JAMAICA
SLIPS IN STANDINGS
March 29
Jamaica
slipped to fourth in the current CONCACAF World Cup qualifying
standings as the Unites States and Costa Rica had impressive wins.The
United States had a
2-1 win over Honduras in San Pedro Sula
last night. Goals were from skipper Ernie Stewart and Clint Mathis
They now have
a maximum 6 points from two games. In
the other game played last night in San Jose, Costa Rica defeated
Trinidad and Tobago
3-0. Steven Bryce and
substitute Paulo Wanchope (2) goals did the trick.
The next round of matches
will see Jamaica hosting Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago hosting
Mexico and the United States taking on Costa Rica, all on Wednesday,
April 25.
Below
are the current CONCACAF standing:
| Team
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| USA |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Costa Rica |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
4
|
| Mexico |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| Jamaica |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3
|
| Honduras |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1
|
| T&T |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
Mexico
4 Jamaica 0
March 25
Mexico soundly defeated Jamaica 4-0 in their World Cup CONCACAF
final round qualifier in Mexico City today. Jamaica was lucky
to survive a handball early in the game as Mexico pressed the
early attack. The game was even for the first 10 minutes as both
teams settled in. Mexico went ahead from a corner 15 minutes into
the game as poor marking by the Jamaican defenders let the De
Nigris head home pass Ricketts. Three minutes later Mexico got
their second goal from a free kick that luckily deflected off
De Nigris pass a flat footed Ricketts. Jamaica went on the attack
and was almost reward in the 27 minute when a shot from Lowe was
pushed by Sanchez for a corner. Lowe kept up the pressure and
in the 31 minute evaded the last defender only to be brought down
into the box for a penalty. Lowe hit the poorly taken penalty
almost straight to the Mexican keeper who easily saved it. Jamaica
continued to attack and in the 39 minute a splitting pass from
Andy Williams found Burton who beat the last Mexican defender
and hit a curling shot with his left foot just wide of the goal.
Lowe again pushed forward as he took the ball from midfield and
dribbled into the goal area and a took shot that the keeper again
pushed for a corner. Three minutes later a shot from Marshall
was parried over the the Mexican goal. The half ended 2-0 to Mexico.
Seven minutes
into the second half, Ricketts was called upon to make a good
save from a free kick. Both Gardner and Powell received yellow
cards within minutes of each other. The Reggae Boyz started to
show signs of fatigue and Clovis de Oliveira then substituted
Ricardo Fuller for Deon Burton and Jermaine Johnson for Andy Williams.
JAMAICA kept the pressure with two strong shots again coming from
Lowe that were pushed outside for corners.In the 84th minute very
poor defending from Marshall allowed Mexico to create an easy
goal number three as Borgetti netted. Mexico struck again in the
87th minute when an exhausted Goodison could not contain Borgetti
who put a header pass a stationary Ricketts for the final goal.
Teams: Jamaica: 30-Donovan Ricketts; 3-Christopher Dawns (7-Barry
Hayles 59), 4-Linval Dixon, 5-Ian Goodison, 14-Tyrone Marshall;
11-Theodore Whitmore, 20-Darryl Powell, 15-Ricardo Gardner, 9-Andrew
Williams (12-Jermaine Johnson 73); 31-Onandi Lowe, 18-Deon Burton
(10-Ricardo Fuller 73) Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada). Mexico:
24-Oswaldo Sanchez; 4-Rafael Marquez, 2-Claudio Suarez, 5-Duilio
Davino, 13-Pavel Pardo; 14-German Villa, 20-Victor Ruiz, 6-Marco
Antonio Ruiz, 19-Miguel Zepeda (10-Juan Pablo Rodriguez 76); 9-Antonio
De Nigris (23-Jared Borgetti 67), 17-Francisco Palencia (11-Daniel
Osorno 57) more
in the forum
FULL
STRENGTH REGGAE BOYZ ARRIVE IN MEXICO
March 24
The Reggae Boyz arrived in Mexico City on Friday night to take
on Mexico in the 120,000-capacity Azteca Stadium on Sunday in
their second game of Concacaf's final round of World Cup qualifiers.
They were met by hundreds of media personel and newspaper headlines
with stories about the Boyz. The last time Jamaica played the
Mexicans in Mexico, Jamaica were soundly whipped 6-0 by the then
CONCACAF kings. Now Mexico with their backs against the wall,
needs a win against a colorful and confident Reggae Boyz team.
