Fifa today filed an injunction in the Trinidad and Tobago High Court, which seeks to stop it from hearing any matter in relation to its normalisation committee and insists that the right forum for its dispute with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is the Court of Arbitration for Sport …
Read More »Fifa changes attorneys for TTFA case; Hamel-Smith SC replaces Denbow SC
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has made a substitution. It will be Christopher Hamel-Smith SC and not Dr Claude Denbow SC who will represent the world governing body in its case against the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) at the Port of Spain High Court. Fifa chief legal and compliance …
Read More »‘Is TTFA/ Fifa issue, not also a matter of sovereignty?’ Wallace fires back at sport minister
“[…] Is [Shamfa Cudjoe], as minister of sport, agreeing that the constitution that governs the TTFA—or perhaps even the constitution that governs any national sporting organisation—can be set aside by a foreign power? “Just recently when a member of the opposition wrote to the US Embassy re the government’s ignoring …
Read More »Don’t write us! Fifa snubs mediation request, Wallace still hopeful but makes fighting case
On Monday, attorney Matthew Gayle wrote to Fifa and requested mediation on behalf of his clients, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace and vice-presidents Clynt Taylor, Susan Joseph-Warrick and Sam Phillip, as an alternative to a High Court battle. The TTFA’s request, which had a deadline of …
Read More »Wallace reaches out to Fifa for mediation for the third time, letter sent to Denbow
Besieged Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace made his third approach to Fifa today requesting mediation, via the world governing body’s local firm the Law Offices of Dr Claude Denbow SC, as the elected officers try to stave off their attempted removal. The Fifa Bureau of the …
Read More »Denbow option! Fifa signs ‘rolls royce’ of legal profession to fight Wallace in High Court
For the past two months, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace’s attempts to provoke dialogue from Fifa were met with stony silence—but that changed today. Wallace, via attorneys Matthew Gayle and Dr Emir Crowne, filed a claim in the local High Court on 18 May, which attempts …
Read More »TV6 ME: Liburd talks to Fazeer about Fifa’s normalisation committee
Wired868’s Lasana Liburd discusses the Fifa normalisation committee with TV6 Morning Edition host Fazeer Mohammed More from Wired868 TV6ME: Michael Johnson and Anton Corneal on How to Make a Million Dollar Player Coaching Webinar England national youth team coach Michael Johnson and Trinidad and Tobago technical director Anton Corneal talk …
Read More »TTOC president: Fifa and CAS failed ‘duty of care’ to TTFA; that’s why case is in High Court
Besieged Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace and his vice-presidents, according to Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis, are not the only ones responsible for their case against Fifa ending up in the local High Court. On Monday, Wallace moved an action against his …
Read More »Downer: Sancho used local courts—so why not Wallace? And Look Loy was not removed
Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees Association (TTFRA) vice-president Osmond Downer, one of the framers of the TTFA’s constitution, has defended president William Wallace’s decision to legally challenge Fifa’s attempt to remove him, based on his perception of natural justice and the governing body’s own statutes. The TTFA Constitution—article 38.2-2—and FIFA’s …
Read More »A bully and a crook? TTFA launches High Court action against Fifa and Normalisation Committee
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace and his United TTFA slate launched a remarkable attack on Fifa today, as they changed their proposed battlefield with the world governing body from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to the local High Court. This morning, Wallace, supported by …
Read More »‘A set up!’ TTFA accuses CAS of helping Fifa financially bully Wallace, mulls its options
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) opened the possibility of a withdrawal of its case from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) today in a move that could have seismic repercussions for its battle with Fifa. In a legal missive by the TTFA today, the local football body …
Read More »MSJ: Trinidad and Tobago must not let Fifa treat country like a ‘banana republic’; back the TTFA
“[…] Trinidad and Tobago is not a banana republic and Fifa must respect our laws. When the FBI recently investigated Fifa, it had to run for cover—so FIFA does not hold the moral high ground here…” The following press statement on Fifa’s decision to implement a normalisation committee in Trinidad …
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