FIFA’s New Political Weapon

On November 18th, 2019, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association president David John-Williams opening the country’s new football stadium and complex. The same day of the unveiling, FIFA president Gianni Infantino lauded the work of the T&T…

On November 18th, 2019, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association president David John-Williams opening the country’s new football stadium and complex. The same day of the unveiling, FIFA president Gianni Infantino lauded the work of the T&T…

On November 18th, 2019, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association president David John-Williams opening the country’s new football stadium and complex.

The same day of the unveiling, FIFA president Gianni Infantino lauded the work of the T&T Football Association and John-Williams. John-Williams would lose his bid for re-election just 6 days later.

Now less than 6 months later, FIFA is declaring that Trinidad and Tobago’s football association is not fit for purpose and has appointed a normalisation committee to run football operations in the country.

Today we look at why Infantino and FIFA made such a drastic u-turn and why might this be a dangerous precedent for football associations around the world.

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Lasana Liburd (@Lasanaliburd) is the CEO and editor of the website wired868.com, which is where you can find ongoing coverage of this story and other Caribbean football news

Philippe Auclair (@PhilippeAuclair) is a writer and broadcaster and you can read his exclusive interview with Keith Lok Loy on Josimar.com

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