Jamaica got off to a perfect start to the final round beating
Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 at the National Stadium, while Mexico
fell to a 2-0 loss to the United States. The Boyz were scheduled
to train at the Azteca on Saturday at noon (1:00pm E). Jamaica
will go into Sunday's game at full strength, with the return of
goalkeeper, Donovan Ricketts and striker Onandi Lowe. Also included
in the squad are Under-20 players Shavar Thomas, Omar Daley and
Woolery Wolfe. The full squad is: Donovan Ricketts, Leon Gordon
(goalkeepers); Ian Goodison, Linval Dixon, Chris Dawes, Claude
Davis, Tyrone Marshall, Shavar Thomas, Marco McDonald, Ricardo
Gardner, Fabian Davis, Woolery Wolfe (defenders); Theodore Whitmore,
Andy Williams, Jermaine Johnson, Omar Daley, Darryl Powell, Fabian
Taylor (midfielders); Onandi Lowe, Ricardo Fuller, Barry Hayles,
Deon Burton (forwards). The party also included Captain Horace
Burrell, JFF president; Horace Reid, general secretary; Clovis
de Oliveira, technical director; Carl Brown, assistant coach;
Peter Cargill, assistant coach; David Watt, head of delegation;
Dr Glenton Smith, team doctor; Glydiston Ananias, trainer; Paul
Campbell, goalkeeper coach; Jose Camargo, masseur; Howard Bell,
team manager; Ian Hylton, equipment manager and the Reverend Al
Miller, team chaplin. more
in the forum
THIS
WEEK'S REPORT ON THE BOYZ IN ENGLAND
March 19
Submitted by Tman in the forum
Here is what the Sun newspaper in England had to say about the
Boyz over the weekend. Under the headline "Going for a Burton"
Steven Howard wrote in part:"No one deserved the congratulatory
hug of his coach as the team left the pitch more than Deon Burton.
The Jamaican's pace and aggression gave the Liverpool defence
- and the supporters behind it - a collective seizure in the first
half. his goal was just reward for Derby's brave insistence on
taking the game to Liverpool despite only one away win this season.
But it was his hold-up play, his tackling and his pursuit of balls
that had "lost cause" written all over them after the break as
Liverpool turned the screw, that was just as laudable. Not far
behind him in the midfield was his fellow countryman Darryl Powell
who also had a good game. Derby 1 Liverpool 1 (Owen, who is hoping
for a pick for England v Finland on Saturday.) the report on Gardner
said: Sun star rating 8 out of 10. He was voted Sun star man of
the game "Too hot to handle". Notts Forest o, Bolton 2. Bolton
are holding on to second place in Division one and gunning for
automative promotion to the Premiership next season. Goodison
played for Hull (7 rating) but Tappa was on the bench. Hull now
in promotion battle for Div 2 next season. Hayles played (7) for
Fulham (Div 1 leaders) as they beat Palace 1-0. Ricardo Fuller
came on as a sub v Fulham and got a six(6) rating. No news on
Jamie Lawrence. Boyd was on the bench for Swansea. more
in the forum
The
Reggae Boyz squad and the Mexican Squad
March 19
Jamaica Squad named for Mexico Linval Dixon (Capt.) - Hazard United,
Donavan Ricketts - Galaxy, Donavan Thomas - Joe Public, Leon Gordon
- Harbour View, Shawn Sawyers - Hazard United, Fabian Davis -
Arnett Gardens, Ian Goodison - Hull City, Marco McDonald - Tivoli
Gardens, Ricardo Gardener - Bolton Wanderers, Tyrone Marshall
- Miami Fusion, Shavar Thomas - Hazard United,Claude Davis - Hazard
United, Wolry Wolfe - Hazard United, Daryll Powell - Derby County,
Jermaine Johnson - Tivoli Gardens, Omar Daley - Hazard United,
Theodore Whitmore - Hull City, Christopher Dawes - Galaxy, Andy
Williams - Miami Fusion, Onandi Lowe - Port Vale, Ricardo Fuller
- Crystal Palace, Deon Burton - Derby, County Fabian Taylor -
Harbour View, Barry Hayles - Fulham
Mexico has
named there 22 man squad for the reggaeboyz. Included are De Nigris
who scored against Brazil and Sanchez who kept in the same game.
The roster Goalkeepers: Jorge Campos, Oscar Perez, Oswaldo Sanchez
Defenders: Joaquin Beltran, Alberto Macias, Salvador Carmona,
Claudio Suarez, Rafael Marquez, Duilio Davino, Pavel Pardo Midfielders:
Juan Pablo Rodriguez, Marco Antonio "Chima" Ruiz, German Villa,
Alberto Coyote, Victor Ruiz, Braulio Luna, David Rangel Forwards:
Antonio De Nigris, Jesus Arellano, Jared Borgetti, Francisco Palencia,
Miguel Zepeda, Daniel Osorno. more
in the forum
Onandi
Lowe Update
March 19
Recent reports from HomeViewJamaica.com Sports indicate that Onandi
Lowe will not return to Port Vale. "Onandi stills intends to play
in England, but he is prepared to wait until a better opportunity
arises," Patricia Garel told HomeViewJamaica.com Sports. It was
also reported that Lowe's United States club, Rochester Rhinos,
have asked Port Vale to release the player from his contract.
