The ball is mine - The suspension of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association by FIFA
The ball is mine Many of us who played football on the street as kids will remember that one guy who was not good at the game but owned the ball. Ownership of the ball bestowed many powers on him. He selected his team first, coached both teams, wrote the laws of the game, was the referee and everyone wanted to be his friend. No one had the courage to tell him when he was offside. In modern day football, he would be the Video Assisted Referee ("VAR") as well. The suspension of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (“TTFA”) by the Federation of International Football Associations (“FIFA”) reminds me of that guy who always said, the ball is mine. photo credit - Ben Curtis / AP The TTFA The TTFA was created under the Laws of Trinidad and Tobago by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association Act No. 17 of 1982 (“the TTFA Act”). One of its objectives is to regulate and control the conduct of Football in Trinidad and Tobago under the FIFA system. It is bound by the F...