The only man to have led five different countries to the World Cup Finals,
Bora Milutinovic, has signed a four-year contract with the Jamaica soccer
authorities.
His primary goal is landing a spot for Jamaica in World Cup 2010 in South
Africa.
The Serbian-born Milutinovic is confident that the Reggae Boyz have the
talent to qualify for the Finals, but he asked for discipline and patience
as he goes about building the team.
"I know I am not familiar with the players, but I know Jamaica is
rich in talented young players who have the speed and the talent,'' said
Milutinovic, 62. "I now need to see them to make a better assessment
of what we can do in the future.
"I am very optimistic, I think positively, and I think we are going
to do something special. The only thing is we need to have patience."
Milutinovic said players of all ages will be given a chance to prove their
worth in his campaign.
"First, we have only two years to build the team and my experience
tells me your age is not important, it's what you can give to the team."
The new technical director is initially looking to identify 22 locally
based players in the second week of January to add to the overseas-based
players in an effort to build a quality pool of players. ...
Trinidad and Tobago captain Dwight Yorke is now officially a Manchester
United soccer legend.
In a poll to decide the club's 50 greatest players, Yorke came in at 43.
...
Despite losing 1-0 to Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica's Under-20 Reggae Boyz
took the home-and-away series 2-1 on aggregate to advance to the last
hurdle before the Youth World Cup in 2007. ...
The top soccer competition in Jamaica, the National Premier League, has
been suspended due to the widespread outbreak of malaria on the island.