PLAYERS
TO FACE MEXICO NAMED
March 16
The players expected to be called for the Mexico Games are Donovan
Ricketts, Leon Gordon and Hubert Busby in goal, Christopher Dawes
, Ian Goodison, Linval Dixon, Tyrone Marshall, Shavar Thomas,
Ricardo Gardner, Thoedore Whitmore, Andy Williams, Darryl Powell,
Barry Hayles, Deon Burton, Jermain Johnson, Marco McDonald, William
Wilson, Griffiths, Omar Daley, Wollery Wolf. It was reported that
Walter Boyd, Craig Zadie and Gregory Simmons were also invited
to camp. The players are expected in the Island by Monday for
final preparation before they depart for Mexico on March 23rd
. more
in the forum
CANADA'S
U-17 WIN IN JAMAICA
March 16
Jamaica's National Under-17 squad were soundly beaten 4-0 by Canada
in the final game of their friendly international series held
at the Goshen Sports Club yesterday. Both teams previously played
to a 1-1draw on Tuesday. The two are set to meet next month in
a four-nation qualification series in the United States. In the
day's curtain raiser goals from Aaron Jackson and Leon Maduro
gave the Clarendon Under-20 a 2-0 win over their St. Elizabeth
counterparts. Canada will end their tour with a game against St.
Elizabeth at the New Town Centre in Black River on Friday.
Telemundo
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RICARDO
FIT
March 14
Ricardo Gardner is reported fit for this weekend's crucial trip
to Nottingham Forest with Bolton. The Jamaican winger missed the
League games with Fulham and Gillingham after suffering a concussion
playing for The Reggae Boyz in the World Cup qualifier against
Trinidad and Tobago.He was given the all-clear to make his return
at the City Ground. more
in the forum
LATAPY
ON THE MOVE
Trinidad and Tobago international Russell Latapy says he will
quit Scottish premier league club Hibernian at the end of the
season. The 31-year-old midfielder will exercise his free agent
status when his contract ends and is keen to play in the English
Premier League. "I have had two fantastic years at Hibernian but
I have to be realistic and they cannot pay the type of money on
offer in England," said Latapy. "Hibernian wanted to keep me but
we could not get close and I have never denied I would love to
play in the English Premier League."
CLOVIS
INVITE YOUTH PLAYERS TO SQUAD
March 10
Coach Clovis de Oliveira has invited ten Under-20 players join
the squad in training for Jamaica's next World Cup game against
Mexico. All ten players were instrumental in Jamaica's qualification
to the World Youth Championships. The Under-20 invitees are sweeper
Shavar Thomas, midfielder Omar Daley, Thomas Daley, Shane Stevens,
Kevon Harris, Fabian Dawkins, Fabian Blake, Sean Fraser, Christopher
Nicholas, Craig Gordon and Wolry Wolfe. Other players called to
camp starting Monday are Donovan Ricketts, Leon Gordon, Linval
Dixon, Christopher Dawes, Fabian Davis, Marco McDonald, Shane
Crawford, Claude Davis, Jermaine Johnson, William Wilson, Ray
Graham and Fabian Taylor.
MARCUS
GALE GOES TO RANGERS
March 8
Former Reggae Boy Marcus Gayle has secured a 1 million pound move
to Rangers. The Jamaican international will undergo a medical
before joining the team, and he admitted that he was stil in shock
but delighted to be with Rangers. Manager Dick Advocaat has started
his rebuilding programme for next season and clearly sees Gayle
as the perfect foil for 12 million pound man Tore Andre Flo."
GARDNER
MISS CLUB GAMES
March 6
Jamaica's Ricardo Gardner will miss the next two games after suffering
severe concussion while playing for Jamaica. The injury forced
him to sit out the 1-1 draw against First Division leaders Fulham
and he is also likely to miss the trip to Blackburn tomorrow night
along with Saturday's match as well. Wanderers will play Arsenal
at Highbury if they overturn Rovers and Gillingham in the league
if they don't. "We've been told by the Jamaican officials that
Ricky lost consciousness during the match," says concerned Bolton
chief Sam Allardyce. "If that's the case then he can't play for
another two weeks." Gardner, who has been in superb form this
season after recovering from a career threatening knee ligament
injury, is due to see a neurologist today to checkhis condition.
Following on from last week's international Sam Allardyce has
accused the Jamaican FA of neglect after Gardner's eventual arrival
back in the UK. Allardyce claimed Jamaican officials had shown
"complete neglect" for the way they've acted over the incident.
LOWE
RECUPERATING IN JAMAICA
March 6
Onandi Lowe returned to Jamaica and is trying to regain some weight
and full fitness that he has lost while on duty Port Vale. Lowe
was injured in a game just over a week ago in England, is still
nursing the injured area and is doing some light running. Lowe
and his club Port Vale, are trying to come to an agreement about
the player's return to the club as soon as possible."
