no matter how reknowned the writer or the press house, there is no excuse for poor fact checking or sloppy writing. trust is an essential element of why papers like the NY Times remain relevant today. inaccuracies can dimish reputation and trust.
as for whether its an international pandemic...the answer is both. its hits very close to home in t&t because one of our own near the centre of scandal has fostered corruption and mismanagement upon us.
we have to shoulder a portion of the blame for standing by over the years and allowing this man and his minions to gain a stranglehold on the local game. but so too must the international community have to shoulder blame for allowing the globalization and corporatization of football at the expense of community football around the world.
we love to sit and watch la liga and epl on a sunday morning but rarely do we contemplate what effects the internationalization of football has on local leagues and regional economies around the world. i don't think its just t&T that suffering.
i don't begrudge people making money but its goes deeper than some jackass exec stealing money.