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 PRESIDENT David John- Williams (AG)
 SECRETARY Justin Latapy
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 FAX (868) 925-8150
 MAILING ADDRESS P.O Box 400 Maraval Road, Port of Spain
Meeting Place: #1 Ana street Woodbrook
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KEIR RADNEDGE in BRIDGETOWN —- They just don’t get it, so many politicians and officials, fans and media – especially, sometimes, the media – from among football’s elite nations when it comes to pondering whether FIFA lives or dies.

Read more: Worlds apart . . . the other side of the coin which makes FIFA worth saving from itself

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has for decades served as the final arbiter on sports disputes throughout the world, ruling on thousands of cases ranging from trifling to momentous. The court enabled Oscar Pistorius to run against able-bodied athletes, upheld the cyclist Floyd Landis’s doping suspension and prevented Luis Suárez from overturning his suspension from soccer for biting an opponent at the 2014 World Cup.

Read more: Speedskater Is Poised to Upend Rule of Sports’ Highest Court

Trinidad and Tobago’s 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying competition kicks off today with the “Women Warriors” taking on Central American rivals Guatemala this evening at the BBVA Stadium in Houston, Texas, at 9pm (T&T time).

Read more: Women Warriors embark on Olympic campaign*

A gutsy Kennya “Yaya” Cordner item and a stunning strike from playmaker Tasha St Louis propelled Trinidad and Tobago to a hard-fought 2-1 triumph last night over Guatemala in their opening CONCACAF 2016 Olympic Group B contest in Houston, Texas.

Read more: St Louis stunner propels W/Warriors to 2-1 qualifying win over Guatemala

Canover Watson, a former member of FIFA’s Audit and Compliance Committee, has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of fraud during his time in charge of his native Cayman Islands' Health Services Authority (HSA).

Read more: Former FIFA Audit and Compliance Committee member sentenced to seven years in jail for fraud