U-20
ADVANCE TO WORLD CUP FINAL ROUND
Jamaica's Under-20 footballers advanced to the World Cup after
playing to a 0-0 draw with hosts Canada in Victoria, Canada. The
top two teams from the group qualified for a place in final to
be held in Argentina. Canada leads the group with seven points
while Jamaica finished second with five. Mexico were third with
four points while Honduras finished pointless. The Jamaican players
were leaders in the individual category as captain and sweeper
Shavar Thomas was named the most outstanding player of the tournament
and Keith Kelly shared the goalscoring award. Jamaica made history
by being the first English speaking Caribbean country to qualify
for the U17,U20 and senior team World Cup finals. The National
team qualified for France in 1998 while the Under-17s qualified
for New Zealand in 1999.
Jamaica
defeats T&T 1-0
Feb28
A beautiful
long range shot from Tyrone Marshall 15 minutes into the first
half gave Jamaica a hard fought victory over Trinidad and Tobago
in their World Cup qualifying clash at the National Stadium in
Jamaica. Both teams had good scoring opportunities with Trinidad
having the better of midfield in the first half. Marshall was
called on to clear a shot off the goal line mid-way in the first
half. Trinidad kept pressing towards the end of the first half
but was unable to score on the strong Jamaican defenders. The
second half saw more organized and attacking Reggae Boyz pressing
to extend their lead. Both Williams and Burton had good chances
but were not able to put them away. T&T looked more frustrated
as the game progressed and started to use the long ball in an
attemp to connect with their forwards. At times, the officiating
was very questionable as the Trinidians came with some vicious
tackles but the Jamaicans were never given the calls as the ref
insisted to "play on". Ricardo Fuller was broght in
for Hayles in order to keep the pressure on the Soca Boys. Jamaica
kept T&T at bay and held on for the victory. Starting Team
was Leon Gordon in goal, Christopher Dawes , Ian Goodison, Linval
Dixon, Tyrone Marshall, Ricardo Gardner, Thoedore Whitmore, Andy
Williams, Darryl Powell, Barry Hayles and Deon Burton.
RICKETTS
OUT
Feb 26
Goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts irritated his pelvic injury in a practice
match against a St Catherine Invitational team in Spanish Town.
Ricketts had replaced new keeper Hubert Busby in the second half
and tried to kick out a ball but went down in obvious pain. On
two occasions during his short time on the field his clearance
went only few yards upfield. The Boyz won the game 3-1 with two
goals coming from Wolde Harris, and an own goal, created by Tyrone
Marshall. Chris Howell scored for the St Catherine team. more
in the forum
12
OVERSEAS PLAYERS NAMED T&T GAME
Feb 22
Theodore "Tappa" Whitmore, is amoung 12 overseas-based
players named to face Trinidad and Tobago in next Wednesday's
World Cup qualifying clash at the National Stadium. Whitmore,
who plays for Hull City in the English division three, has been
receiving treatment since the traffic accident which claimed the
life of teammate, Stephen "Shorty" Malcolm. Also in the squad
are Fulham's striker, Barry Hayles, recently acquired goalkeeper,
Hubert Busby Jr., Tyrone Marshall, Andy Williams, Wolde Harris
of the US MLS, Ricardo Gardner, Ian Goodison of Hull City, Darryl
Powell and Deon Burton of Derby County, Jamie Lawrence of Bradford
and Ricardo Fuller of Crystal Palace. The overseas based players
are scheduled to arrive in Jamaica on Sunday. more
in the forum
JA
vs T&T GAME TO BE SHOWN IN MIAMI
Feb22
The Jamaica vs Trinidad match on Wednesday Feb. 28, will be shown
live on close circuit starting at 1:00 p.m. in Miami. Venue will
be the Miami Convention Center, 400 S.E. 2nd Ave. For ticketing
information call 305-377-2680. Tickets will be on sale for $12.00
in advance and $15.00 at the gate. The live broadcast will be
aired from Kingston Jamaica all across North America. The commentator
will be Ed Barnes, more
in the forum
BOYD
SCORES
Feb22
Swansea City's reserve side had a 3-0 win over South Wales rivals
Cardiff in the South West League at Ninian Park. Swansea's goals
came from Martin Thomas', Steve Watkin and a header from Jamaican
international Walter Boyd. more
in the forum
BIO
on BARRY HAYLES
Posted by JT in the forum
Position: Striker Date of Birth: 17.5.1972 Height: 5'10 Weight:
11.5 Birthplace: Lambeth Nickname: Bazza / Harry Previous clubs:
Bristol Rovers Fulham debut: Chesterfield (home) 22.11.98 Biography:
At £2 million, Barry Hayles was Fulham's second most expensive
signing after a shock move from Bristol Rovers in November 1998.
