The footballing world erupted when news broke out on Sunday that a new league would be formed called “The Super League” which was slated to start “as soon as possible”. The Super League started with 12 teams: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, AC Milan, Juventus, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Tottenham. Currently, …
Live sports in Jamaica, as you would have noticed, is pretty non-existent. How many of us thought that the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Championships (Champs) would ever be cancelled? The last time Champs wasn’t held was 1944 because of World War 2 so it’s been held pretty consistently for decades. Sports has been brought to …
Many football fans dread international breaks. Watching people play friendlies with their country just doesn’t do it for people who want to see exciting club matches every weekend. Besides the lack of personal enjoyment and no fantasy premier league, are international breaks really necessary? Advantages of International Break Footballers do need time to train and …
Luis Suarez was recently transferred to Atletico Madrid from FC Barcelona for €6 million. After it became official, Suarez’s teammate and friend, Lionel Messi logged into Instagram and left Suarez a heartfelt message as he captioned a picture of both of them together. In doing so, he said some interesting things about La Blaugrana that …
Last week Wednesday, it was alleged that Phoenix Rising FC player, Jamaican footballer Junior Flemmings, used a homophobic slur towards Collin Martin who is an openly gay player who plays for San Diego Loyal. In response, according to a Jamaica Gleaner article, the other San Diego Loyal players forfeited the match. Flemmings has since been …
As we know, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the whole world to a halt. This meant that restaurants closed down, flights got cancelled and of course, the football season came to a screeching halt. While many leagues such as France’s Ligue 1 and the Belgian Jupiler Pro League have cancelled their season and declared their winners, …
On February 9, 2020, the last of the four commissioned statues was added to Independence Park in Kingston. The sculptor, Basil Watson, made the last statue in the likeness of Asafa Powell, who was once the fastest man in the world. Powell’s statue joins Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Veronica Campbell-Brown, and Usain Bolt which were all created …