of ruffling a few feathers at next summer's showpiece tournament. Qualification means that coach Beenhakker will be assured mythical status among the fans, and also give the country’s best ever player, Dwight Yorke, the chance to grace one FIFA World Cup finals before he retires. A UEFA Champions League winner in his time at Manchester United, Yorke is not someone who is prepared to go down without a fight. The same can be said of powerful forward Stern John and the immensely talented Russell Latapy, whose return to the side at 37 coincided with the team's upturn in form. Given the abundance of talent at their disposal, any team that dares to underestimate the Soca Warriors could be in for a rather rude awakening.
source by FIFAworldcup.com
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Football / fox soccer channel comments
« on: November 16, 2005, 03:27:09 PM »
anybody know what them boys on fsc say about the victory?
293
Football / Beenhakker delighted by T&T heroics
« on: November 16, 2005, 03:22:21 PM »
Trinidad and Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker hailed his side's qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ as one of the highlights of his lengthy career.
The Dutchman guided his side to a 2-1 aggregate win over Bahrain, their 1-0 victory in Manama on Wednesday evening securing their passage to Germany 2006 - and a place at the finals for the first time ever.
Trinidad finished fourth in the CONCACAF final qualifying group to enter into the play-off against Bahrain. They did so despite a dreadful start to qualifying that saw them amass just one point from the opening three games.
But, with Beenhakker's arrival in place of Bertille St Clair, the team's fortunes took a turn for the better, culminating in the their first berth on the world stage. "If you work 40 years in football you have several highlights and this was, of course, one of them," said Beenhakker.
"When we started in May after three matches the team only had one point and nobody gave us a chance. In the qualifying matches it went better and better and this, of course, is the result.
With Bahrain securing an away goal in the first leg in Port of Spain on Saturday, T&T went into the second leg knowing they needed to score to have any chance of progressing. Four minutes after half-time that vital goal came, towering defender Dennis Lawrence meeting Dwight Yorke's corner powerfully to score past Ali Hassan and force the home side to open up and chase a goal of their own.
Despite several near-misses, Bahrain could not find the answer to prevent the Caribbean islanders qualifying for Germany. "First of all we are very happy that we did it," said Beenhakker. "I have to say what I said before playing the two matches that Bahrain was a tough opponent for us.
"They did a very good job in the first match in Trinidad and Tobago. I think we had, here, a good first half-hour. After that we made the same mistake as in Trinidad that we forgot to play football. We scored a good goal, a wonderful goal and after that it was a very nervous situation for the players.
"Most of them are not used to playing under such pressure but at the end we saved the result and you can imagine that everybody is unbelievably happy. It's the first time in history that this country will be represented in the World Cup, so I suppose it will be a one-week carnival in Trinidad and Tobago."
Bahrain coach Luka Peruzovic was dejected in defeat, believing his team missed out on qualifying by the narrowest of margins. "They pushed us but this is not the reason we lost or we are out," said the naturalised Belgian, who took over as Bahrain coach in August.
"We knew before the match it would be tough and only one detail can make a difference. But I knew it and I said before that in this kind of match little things make a difference."
by FIFAworldcup.com
The Dutchman guided his side to a 2-1 aggregate win over Bahrain, their 1-0 victory in Manama on Wednesday evening securing their passage to Germany 2006 - and a place at the finals for the first time ever.
Trinidad finished fourth in the CONCACAF final qualifying group to enter into the play-off against Bahrain. They did so despite a dreadful start to qualifying that saw them amass just one point from the opening three games.
But, with Beenhakker's arrival in place of Bertille St Clair, the team's fortunes took a turn for the better, culminating in the their first berth on the world stage. "If you work 40 years in football you have several highlights and this was, of course, one of them," said Beenhakker.
"When we started in May after three matches the team only had one point and nobody gave us a chance. In the qualifying matches it went better and better and this, of course, is the result.
With Bahrain securing an away goal in the first leg in Port of Spain on Saturday, T&T went into the second leg knowing they needed to score to have any chance of progressing. Four minutes after half-time that vital goal came, towering defender Dennis Lawrence meeting Dwight Yorke's corner powerfully to score past Ali Hassan and force the home side to open up and chase a goal of their own.
