If Fifa wants to defend its implementation of a normalisation committee in Trinidad and Tobago, the world governing body will have to do so in the Port of Spain High Court. Today, Justice Carol Gobin dismissed Fifa’s application to move its case with Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president …
Read More »Swiss special prosecutor commences criminal investigation of Fifa president, Infantino
Fifa president Gianni Infantino is now under criminal investigation in Switzerland, after Swiss special prosecutor Dr Stefan Keller found ‘indications of criminal conduct’ in secret meetings between Infantino and Switzerland Attorney General Michael Lauber. Keller, who was appointed on 29 June by the Supervisory Authority for the Office of the …
Read More »Fifa: TTFA wants to have cake and eat it too; TTFA: Arbitration clause ‘unconscionable’
Should the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) be forced to abide by an arbitration clause that is explicit in its own constitution? Or is the clause itself, which orders that all disputes with Fifa be sent to the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), ‘unconscionable’ by virtue of …
Read More »Qatar W/Cup qualifiers start in Oct, T&T may be forced to concede home advantage
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick will make his international coaching debut in the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying series this October. And, more likely than not, it will be away from home. Concacaf today confirmed changes to its 2022 qualifiers, which spelt good and …
Read More »La Foucade paid but TTFA coaches snubbed as Hadad’s NC accused of lacking transparency
After three months on the job, the Fifa-appointed normalisation committee appeared to put through its first payments for Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) staff members yesterday. But only some employees were paid, there was no word on where the money came from, when would more be wired, and why …
Read More »Griffith: CMO’s discouragement of youth sport is illogical and can divert youth to ‘criminal avenues’
“[…] Preventing or trying to persuade young people not to play sport after being boxed in their homes for months, is an avenue that can frustrate many young persons. And hence their energies can very well be diverted in non-productive, if not criminal avenues. “[…] Might I also add that …
Read More »Are parents prepared to take risk? CMO, Deyalsingh refuse to ‘bless’ youth sport activities
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh and Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram refused to give the green light for youth sport competition before September and conceded only that there are no regulations to prevent it. At this morning’s virtual press conference, Dr Parasram was asked to revisit his statements, made …
Read More »Inside United TTFA: Fenwick/Look Loy clash, Ramdhan’s family affair, and Fifa makes its move
The following is the fourth and final part of Wired868’s look into the short but eventful tenure of the William Wallace-led Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA); and was done through a series of interviews, on condition of anonymity, with five persons from the United TTFA slate and/or employed elsewhere …
Read More »Fenwick trims Warriors training squad to 29 players, keeps 12 ‘Project 2026’ boys
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick trimmed his current training squad from 40 to 29 players today, as he continued work on his local-based players. The Soca Warriors do not have any competitive engagements in 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but Fenwick said he …
Read More »Inside United TTFA: Ramdhan pulls Fifa’s tail, Wallace rejects advice against exposing wrongdoings
The following is the third part of Wired868’s look into the short but eventful tenure of the William Wallace-led Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA); and was done through a series of interviews, on condition of anonymity, with five persons from the United TTFA slate and/or employed elsewhere within the …
Read More »‘It was a pleasure working with you’; Wallace officially resigns from SSFL
“[…] It was a pleasure working with you and members of the executive over the last three years…” The following is a letter of resignation by Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president William Wallace, which was offered on Monday—in the wake of criticism over his stewardship of the Trinidad and …
Read More »Fifa blames Crowne for withdrawing from TTFA mediation talks, Look Loy: Fifa is petrified
Fifa announced today that it has withdrawn from proposed mediation talks with the ‘United TTFA’ and blamed its decision on the ‘failure’ of the latter’s attorneys ‘to keep the matter confidential’. Yesterday, Fifa, for the first time since 17 March, suggested that it was ready to talk to besieged TTFA …
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