Livingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Mount Pleasant’s Daniel Green (left) goes in chase of Kimoni Bailey (right) as the latter celebrates scoring the lone goal during the first leg of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup final against Universidad O&M at the Estadio Cibao FC in Santiago de los Caballe
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

Whitmore pleased with Caribbean Cup advantage but …

MOUNT PLEASANT Football Academy went a step closer to their dream of being crowned Concacaf Caribbean Cup champions after defeating Universidad O&M 1-0 in the first leg of the two-way final at the…
Mount Pleasant goalscorer Kimoni Bailey gets ready to enter the fray at the Estadio Cibao in the Dominican Republic yesterday. Bailey scored the only goal of the first leg of the Caribbean Cup final against Universidad O&M.
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

CLOSER

MOUNT PLEASANT took a vital 1-0 lead over Universidad O&M in the first leg of their Concacaf Caribbean Cup final, at the Estadio Cibao FC in Santiago de los Caballeros, in the Dominican Republic…
Ranaldo Biggs (left) of Mount Pleasant and Universidad O&M’s Reyvin de la Rosa battle for the ball during their Concacaf Caribbean Cup match at the National Stadium on September 30. Mount Pleasant won 2-0.
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

Mt Pleasant aware of O&M improvement

MOUNT PEASANT Football Academy are well aware of how much Universidad O&M have improved since the teams met in the group stage of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup in September, said Mount Pleasant…
Professional Football Jamaica Ltd CEO Owen Hill.
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

JPL helps MoBay, Treasure Beach to find homes

WITH THE restart of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) a little under two weeks away, the Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) is working to ensure that Montego Bay United and Treasure Beach…
Reggae Boyz captain Andre Blake (left) leads his team out ahead of last Tuesday’s final Concacaf Group B World Cup Qualifying match at the National Stadium. Jamaica drew 0-0 with Curacao and failed to earn an automatic spot in the 2026 World Cup.
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

Speid’s Boyz expected to breeze past New Caledonia in play-off opener

Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz and interim head coach Rudolph Speid will enter next year’s intercontinental play-offs as strong favourites to get past semi-final opponents New Caledonia, a group of islands…
Former Reggae Boyz Technical Director Rene Simoes, speaks to students Garvey Maceo High School in Clarendon.
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

Simoes proposes innovative approach to coaching problem

Iconic former Reggae Boyz coach Rene Simoes, in a video on social media, offered his services to the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) with a proposal to establish a 'crisis cabinet', with…
Rudolph Speid ... interim head coach for Reggae Boyz.
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

JFF moves to ‘maintain stability’

TOP local coach and football administrator Rudolph Speid will be the man in charge when Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz contest the intercontinental World Cup playoffs in March 2026. Effective December 15,…
Rudolph Speid
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

‘The world doesn’t work like that’

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Chairman of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Rudolph Speid says everyone involved in the Reggae Boyz’ disastrous World Cup qualifying campaign should take some of the blame,…
Stewart
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

‘There are a lot of questions’

REGGAE BOYZ coach Steve McClaren has been feeling the heat for the team’s underwhelming performances in the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers. Former national assistant coach, Bradley Stewart, is one of…