Despite several near-misses, Bahrain could not find the answer to prevent the Caribbean islanders qualifying for Germany. "First of all we are very happy that we did it," said Beenhakker. "I have to say what I said before playing the two matches that Bahrain was a tough opponent for us.
"They did a very good job in the first match in Trinidad and Tobago. I think we had, here, a good first half-hour. After that we made the same mistake as in Trinidad that we forgot to play football. We scored a good goal, a wonderful goal and after that it was a very nervous situation for the players.
"Most of them are not used to playing under such pressure but at the end we saved the result and you can imagine that everybody is unbelievably happy. It's the first time in history that this country will be represented in the World Cup, so I suppose it will be a one-week carnival in Trinidad and Tobago."
Bahrain coach Luka Peruzovic was dejected in defeat, believing his team missed out on qualifying by the narrowest of margins. "They pushed us but this is not the reason we lost or we are out," said the naturalised Belgian, who took over as Bahrain coach in August.
"We knew before the match it would be tough and only one detail can make a difference. But I knew it and I said before that in this kind of match little things make a difference."
by FIFAworldcup.com
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Football / T&T get it done
« on: November 16, 2005, 02:59:50 PM »
After a poor performance at the weekend in Port of Spain, the folks back home must have been dancing in the streets when the final whistle went in Manama and the 1-0 result saw their brave Soca Warriors through to their first finals.
Since arriving in April, coach Leo Beenhakker has been telling his players to stick to their attacking style even when on the road. And it paid off in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Having the better of the play and chances, Trinidad’s 6-foot 7-inch Dennis Lawrence hit home a towering header in the 49th minute to make it a road too far for the home side.
Despite losing Saturday’s goal-hero Chris Birchall to injury early, the islanders stood up well to a suddenly uninspired and consistently goal-shy Bahrain.
Though the home side thought they had pulled a late equaliser, the scoreline stood as best mates Dwight Yorke and late substitute Russell Latapy tearfully celebrated an end to the 16 years of pain that began when they lost out cruelly on a spot at Italy 90 as much younger men.
32 years ago – the last time the finals were held in Germany – a tiny island from the Caribbean pulled off a minor sensation. Surely T&T will be hoping to improve on the performance of colourful Haiti all those years ago when next summer’s finals kick off.
The win also sees CONCACAF with four representatives at the finals for the first time in the confederation’s history.
Since arriving in April, coach Leo Beenhakker has been telling his players to stick to their attacking style even when on the road. And it paid off in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Having the better of the play and chances, Trinidad’s 6-foot 7-inch Dennis Lawrence hit home a towering header in the 49th minute to make it a road too far for the home side.
Despite losing Saturday’s goal-hero Chris Birchall to injury early, the islanders stood up well to a suddenly uninspired and consistently goal-shy Bahrain.
Though the home side thought they had pulled a late equaliser, the scoreline stood as best mates Dwight Yorke and late substitute Russell Latapy tearfully celebrated an end to the 16 years of pain that began when they lost out cruelly on a spot at Italy 90 as much younger men.
32 years ago – the last time the finals were held in Germany – a tiny island from the Caribbean pulled off a minor sensation. Surely T&T will be hoping to improve on the performance of colourful Haiti all those years ago when next summer’s finals kick off.
The win also sees CONCACAF with four representatives at the finals for the first time in the confederation’s history.
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Football / who will win wednesday?
« on: November 13, 2005, 10:06:55 AM »
i am confident our boys will pull off a victory wednesday. bahrain will cry come wednesday. WE CAN DO IT lets support d boys
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Football / racial comments
« on: November 13, 2005, 07:27:22 AM »
attention members there are a few bahrain supports in our forrum who are giving out racial comments and acting childish. i dont want to call names, but please try to ignore d fools please. wednesday we shall prevail victor
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Football / Fox Soccer Channel comments
« on: November 13, 2005, 07:14:44 AM »
anybody can quote any statements that were made of d warriors by d fsc commentry ??