BOLTON
REPORT
Bolton continues to challange Fulham for top spot in the First
Division with a solid 2-0 win over Burnley compliments of two
goals from substitute Michael Ricketts in the 52nd minute, and
again in the 72nd minute. Jamaica's Ricardo Gardner scored two
minutes later but his goal was not allowed by the ref.
HUMBLE
LIKE JAMAICA
Honduran midfielder, Julio Cesar 'Rambo' Leon, warned his countrymen
that they "must act as humble like Jamaica", in order to qualify
for the World Cup Finals, ina news report in La Tribuna newspaper.
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, the United States, Trindad and Tobago
and either Costa Rico or Guatemala vie for the top three spots
in the CONCACAF group for World Cup finals in Japan/Korea 2002.
Norman
Manley High is 2000 Olivier Shield Champion
MANNING Cup
champions Norman Manley High captured the 2000 Olivier Shield
after playing to a 1-1 draw with daCosta Cup champions Cornwall
College in the return leg at Jarrrett Park yesterday. Norman Manley,
who had won the first leg 2-1 in Kingston, won the title 3-2 on
aggregate, giving them their second hold on the trophy.
Craven
"A" National Premier League
Dec 18
Waterhouse drew 1-1 with Constant Spring at Drewsland in the Craven
"A" National Premier League second round game. Tivoli, were 2-0
winners over Olympic Gardens in their National Premier League
second round clash played at the Railway Oval. Hazard and Arnett
Gardens drew 0-0 in a National Premier League match at the Alcoa
Sports Club yesterday. WADADAH defeated rivals Reno 3-1 at the
Frome Sports Club in their National Premier League game yesterday
.
Former
Under-17 player shot
Dec 18
Former Under-17 representative and Hazard player Eshaya Bryan
underwent emergency surgery to remove a bullet from a shooting
that took place in his home area The operation was reported to
be successful and Bryan was resting well.
Joe
Public Caribbean Club Champions.
Dec 15
Jamaica's Harbour View was held to a 1-1 draw against Joe Public
of Trinidad and Tobago at the St Anthony's College ground on Thursday
making it the third year in a row that Joe Public has captured
the Caribbean Club championship. Joe Public will join DC United/Los
Angeles Galaxy from the American MLS, CD Toluca/Pachuca CF of
Mexico, CD Olimpia/Real CD Espana of Honduras and LD Alajuelense
of Costa Rica in the Concacaf Club Championship in Los Angeles.
NEW
LOOK For The Boyz
Feedback on the design of The Reggae Boyz jersey used in a photo
shoot recently has been negative and a new design will be unvailed
at a press conference at the JFF office in Jamaica, General secretary
of the Jamaica Football Federation, Horace Reid told the media
that fans would love the new design and it was different than
the current one.
Captain
Horace Burrell announced that the agreement with Ulsport International
will bring $30 million plus incentives to the federation over
the next two years.
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UPCOMING
GAMES
The Reggae Boyz vs Bolivia in Miami on January 26,
The Reggae Boyz vs Bulgaria in Jamaica on January 28
Cornwall
College Wins Ben Francis KO Cup
Dec
13
DaCosta Cup champions Cornwall College got the better of Frome
Technical with a 3-2 to win in the Ben Francis KO Cup at Frome
playfield yesterday. Goals were scored by Garrick Gordon and Coleman
netting two for Cornwall and Marlon McDonald and Delvano Brown
scored for Frome.
UHLSPORTS
Dec 12
Sports goods manufacturer Uhlsport will be holding a press conference
at the Le Parker Meredian Hotel in New York on Wednesday, December
13, at 4:00pm, to announce details of their sponsorship agreement
with the Jamaica Football Federation and exhibit the new gears.
while the JFF will hold a press conference at the JFF office in
Kingston on Friday, December 15 at 1:00pm. The agreement was formerly
with KAPPA,
Norman
Manley wins first leg of Olivier Shield final
Nov 10
Norman
Manley had a 2-1 win over Cornwall College in the first leg of
the Olivier Shield final at the national stadium on Saturday.
Weston Forrest scored for Norman Manley and Cornwall's goal was
scored by Orlando Coleman. The second leg is scheduled for Jarrett
Park in Montego Bay on Saturday Dec 16 at 3pm.