A latecomer to the professional game, Barry is Londoner who began
his career at Conference side Stevenage. Initially playing as
a full-back, Barry switched to attack after a successful up-front
outing as a substitute saw him poach two goals for the Conference
side in a friendly against Luton. A Player of the Season award,
36 goals, and a Conference League winners medal (League status
was denied by an inadequate ground) helped Barry into the professional
ranks as he made the journey west to join Bristol Rovers as recently
as June 1997. His 26 goals in his first season helped Rovers secure
a play-off place and established Barry as one of the best strikers
in the second division. Barry has continued scoring goals at a
higher level with Fulham.
Fuller
Gets Short Term Deal
Feb 19
Striker Ricardo Fuller was offered a three-month contract with
First Division club, Crystal Palace. The 21 year old Jamaican
could make his debut on Tuesday against Barnsley. more
in the forum
Latapy
Gets Offer
Feb 19
Trinidad and Tobago captain Russell Latapy was offered a three-year
deal with a lucrative package by English Premiership club Bradford
City.
Harris
scores for New England on tour
Feb 19
Jamaica's striker Wolde Harris scored for his club, New England
Revolution as they beat Costa Rican club San Lorenzo 2-1 on Saturday.
New England are on a three-week training tour in Costa Rica.
Williams
extends stay at Birmingham City
Feb 18
Midfielder Williams will spend a third week on trial with the
Birmingham City as the club continues to show interest in the
player. Williams is also scheduled to travel to Nottingham Forest
for a tryout with that team. more
in the forum
FULLER
AT PALACE
Feb 18
Jamaica's Ricardo Fuller has finally departed from Charlton Athletic
and is now on trial at Crystal Palace. Ricardo Fuller played in
a reserve team game adding an assiat in Palace's 3-2 win . It
was reported that Fuller played very well in the second half,
showing backheels, dribbling skills and excellent passing, never
losing the ball and holding onto it in tight spaces.
New
Keeper For Jamaica
Feb 17
Jamaica called up goalkeeper Hubert Busby,Jnr, as an emergency
replacement for Aaron Lawrence who will be out with a fracture
and Donovan Ricketts who is nursing a groin injury. more
in the forum
Gardener
Strong in Boltons' 1 - 1 tie with Blackburn
Feb 17
Submitted by Andrea in
the forum
Gardner played really well today, he is definately the bright
spark in the Bolton team. He set up Michael Ricketts for the boltons
only goal and the crowd seemed to expect something good to happen
everytime he got the ball, which shows how much the Bolton fans
love him and how important he is to the team. This is also echoed
in the fact that the crowd don't seem to slam him for his mistakes
and seem to forget them quicker than they do for any other player,
not that he makes that many! .
Young
Reggae Boyz win 2-0
Feb 13
Jamaica's Under-17 continued their bid for a spot in the finals
of the U-17 World Cup when they defeated the Netherlands Antilles
2-0 in their second round qualifying game at the National Sports
Center in Bermuda. Goals from Vivian Malcolm in the 36th minute
and Richard West in the 80th minute helped Jamaica to maintain
a winning record following a perfect first round held last November
in Grenada. Jamaica will meet hosts Bermuda at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow.
Barry
Hayles for Jamaica
Feb 13
HomeViewJamaica.com Sports has reported that Fulham striker Barry
Hayles will join the Reggae Boyz for the upcoming qualifer against
Trinidad and Tobago. Hayles was recently invited to the team along
with Crystal Place striker, Clinton Morrison and Queens' Park
Rangers midfielder, Richard Langley. It was also reported that
the Jamaica Football Federation is also seeking a goal keeper
as both Aaron Lawrence (broken ankle) and Donovan Ricketts (sore
groin) are on the injured list.
Game
Prices
Prices for tickets to the World Cup qualifying games in Jamaica
are as follows: Bleachers- Ja$700, Grandstand-Ja$1500 and Ja$3000
for VIP section.
Seba
coach quits, Constant Spring and Tivoli Gardens fined
Seba's coach, William Moravek, has resigned because of disciplinary
and financial problems according to the Observer. Bill Moravek
is the fourth National Premier League coach to quit this season.
In other news National Premier League teams, Constant Spring and
Tivoli Gardens, were fined $30,000 by the Jamaica Football Federation
after their spectators were involved roudy behavior a recent match
in Constant Spring.
Lawrence
out for six weeks
Jamaica's goalkeeper Aaron Lawrence will be out for at least six
weeks after after fracturing a bone in the lower part of his left
foot. He was injured while training with his Premier League team,
Reno on Thursday. Jamaica plays their first game in the six-nation
CONCACAF final round World Cup qualifiers at the National Stadium
on Wednesday, February 28 . Lawrence's injury adds another blow
to the team following the recent death of Stephen "Shorty" Malcolm
and the news that top striker Onandi Lowe will miss the match
because of a two-match suspension from FIFA. Backup keeper Donovan
Ricketts is nursing a groin injury.
