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Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola applauds supporters after the English Premier League match between Manchester City and Bournemouth in Manchester, England, Sunday, November 2, 2025.
December 9, 2025

‘The numbers are insane’

MANCHESTER, England (AP): It all started on September 2, 2007, in a Spanish fourth-tier game against Premia in front of around 2,000 fans. Eighteen years later, Pep Guardiola will reach 1,000 games…
Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham reacts after a La Liga match between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, October 26, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Bellingham, Foden back in England squad

LONDON, England (AP): Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden were recalled yesterday by England coach Thomas Tuchel for the team’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania. The attacking…
Dujuan Richards. - File photo.
December 9, 2025

Chelsea confirms selection of Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards to Ja's Concacaf qualifier squad

English Premier League club Chelsea FC has confirmed Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards call-up to Jamaica’s squad for the upcoming Concacaf World Cup qualifier, one day before the Jamaica Football Federation…
Neo Oxford.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Reinas Academy partners with Real Mona for JWPL season

Neo Oxford, founder of Reinas Academy, said they have partnered with Real Mona FC and will compete in the upcoming Jamaica Women’s Premier League (JWPL) season. Reinas stands as one of the premier…
Mount Pleasant Football Academy owner Peter Gould.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Mount Pleasant raises $400,000 in cash, donations for hurricane relief

Mount Pleasant Football Academy has raised more than $400,000 in cash and donations for the club’s hurricane relief donation drive during Wednesday’s Concacaf Caribbean Cup semi-final fixture at the…
Mount Pleasant Football Academy’s Sporting Director Paul Christie.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘Football is the great unifier’

The Mount Pleasant Football Academy team is banking on the unifying power of football and a strong sense of community to help in the Hurricane Relief Donation Drive which was launched on Wednesday…
Demario Phillips (right) of Mount Pleasant controls the ball as Jelani Felix of Defence Force FC tries to tackle during the Concacaf Caribbean Cup second leg semi-final match at the National Stadium on Wednesday night. Defence Force won 1-0.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Jamaica, T&T clubs looking to compete among the best

Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore, head coach of Mount Pleasant Football Academy, and Devorn Jorsling, head coach of Defence Force, said it is important for Jamaican and Trinidadian clubs to be represented in…
Shanieka Ricketts
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Spirits high as track and field training resumes at STETHS

National senior triple jump representative Shanieka Ricketts, along with members of the St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) track and field team, have resumed training following the…
Cornwall College’s Carlondo Morris (right)
December 9, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

Lost opportunity? daCosta Cup suspension drains morale of student-athletes in the west

THE INDEFINITE suspension of the rural high schools daCosta Cup football competition is having a negative impact on some student-athletes in the west. High school sports were suspended by the…