Federation

Warner’s dealings Part II

Austin Jack Warner, Member of Parliament for Chaguanas West, failed to disclose the US$10 million he pocketed in 2010 in a hallmark self-dealing transaction involving his private offshore company, J&D International, and the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), of which he was president and which up until May last year was not a legal entity.

THE San Fernando Sports Academy will be hosting its annual Future Football Stars Tournament on November 9 at Skinner Park, San Fernando, from 9am – 3pm.

Austin Jack Warner, the once powerful football figure who boasted of having deep pockets before his entry into politics, has been operating outside this country’s tax laws with impunity for more than a decade in what tax experts say is a deliberate scheme to evade the payment of personal and corporate taxes.

The Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT) issued a total of $870,750 to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), last Thursday, thereby facilitating the staging of an international friendly between the senior men’s football team and their New Zealand counterparts.

Recognising the sterling contribution to football made by several past players and administrators, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) made over over 50 tickets available to past players and administrators for last Tuesday’s match against New Zealand at Hasely Crawford Stadium, through the Veteran Footballers Foundation Of Trinidad and Tobago, (VFFOTT).

Former World Cup 2006 coach and present director of football Leo Beenhakker will not take up active duty with the “Soca Warriors” until all arrears to the Trinidad and Tobago national senior team’s coaching staff are paid.

THE Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) last week completed another of its C License coaching courses at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva.

SPORT Minister Anil Roberts yesterday called on the nation to send prayers to young Akeem Adams, the 22-year-old footballer who is still in need of a heart transplant.