Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace has threatened legal action against First Citizens Bank and dismissed complaints by Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad, as the besieged administrator adopted a more combative public tone today. On Monday, Hadad stated, on the TTFA’s website, that he was the …
Read More »FCB rules on Wallace/Hadad tussle for TTFA account and opts for: ‘none of the above’!
Even if Fifa parks US$2.5 million (TT$16.9 million), which represents its annual subvention plus Covid-19 relief money, into the bank account of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) tomorrow, it could be weeks or even months before it gets to the local body’s unpaid technical staff and office employees. …
Read More »Fifa: Hadad is ‘legitimate’ TTFA boss; Look Loy: Law is on our side and CAS will settle it
World governing football body, Fifa, has dismissed William Wallace’s claim that he is still Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president and reiterated its stance that businessman Robert Hadad, the head of a Fifa-appointed normalisation committee, is its man of business in the twin island republic. Fifa’s missive, which was …
Read More »Bring it on! Wallace and Look Loy discuss Fifa fight, media backlash and Peter Miller
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace vowed to file an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) today, as the local body attempts to stave off a take-over by global governing body, Fifa. On 17 March, Fifa general secretary Fatma Samoura announced the governing body’s …
Read More »Wallace: We oppose Fifa’s ‘unwarranted and illegal intervention’, TTFA set for CAS appeal
“The elected officers of TTFA advises the public that we will oppose Fifa’s injustice at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. “[…] The expense of this legal challenge is a tremendous obstacle but we are determined to fight for what is right, to defend democracy and the …
Read More »The abnormal normalisation clause: how seven Fifa ‘gentlemen’ usurped 210 nations in war on the TTFA
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak to be a pandemic, which was unprecedented for a coronavirus. By then, Italy’s Serie A had already been halted by the government with multiple sporting competitions set to follow. The Bureau of the Fifa Council promptly rescheduled an …
Read More »Fifa appoints Hadad as normalisation head, Attorney: Wallace is still TTFA president
Fifa appointed three of its five member normalisation committee for the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) this morning with Robert Hadad, co-CEO of family-owned company Hadco, in charge. Hadad, who is also a board member of the International School in Port of Spain, was named today as chairperson of the …
Read More »CFU member: Dear TTFA, you broke the unwritten rule against ‘witch hunts’
“Based on my experience as a president, nine years now, the parent bodies don’t like those witch hunts because they are considered counter-productive to football development. “[…] There’s an unwritten script that was set up by the parent bodies and it seems your member association didn’t follow that script…” The …
Read More »‘Rank corrupt, unjust, bullyboy tactics!’ Wallace’s attorneys take on Fifa and Patrick
Estranged Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace has issued a pre-action protocol letter to finance manager Tyril Patrick and threatened Fifa general secretary Fatma Samoura with formal legal proceedings, as local football officials attempt to challenge the dissolution of the TTFA board. On Tuesday, Fifa announced its …
Read More »‘Fifa has been compromised [in Home of Football scandal]!’ Spicy letter that predates Fifa take-over
“A cursory glance of the paper trail suggests that there was a lack of proper oversight [on the Home of Football],” stated Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Ramesh Ramdhan, in a letter to Fifa chief member association, Veron Mosengo-Omba on 22 January 2020. “The president of the …
Read More »TTFA v FIFA: Wired868’s Lasana Liburd talks to TV6 Morning Edition
Why has Fifa shut down the TTFA Board? And what can besieged TTFA president William Wallace do about it? Wired868 editor and journalist Lasana Liburd and TV6 Morning Edition host Fazeer Mohammed discuss local football on 19 March 2020: More from Wired868 B&B (Trailer): Shawn Cooper: How the Soca Warriors …
Read More »Shaka: T&T football stuck between criminalisation and colonisation, Fifa has betrayed us
In early December of last year, I was in Trinidad to film a commercial for Unit Trust alongside none other than the world’s first black Miss Universe, Janelle Penny Commissiong. The format of the shoot was an informal conversation between two nationals about their successes, their failures—you get the picture. …
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