STEPHEN
"SHORTY" MALCOLM LAID TO REST
Feb 8
Crowds estimated to be about 30,000, said good-bye to national
footballer, Stephen 'Shorty' Malcolm. Thousands of mourners gathered
from early morning in their green and gold colors for the 1:00
pm funeral service at Jarrett Park. Malcolm's coffin was carried
by Hector Wright, Andrew Edwards, Christopher McNish, Bryan Hill
and Venton Evans to the field on which Malcolm had played so many
times. Outside the venue vendors sold flags, t-shirts and anything
in the national colors or relating to Malcolm. Tribute to the
footballer was paid by Edward Seaga, Captain Horace Burrell, Gregory
Messam, Warren Barrett , Portia Simpson Miller, the minister of
tourism and sports, and by Reggae Boyz team chaplain, Rev Al Miller,
who preached the sermon. Malcolm was remembered for his roles
as a bread winner, brother, friend, teammate, and as a footballer
that gave all of himself to his game. Stephen 'Shorty' Malcolm,
a son of Jamaica, will be greatly missed by all.
LARGE
CROWDS AT VIEWING
Feb 7
Large crowds forced Madden's Funeral Home in Montego Bay, to extend
the hours for the viewing of Stephen "Shorty" Malcolm,
the Reggae Boyz player, who was recently killed in a car crash.
Mourners started turning up at the funeral home on Union Street,
well before the scheduled 10 a.m. start of the three-hour viewing
period. The funeral home extended the viewing by two hours in
respect to the late footballing hero. Malcolm's body was dressed
in a black jacket and a black Reggae Boyz jersey with a Jamaican
flag emblazoned on the front. His white casket was draped with
thin strips of black, green and gold. Malcolm died of head injuries
suffered in a car accident on Sunday, January 28 at Spring Hill,
Trelawny just after playing for the national team in a friendly
international against Bulgaria at the National Stadium. more
the FORUM
Vale-4
Darlington-0
Feb 7
Jamaica's top striker, Onandi Lowe scored his first goal for Port
Vale when he powered home a deadly header to give Vale a lead
in the 26 minutes against Darlington. Vale went on to defeat Darlington
4-0. Lowe, Port Vale's recent acquisition got his first full start
for the team when Stephen Brooker did not fully recover from a
recent injury.The starting lineup for Port Vale: Goodlad , Carragher
, Tankard , Walsh , Brammer , Cummins , Widdrington , Smith ,
Bridge-Wilk'son , Lowe , Naylor . more
the FORUM
JAMAICANS
DRAFTED TO THE MLS
Feb 7
Four Jamaicans, Craig Ziadie, Oneil Peart and Gregory Simmonds
and Cory Gibbs were drafted to play for the Major League Soccer
(MLS) in the USA. Zadie is the son on the late football coach
Dennis Ziadie,and will play for DC United. Oneil Peart will play
for NY/New Jersey Metrostars and Gregory Simmonds and Gibbs for
the Miami Fusion. Ziadie, a defender, played at the University
of Richmond and was the 2000 Colonial Athletic Association Player
of the Year. Dennis, the former coach of St George's College,
was killed in an accident in Mexico City in 1986 along with a
Jamaica football coach, Jackie Bell while attending the World
Cup finals. more
the FORUM
JFF
to take care of funeral expenses
The funeral of Steve Malcolm, who was killed in a car crash last
Sunday night, is scheduled for next Wednesday in Montego Bay.
JFF president, captain Horace Burrell, visited Malcolm's family
and announced that he would try to get the funeral to be held
at Jarrett Park, Montego Bay and also that the Jamaica Football
Federation will take care of the funeral expenses.It was reported
that Malcolm died on the spot, while another Reggae Boyz, Theodore
Whitmore suffered injuries to his chest and is now recuperating,
but is not serious. Whitmore was scheduled to return to his club,
Hull City in England on Tuesday. Some current and former Reggae
Boyz confirmed that they will attend the funeral including Robbie
Earle, Deon Burton, Darryl Powell and Marcus Gayle.more
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Lowe
out of T&T Game
Jamaica's striker Onandi Lowe picked up a two games ban, ruling
him out of the February 28 World Cup qualifying game between Jamaica
and Trinidad and Tobago. Lowe received a red card in the semi-final
game against Honduras after head-butting a player, Reanaldo Clavasquin,
who had kicked him. According to the FIFA release, the Disciplinary
Committee of the FIFA found both players sancionable under Chapter
111, section 2.3 of the FIFA procedure. Onandi Lowe is suspended
for the next two matches of this competition. (The match, El Salvador
vs. Jamaica on November counted as one of the two) and fined CHF
2000, payable within 30 days of receiving this notification. Lowe,
was Jamaica's leading goalscorer in the semifinal round of the
competition with four goals, will be available for Jamaica's second
World Cup qualifying game against Mexico in March. more
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Under-20
football squad returns to camp
Jamaica's Under-20 football squad returned to the Players' Residence,
102 Shortwood Road, Kingston 8. The list of players include Allien
Whittaker, Wolry Wolfe, Damion Crooks, Sheldon Battiste, Omar
Daley, Omar Dallas, and Ryan Maxwell from Clarendon; Allan Reid,
Shane Stephens, Kevin King, Sean Fraser, Kevon Harris, Chris Nicholas,
Ryan Reid, Ezra Prendergast and Shavar Thomas, Dave Leung, Fabian
Blake, Craig Gordon, Robert Haughton, Andrew Stewart, Garfield
Edmondson, Fabian Dawkins, and Marion Fletcher. more
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Players
returns from trials overseas
Sweeper Shavar Thomas returned to the island last Saturday night
following his try out with English Division Two club, Reading.Thomas
played one practice match against Barnett FC. Jermaine Johnson,
who plays for Tivoli Gardens also returned home on the weekend
after his trial stint with English premiership club, Ipswitch.
