 The England National Team is scheduled to arrive on a private jet at just around 5pm on Thursday for its friendly international against this country on Sunday.
Following it’s encounter against the United States at Wembley on Wednesday, the England squad under head coach Fabio Capello was scheduled to depart out of Luton and on arrival at Piarco International Airport will head straight for the Team Bus off the jet for its journey to the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
On request of the English FA, there will no ceremonial welcome for the Team on Thursday as the team will make its first appearance at a training session at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Friday morning. As such there will be no formal meeting upon their arrival which meant that the TTFF regrettably had to turn down an offer from the Ministry of Sport to host a welcome reception at Piarco.
Some members of the England team will also take part in a coaching clinic with eighty local kids at the Marvin Lee Stadium on 6pm on Friday. Youngsters ranging from 8-15 years from different local organizations and clubs have been invited to take part in the clinic.
The TTFF also wishes to advise that NCC Channel 4 are the exclusive television rights holders for Sunday’s match and will air the game live.
Already arriving in the country on Wednesday are English FA officials Claire Groves and Greame White while some media correspondents also came in today and will continue to arrive over the next couple days.
England coaching staff arriving (sent previously to the TTFF)
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England Manager
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Fabio Capello
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General Manager
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Franco Baldini
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Coach
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Italo Galbiati
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Coach
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Stuart Pearce
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Goalkeeping Coach
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Franco Tancredi
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Assistant Goalkeeping Coach
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Ray Clemence
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Fitness Coach
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Massimo Neri
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Capello is delighted with England's progress
England coach Fabio Capello hailed his side's 'step forward' after they found some form to see off USA 2-0 at Wembley.
John Terry's first-half header was followed by Steven Gerrard's well-worked second after the break as England put on their best display in three matches under the Italian.
'The England team performed - all the players played very well,' Capello told BBCi. 'In every situation we chose the best way to play - the first 50 minutes the USA pressed a lot, but we played good football.
'Today the team played like in training. The pressing and tackling were very good. It's another step forward.'
Capello also praised John Terry - wearing the captain's armband for the first time under the former AC Milan boss and on his return to action following last week's heart-breaking Champions League final defeat.
'It made me happy, he is a good captain and it was a good performance,' Capello said. 'I'm very happy because I saw from him on the pitch what I asked for before the game.
'John Terry is always John Terry, in good moments and bad. He has good charisma for other players, he is a natural leader.
"Gerrard, Rooney, Hargreaves, all of the players played very well. It is a step. You have to move on every game.'
"Former captain David Beckham, who won his 101st cap tonight, said Terry's impressive return after the disappointment of missing a penalty in Moscow last week was expected by his team-mates.
"We're not surprised by that as players because he's done it before, he does it every time he wears the shirt,' Beckham said. 'He's disappointed by last week and still going through that but on the pitch, you see the man and the player he is.
'He's going to be hurting but he's got character, one of the strongest I've seen in football. He'll get over it but he will be hurting for a while.
'Tonight he tackled, headed every ball and scored the goal and I think every one of us was happy when he scored the goal. I think he deserved that tonight.'
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