Maxwell
Pleads Guilty
Nov 9
Geoffery Maxwell, former national football coach, pleaded guilty
to one count of conspiracy to defraud in the home circuit court
on Ffriday. Maxwell faces a maximum two-year prison term.
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Habour
View vs Joe Public to decide champion
Nov 9
Defending Caribbean club champions Joe Public was held to a to
a 1-1 draw by Carioca of Haiti in the CONCACAF Club Championships
at the Dr. Joao Havelange Centre of Excellence, Macoya on Tuesday.
A goal by Deguilh in the 35th minutes put Carioca a head and Mickey
Trotman got the equaliser for Joe Public who are now level with
W Connection on four points each. Harbour View has three points
and will play Joe Public next Thursday 14, December to decide
the winner of the CONCACAF Club championship. The winner will
advance with seven other CONCACAF clubs.. DC United/Los Angeles
Galaxy from the American MLS, CD Toluca/Pachuca CF of Mexico,
CD Olimpia/Real CD Espana of Honduras and LD Alajuelense of Costa
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Marshall
and Harris to add strength to Harbour View
Nov 9
Tyrone Marshall and Wolde Harris will play for Harbour View in
the Craven A Premier League now that they are on break from the
American MLS season. Harris recently signed a six-year deal with
the New England Revolution and has previously played for Harbour
View . He will partner with young national striker Fabian Taylor
up front. Marshall who plays for Miami Fusion in the MLS and right
back for Jamaica will add strength to the midfield and has been
training with Harbour View for the past month. .
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Vale
shows interest in Lowe
Nov 7
Port Vale's is in need of a striker and is showing interest in
Jamaican international Onandi Lowe. Talks between Vales Brian
Horton and Lowe's agent seems to be going well.
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Wolde
Harris Signs Multi-Year Deal
Jamaican striker and MLS Revolutions striker Wolde Harris was
signed to a multiyear contract with Major League Soccer recently.
Harris, 26, scored 15 goals and recorded seven assists this season,
leading the Revolution in both goals and points (37) in the regular
season. Revolution coach Fernando Clavijo said that Harris has
all the physical tools, work ethic, and mental toughness to continue
his rapid development and thet Harris has just begun to reach
his full potential. Harris who was acquired from Colorado in February
in the MLS 2000 Super Drafthas scored in seven consecutive games
to tie the MLS record and also had a team-high five game-winning
goals.
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Additional
Players For Final Round
Jamaica's Technical director Clovis deOliveira has hinted that
the team will be looking to introduce additional players for the
next round of qualifying games. Ricardo Gardner and Ricardo Fuller
are amoung the players expected to be back with the team. He stated
that they were also thinking about Jamie Lawrence, Darryl Powell,
Frank Sinclair, Darren Moore and Michael Johnson who are all still
eligable to play. Clovis said he would like to have two tough
international games at the beginning of February to get the Reggae
Boyz match-ready for the World Cup qualifying game against Trinidad
and Tobago on February 28 but the dates or the opponents have
not been finalised.
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Gardner
Scores For Bolton
Second-half goals from Ricardo Gardner and Ian Marshall secured
a 2-1 Bolton win over Watford after the visitorshad taken the
the lead. The two goals were scored inside eight second-half minutes.
Harbour
View Still Alive In CONCACAF Club Championship
Harbour View FC returned to Jamaica after participation in the
Caribbean zone of the CONCACAF Club championship in Trinidad.
Harbour View lost their first game 1-3 to W Connections, but then
had a 2-1 victory over Club Carioca of Haiti to put them on three
points from two games. In other games played, Joe Public edged
W Connections 1-0. W Connections lead the group with four points
from their three games, while Joe Public are next on three from
one game, with Club Carioca on one from two games.
2000
FC Champions Cup Schedule Announced
The final round schedule for the 2000 FC Champions Cup was announced
at a ceremony by the Football Confederation Executive Committee
in Guatemala City. Seven of the eight finalists are CD Toluca
and Pachuca CF of Mˇxico, D.C. United and Los Angeles Galaxy of
USA, CD Olimpia and Real CD Espa–a of Honduras and LD Alajuelense
of Costa Rica. The final team will be the winner of the Caribbean
Zone which is contested by Joe Public FC and Vibe CT W Connection
(Trinidad & Tobago), Harbour View FC (Jamaica) and Carioca FC
(Haiti).
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 Š 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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