November 9, 2005 - The “Soca Warriors” meet Warner to discuss financial rewards should the team qualify for the Germany 2006 World Cup.
The players request a 30 per cent share of all commercial revenue Warner agreed.
November 16, 2005 - Trinidad and Tobago qualify for World Cup.
January 8, 2006 - Hislop and Co. meet Warner, in an effort to quell unrest within the squad. At this stage, the players are yet to receive any financial reward for their qualification.
January 9, 2006 - The parties meet at the Hilton Hotel in Dartford Bridge and agree on a formula to share the FIFA payout. Warner claims FIFA payout of $38 million (6 million Swiss francs) is subject to 21 per cent “withholding tax” ($8 million) by German authorities and a further five per cent insurance deduction ($2 million).
January 29, 2006 - FIFA reiterates that the TTFF will get $43 million (7 million Swiss francs) and not $38 million (6 million Swiss francs) for World Cup qualification. FIFA and the German Organising Committee both deny that the money is subject to tax.
February 16, 2006 - FIFA finds Warner guilty of violating its Code of Ethics for diverting Trinidad and Tobago’s World Cup tickets through his family-owned travel company, Simpaul Travel Service.
February 17, 2006 - Warner takes name and those of his family members off the list of Simpaul Travel’s directors.
March 30, 2006 - Players and TTFF meet in Manchester and sign World Cup participation contracts.
June 6, 2006 - Hislop emails Warner, on behalf of the football team, and again requests spreadsheet with commercial contracts.
June 7, 2006 - Warner responds by email and tells Hislop that “what you are asking of me is not ready and will not be until I return to Trinidad at the end of this event.”
June 10, 2006 - Trinidad and Tobago kick off their 2006 World Cup campaign.
June 12, 2006 - Warner agrees to meet players at their hotel but is late and only Hislop is in the lobby when he arrives. Warner meets Hislop on his way out of the hotel and repeats his decision to increase the players’ share to 50 per cent.
June 2006 - Warriors are promised $1 million each from the Trinidad and Tobago Government-$750,000 in units from the Unit Trust Corporation and $250,000 in cash.
October 5, 2006 - The TTFF declares a 2006 World Cup income of $18.2 million and, after deductions, reduces the players’ share from $9 million to $141,102, which translates into $5,644 per player.
Team captain Dwight Yorke announces contracts with the federation are “not worth the paper they are printed on.”
October 23, 2006 - 17 World Cup players, formally requests that FIFA arbitrate the bonus dispute between the players and the federation. FIFA declines.
September 14, 2007 - In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, the Trinidad and Tobago Government reveals that the TTFF had received $173,690,113.50 - and not $18.2 million as claimed by the football body - from the public and private sector.
September 15, 2007 - The TTFF requests that the financial dispute with the players go to arbitration rather than to the Trinidad and Tobago High Court.
September 21, 2007 - The TTFF lifts blacklist against aggrieved World Cup players. The players cease local court action and agree, instead, to arbitration before the London-based Sport Dispute Resolution Panel (SDRP).
April 28, 2008 - SDRP chairman, Ian Mill, QC, begins hearings into bonus dispute.
May 19, 2008 - SDRP chairman, Ian Mill QC, rules that the players are entitled to 50 per cent of all World Cup revenue as well as half the money that Warner claimed was withheld by FIFA and the German Organising Committee for tax.
November 17, 2008 - Warner offers new settlement of $186,000 per player to World Cup players, more than 30 times the first offer but, according to the government’s figures, less than one tenth of their worth.
November 19, 2008 - The TTFF applies for bonus dispute to be brought before local courts on January 7, 2009.
January 7, 2009 - Both parties agree to a six-month adjournment of case and inform the Trinidad and Tobago High Court of their agreement.
September 18 & 23, 2009 - Townley urges Clerk of the House, via letter, not to allow TTFF name change and requests opportunity for players to address Parliament.
October 2009 - Justice Devant Rampersad will rule on TTFA’s request to have bonus dispute re-opened in local court.