Jermaine Hue of Harbour View, was on a one-week trial with the
Columbus Crew of the US Major League Soccer, returned home on
Monday.
Malcolm
dead, Whitmore hospitalized
Jan 29
Radio reports late last evening states that Shorty Malcolm died
in a fatal car accident at about 9:35pm . Theodore Whitmore is
reported to be in serious condition. The accident happened at
Spring Hill, just outside of Falmouth in Trelawny. Malcolm died
on the spot, There were 4 people in the car believed to be driven
by Whitmore just after a game with Bulgaria. Unconfirmed reports
state that the car blew a rear tire, loss control, climbed an
embankment and overturned. Malcolm made his debut for Jamaica
in 1991 and has had 91 caps scoring four goals. . more
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Jamaica
0 vs Bulgaria 0
Jan 28
In an evenly contested game, the Reggae Boyz and Bulgaria played
to a 0-0 draw at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on
Sunday. Great goalkeeping from Jamaica's Aaron Lawrence kept Jamaican
from falling behind from the quick counter attacking Bulgarians.
A strong second half display by Jamaica, showing strong fight
they played a tactical game and managed to keep a strong Bulgaria
on the run. The Boyz penetrated a few times but was unable to
score. One red card was issued to a Bulgaria player after a second
yellow card for a rough challenge on Onandi Lowe. Coach Carl Brown
said the "It was a good game and he was pleased with the
performance of the Jamaican Team". Jamaica's starting line
up:Aaron Lawrence,Chris Dawes,Tyrone Marshall,Ian Goodison,Linval
Dixon,Bibi Gardner,Andy Williams,Deon Burton,Daryl Powell,William
Wilson and Onandi Lowe more
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Jamaica
Got A Fish and Fried It!
Jan. 27
Jamaica defeated a weak Bolivia team 3-0 at the Orange Bowl Stadium
in Miami on Friday night. In a lopsided game, the Reggae Boyz
had possession for about 80% of play. A goal in the 31st minute
from Onandi Lowe gave the Boyz the half-time lead. In the second
half Burton and Andy Williams seal the game for Jamaica as unimpressive
Bolivia had very little chances to score. Jamaica put some good
passes together on occasions but the overall game was of a low
standard and at times boring. Outstanding players were Ricardo
Gardner showing a very high workrate and Ricardo Fuller looking
like he is getting back to his best form. The
crowd was estimated to be about 9,000, mostly Jamaicans in attendance.more
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JAMAICA
U-20 ADVANCE TO NEXT ROUND
Jan 14
Jamaica qualified for the final round of the CONCACAF Under-20
World Cup football after a goaless draw with Cuba at the National
Stadium last night. Jamaica will travel to Vancouver, Canada,
late next month for that tournament in which the winner will advance
to the World Cup finals later this year in Argentina. In the opener,
the Dominican Republic had a 2-0 win over Suriname.
BOYZ
In The News
Jan 12
Reports from England indicates that Newcastle United may close
a £1.5 million deal for 30-year-old Marcus Gayle. Gale's club,
Wimbledon is said to be asking £3.5m for the Jamaica international
but, because of his age and shortage of funds, Newcastle is unwilling
to pay the asking price.Another
Jamaica Ricardo Bibi Gardner of Bolton Wanderers, is said to be
the target of Premier side Manchester City. Nottingham
Forest have offered to try out 23-year-old Jamaican international
Andy Williams of the MLS Miami Fusions.Nottingham
Forest recently signed Jamaican David Johnson. Another
Jamaican Jermain Johnson is now set to depart for Premiership
club Ipswich Town for a two week trial stint.
In form striker Onandi
Lowe will take up duties with second division team Port Vale after
his end-of-round Craven A Premier League final for Arnett Gardens.
