Who's showing today's England vs Trinidad & Tobago football match on TV?
What time is the match? Which TV station is airing it?These are burning questions on the minds of an estimated 100 million people today. Trinidad and Tobago's Soca Warriors will play the senior England football team at 5:30 pm Trinidad time or 10:30 pm British Standard Time and it will be aired on NCC Channel 4 in Trinidad and on BBC 1 in England, according to reports. The international friendly is taking place today to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) and arguably to win the vote of FIFA Vice President Austin "Jack" Warner as England bids to host World Cup 2018. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association was formed on July 23rd, 1908, while Trinidad and Tobago was still a British colony. A Trinidadian himself, Warner is also the Deputy Political Leader of Trinidad and Tobago's main opposition party, the United National Congress Alliance (UNC-A). Yes, the same Jack who represents Chaguanas West in Parliament and is paying for private security for Felicity residents.
Fans have already packed the Hasely Crawford stadium where the match is to be played within two hours. Attempting to dub the event "a Score to Settle" while trying to revitalise the euphoria surrounding Trinidad and Tobago's appearance at the Germany World Cup two years ago in which the Caribbean nation had also played its former coloniser, organisers also prepared for the scalpers. A "Lunch & Lime" is being offered at the Jean Pierre Complex, right next to the Hasely Crawford Stadium, where the "real live" match will be played. At TT$100 a seat, tickets for the event next door cost only a third of the cheapest ticket to enter the Stadium. Tickets to the Stadium cost TT$300, TT$600 and TT$1200. The Trinidad and Tobago dollar trades 6.3 to US$1.
Meanwhile Beckham-mania has taken over the island. The football star who has been playing since Dwight Yorke was a Manchester United striker is reportedly trying to keep his cool as locals lavish him with more attention than Posh cares to care about.
PHOTOS: by Simone Najjar, the English FA and the TTFF