A leaked hand-written letter, supposedly penned by FIFA General Secretary Jérôme Valcke to ex-FIFA Vice President Jack Warner, added new weight to the latter’s claim that FIFA President Sepp Blatter acted improperly in awarding him the Caribbean’s World Cup television rights. The alleged Valcke letter, revealed exclusively by British investigative journalist …
Read More »Finnish-ing lessons for gutsy Warriors
A new-look Trinidad and Tobago national football team did well enough to earn plaudits but not a result as the “Soca Warriors” fell 3-2 to the visiting Finland outfit last night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. The Warriors led twice and matched their guests for long spells …
Read More »Journal of a Trini footballer in India
It has been almost four months since I left Nelson Street, Port of Spain for the city of Panaji in India where I play for Dempo SC. My name is Densill Theobald; most of my friends call me “Bleeder” and I am 29-years-old. Today, God willing, I will finally make …
Read More »Road to corruption: Ex-CFU official on Bin Hammam’s Trinidad visit
“Isn’t there a case of right or wrong?” I asked. “Whoa!” came the response. Jason Moyo Sylvester, the suspended Caribbean Football Union (CFU) official, stiffened and leaned backwards in his seat as though he was struck. He then grinned at the interviewer. We were at a bustling, coffee shop at …
Read More »Warner dummies the press again
…Ex-FIFA VP as slippery as ever Former FIFA Vice President and Trinidad and Tobago Works Minister, Jack Warner, had a potentially disastrous time of things last week. It was hard to tell from a cursory glance at the major newspapers, though. On Thursday morning, High Court Judge Devindra Rampersad …
Read More »Justice Rampersad orders Warner to reveal 2006 W/Cup money while Lalla plays bizarre triple role
Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Works Jack Warner, the former Fifa vice-president and Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) special advisor, has until 10 February 2012 to provide to the local High Court written accounts of ‘all income, donations, gifts, grants or benefits whatsoever and all expenditure’ arising from the …
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