Lowe was eyed by a number of clubs recently but Port Vale has
secured his services to help boost their goal scoring power.
Lowe also turned
down an offer to appear as a guest player for MLS LA Galaxy in
the Champions Cup later this month, because of national duty.
Youngster Shavar Thomas is also set to go to England for trial
with an undisclosed club. more
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Caribbean
Football Union (CFU) Under-20
Jan
11
JAMAICA moved
to the top of the standings in the final leg of the Caribbean
Football Union (CFU) Under-20 qualifying tournament when they
soundly defeated Suriname 6-1 at the National Stadium. A very
impressive looking Jamaica had goals from striker Christopher
Nicholas who got a hat-trick, substitute Craig Gordon, who scored
twice, and Khari Stephenson added the other. The result puts Jamaica
and Cuba at the top of the standings with maximum six points,
with Jamaica ahead on goal average (seven goals with one against).
Jamaica now needs only a draw against Cuba to advance to the next
round in Vancouver, Canada next month.
New
Invitees for upcoming Jamaica friendlies
Jan 11
Technical director Clovis de Oliveira has invited Micah Hyde,
Paul Williams & Michael Ricketts to the squad for the two friendly
matches January 26 vs Bolivia & 28 Vs Bulgaria
Williams
and Lowe Nominated for Award
Reggae Boyz Onandi Lowe and Andy Williams were both nominated
for the prestigious Carreras Sportman of the year award.
Jamaica/Bolivia
Game for Orange Bowl
The venue of the friendly international between Jamaica and Bolivia
on January 26th, is to be played at the Orange Bowl in Miami,
a shift from the earlier venue of the Lockhart Stadium in Fort
Lauderdale. The game is scheduled to start at 8:00pm.The highly
anticipated return of young striker Ricardo Fuller, who is now
in England playing with Charlton Athletic reserves is expected
for the game. Read
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Burton
Scores for Derby
Reggae Boy Deon Burton scored in the 20th minute for Derby County
as they defeated Everton 1-0 on Monday. Burton's goal came by
way of took the lead when Stefano Eranio cleverly stepped over
the ball leaving it to Burton who smartly clipped it over Thomas
Myhre. Derby have now moved up three places clear of the bottom
teams.Read
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Brazilian
Team Interested in Lowe and Dawes
Reggae Boyz striker Onandi Lowe and defender Christopher Dawes
are the players that were reported to be on the list of former
Technical director Rene Simoes for inclusion in his new club,
Portuguesa FC. Lowe, who recently concluded trial stint with Premiership
team Arsenal, is also said to have caught the interest of another
Brazilian team, Botafogo and also the MLS club, Kansas City Wizard.
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REPORT
ON WALTER BOYD
CONCACAF
Final Round qualifying draw for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
The draw for the Final Round of Football Confederation qualifying
for the 2002 FIFA World Cup was held 19 November at the Westin
Camino Real in Guatemala City. Teams will play each other twice,
home and away, in a round-robin format. The first set Final Round
games will be played on 27- 28 February 2001, with the final set
to be played 10- 11 November 2001. All matches in both the ninth
round (6-7 October 2001) and the tenth and final round must be
played simultaneously. The schedule is still incomplete as the
specific dates still have to be determined. Home teams listed
first: Teams: 1 JAMAICA (JAM) 2 HONDURAS (HON) 3 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
(TRI) 4 MEXICO (MEX) 5 USA (USA) 6 GUATEMALA/COSTA RICA (GUA/CRC)
MATCH 1 27-28 February 2001 (Tue/Wed) JAM v TRI, USA v MEX, GUA/CRC
v HON. MATCH 2 24-28 March 2001 (Sat-Wed) HON v USA, MEX v JAM,
GUA/CRC v TRI. MATCH 3 24-25 April 2001 (Tue/Wed) JAM v HON, TRI
v MEX, USA v GUA/CRC. MATCH 4 16-17 June 2001 (Sat/Sun) JAM v
USA, TRI v HON, MEX v GUA/CRC. MATCH 5 19-20 June 2001 (Tue/Wed)
HON v MEX, USA v TRI, GUA/CRC v JAM. MATCH 6 30 June Ð 4 July
2001 (Sat-Wed) HON v GUA/CRC, TRI v JAM, MEX v USA, MATCH 7 1-2
September 2001 (Sat/Sun) JAM v MEX, TRI v GUA/CRC, USA v HON.
MATCH 8 4-5 September 2001 (Tue/Wed) HON v JAM, MEX v TRI, GUA/CRC
v USA. MATCH 9 6-7 October 2001 (Sat/Sun) HON v TRI, USA v JAM,
GUA/CRC v MEX. MATCH 10 10-11 November 2001 (Sat/Sun) JAM v GUA/CRC,
TRI v USA, MEX v HON.
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