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Football
Reid, Mackinson shine as KC whip Norman Manley 7-0
A three-timer by Trayvon Reid propelled Kingston College (KC) to a 7-0 mauling of Norman Manley High in their Group C ISSA/FLOW Manning Cup encounter inside the National Stadium yesterday. Reid netted in the 25th, 68th and 70th minutes and took his tally for the season to six goals. The pencil-slim ... Read More
4 schools remain perfect with 5th straight wins
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Four schools including three former champions, Cornwall College, Dinth ... Read More
Lethal Graham propels Wolmer’s to fifth straight win
A lone goal by Mikel Graham ensured that Wolmer’s Boys’ School extended their unbeaten r ... Read More
The sad loss of a schoolboy
There are times when football, like some other sports, falls into a ditch from which it is difficult ... Read More
Emotional St George’s score facile 4-1 win over Greater Portmore
BY HOWARD WALKER Observer senior reporter walkerh@jamaicaobserver.com | Saturday, September 24, 2016
St George’s College scored an emotional 4-1 win over Greater Portmore High School in their Group A ISSA/FLOW Manning Cup game at Winchester Park yesterday, watched by the tearful eyes of Dominic James’ parents from the team’s bench. A mourning St George’s moved to the top of the group with maximum nine points from three games, ahead of Greater Portmore on seven points. Former National Under-17 player Hakim Williams bundled home from a corner kick in the 40th minute in ... Read More
Key matchups highlight today’s daCosta Cup schedule
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Two matches featuring clashes between unbeaten teams will highlight today’s round of matches in the ISSA/FLOW daCosta Cup schoolboy football competition. Former champions St James High and Cornwall College will meet in Zone A at Jarrett Park in one game, while Manchester High and Mile Gully meet in Mandeville in a Zone F game. Each of the four schools has won their first four games and appear headed to the inter-zone round, and the winners of today’s g ... Read More
Boys’ Town’s Price believes in young squad
Andrew Price, the coach of Boys’ Town FC, believes his current young squad will improve following three consecutive defeats in the 2016/17 Red Stripe Premier League season. The Collie Smith Drive-based team is currently struggling to find its footing and is left to play catch up from 11th position in the 12-team standings. They are yet to gain a point from three fixtures so far after falling by the wayside with a 0-2 loss to Humble Lion, followed by 2-1 defeats to Harbour View and champi ... Read More
Holy Trinity scrape to 1-0 win over Clan Carthy
Holy Trinity High registered win number three on the trot after clipping Clan Carthy High 1-0 in a scrappy Group E encounter of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/FLOW Manning Cup competition at Santos Bell Chung Oval yesterday. Shai Smith, sporting the number 10 jersey, got the all-important strike in the 39th minute. The win has propelled the South Camp Road-based team into second position on nine points, ahead of Charlie Smith, who are also on nine points, with an inferior ... Read More
PHOTO: Boyz go down
The Cuban pair of Ernesto Duerna (left) and Carlos Alberto Molina combines to dispossess Jamaica’s Coby Atkinson in their Caribbean Football Union Championship semifinals inside the Ato Boldon Stadium in Trinidad last night. Jamaica loss 0-1 but advance to next year’s CONCACAF Championship in Panama. (Photo: Dexter Philip/Trinidad Express) Read More
Dutch great Van Basten appointed to FIFA role
PARIS, France (AFP) — Former Netherlands striker Marco van Basten has been named as FIFA’s new chief officer for technical development, world football’s governing body announced on Friday. FIFA said the 51-year-old’s new role will see him take charge of “all technical areas, ranging from football technology innovation to refereeing”. He will start next week. “It’s a great honour for me to be appointed for this assignment,” said the former A ... Read More
Barca will miss injured Messi — Zidane
MARID, Spain (AFP) — Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insists it is obvious rivals Barcelona will miss the injured Lionel Messi during a three-week layoff, but has injury concerns of his own ahead of today’s trip to Las Palmas. The five-time World Player of the Year is set to be sidelined for Barca’s trips to Sporting Gijon, Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Champions League and Celta Vigo in the next week due to a groin strain. “Messi is Messi. We all know what he can ... Read More
Spanish court reopens Neymar fraud case
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Barcelona superstar Neymar’s troubles with the Spanish authorities continued when a fraud case against the player and his father was reopened yesterday following a successful appeal by Spanish prosecutors, a court filing showed. In July a judge ruled that irregularities in the Brazilian’s 2013 transfer to Barcelona were detected, but said it was an issue for a civil court, not a criminal court to settle. However, prosecutors successfully argued the play ... Read More
Barca have resources to combat missing Messi — Luis Enrique
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Barcelona coach Luis Enrique insists his star-studded squad can cope without Lionel Messi for the next three weeks, but claimed the Argentine’s absence is “terrible” for football. Messi will miss Barca’s trips to Sporting Gijon, Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Champions League and Celta Vigo in the next week due to a groin strain. However, Enrique refused to become embroiled in a war of words with Argentina boss Edgardo Bauza, who blasted ... Read More
Mourinho says his United criticism cut above ‘Einsteins’ attack
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho insisted yesterday he was unhurt by attacks on his players from football “Einsteins”, adding it was a very different matter when he publicly criticised his team. Mourinho’s approach was called into question by various sections of the media during a run of three successive defeats that ended with United’s EFL Cup victory over third-tier side Northampton Town in midweek. The Portuguese boss ... Read More
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