The notion that your home ground should be a fortress is a concept that has been perpetuated around the football world for years. Internationally, due to the less frequent nature of the games played, winning at home has conjured up a more significant importance and value and has seen many nations across the world take …
The Jamaica Football Federation has released the latest 23-man squad for the upcoming match against the United States of America in the second window of CONCACAF World Cup Qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Most of the players listed were expected to be named, however there are a few noticeable absentees. Firstly, …
By: Brian Pitter When Tyreek Magee turned smoothly in the middle of the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica and picked out Kemar ‘Taxi’ Lawrence who placed an inviting cross on the top of Shamar Nicholson’s head to score Jamaica’s equalizer versus Costa Rica in September, fans across the island were ecstatic, not just for the …
Since the start of the season, pundits, fans and football enthusiasts have been lauding the palpable strength of Premier League teams Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City. Much of the discourse surrounding who will challenge for the league title this season has been centered around those three teams, with many even suggesting that this could …
When the news broke that the much-anticipated call-up for West Ham United striker Michail Antonio was finally about to happen, home-grown talent and incumbent striker for the Jamaica national team, Shamar ‘Boza’ Nicholson, must have been at the very least concerned with where his future lies in coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore’s starting XI. View this …
Craig Butler has never been shy of publicly adoring his adopted son and world-renowned Jamaican football player Leon Bailey. As his manager and confidant, Butler has long fought for the world to see the talents of the young winger who has taken Europe by storm ever since his debut for Belgian club KRC Genk in …
Many of the younger generation of football fans have drooled over the star-studded enterprise that was La Liga for the best part of the last two decades. However, with the departure of multiple megastars over the last few years, the Spanish league has undoubtedly lost its unique appeal and fans have, of course, taken their …
Tottenham Hotspurs’ acquisition of Jose Mourinho in 2019 was expected to bring about a change in mentality within the Tottenham Hotspur squad, given that the Portuguese is a well-known serial winner. He was well on his way to winning a piece of silverware at Tottenham as well, but was sacked just days before this season’s …
With the recent contractual ‘dispute’ behind the Reggae Boyz and the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Damion Lowe, who spoke to 876Stream via Instagram Live a few weeks ago, insists that the narrative portrayed in the media about the conflict was misconstrued. During the live, Lowe was asked about his role in the contract negotiations between …
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When we think about the criteria one requires to be considered as an inductee into a Hall of Fame for any industry, certain qualities stand out as a necessity. One of which is the extent to which that individual positively impacted and changed the environment of the profession they participated in, elevating it to a …