PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) has expressed an interest in settling a longstanding money dispute, out-of-court, with the members of the 2006 T&T World Cup team.
The TTFF has agreed to meet with lawyers representing the players within the next two weeks to see if both sides can agree a settlement.
Thirteen members of T&T’s 2006 World Cup football team have sued the Federation, seeking to recoup a share of the estimated US$40 million in World Cup revenue. “The TTFF have indicated that they want to settle the matter with us out of court. They want to finally settle a matter which they have fought us so hard on,” said player representative Brent Sancho. “They are going to meet with our team within the next two weeks and see if a settlement figure can be worked out”. The players have said that former TTFF special adviser Jack Warner had offered them a 50 percent share of World Cup revenue.
They have won battles at the London-based Sport Dispute Resolution Panel (SDRP) and the Trinidad and Tobago High Court over the past six years.