hiː wʌz ˈæbsənt fɹʌmðə nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm fɔːɹ ˈɔːl ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ˈʌðɚ wˈɜːld kˈʌp plˈeɪɚz dˈuː tʊ ɐ dɪspjˈuːt ˌoʊvɚ bˈoʊnəsᵻz wɪððə tɹˈɪnɪdˌæd ænd toʊbˈeɪɡoʊ fˈʊtbɔːl fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən.
He was absent from the national team for all of 2007 along with other World Cup players due to a dispute over bonuses with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation.