1. There were 7 English-Jamaicans in that 23-man squad, and you've named 2 here. So it's clearly not the case that "most" of these players were...
Really? Which ones?
As has already been noted here, the OFC is a confederation by circumstance. They are a sub-region/sub-continent that had the good fortune of...
And they'd be very poor, still, because that context is an extremely low level of competition. Which is another case against this, as the spot...
Jamaica (UK ties), Canada, USA, Mexico, Haiti (French ties) all at a minimum have the capacity to match that talent pool. Panama, Costa Rica and...
It isn't positive here because that benefit is outweighed by the fact that the 3rd place team coming out of the OFC is going to be abysmal. The...
With respect to Jamaica it was definitely possible, since the NCAA created an interesting loophole. The Jamaican top-tier is considered...
The idea is to boost representation for the rest of the world slightly above what they get in the senior tournament. UEFA won out on biennial...
It's sort of a strategy, but more of a necessity. What this really comes down to is a massive disadvantage in central midfield quality. We need...
I went and watched this game in person at a USMNT bar event. Had some Americans start to congratulate me in the 90th minute or so. I told them to...
@almango accurately described the situation - the increased frequency was pushed by FIFA, but heavily favored by every Confederation save for UEFA...
Folks already noted this above but that $110,000,000 is in Jamaican dollars; its about $715k in US dollars. This is less absurd, but certainly...
Yes, but I noted in my post that this is really as far as it can go. There is only so much room for smaller federations and only so much expansion...
More ideal, in my view, would be something closer to this: UEFA 10 CAF 11 AFC 11 CONCACAF 7 CONMEBOL 6 OFC 2 Host 1 I assume no playoffs, given...
We are cooked.
You and I share the same prediction - he's going to see where he is as an EPL player, and hope he can get established. Realistically, he probably...
Yes - the author isn't considering the role expansion plays here. Hutchinson is 20 and would have a realistic shot at 3 World Cups with Jamaica....
This is true and, as much as I'd selfishly enjoy seeing more of him here stateside (Clermont games aren't easy to catch live...), it'd be better...
Yeah I know you weren't knocking Jamaica, just wanted to expand on the idea is all since I enjoy the topic and thinking about the implications...
And that will be that, Cadamarteri is definitely out. He's acknowledged as much on instagram, looks firmly committed to seeing how far along the...
Hadn't heard Cadamarteri was eligible for the USA, thought it was Ireland, Italy, England and Jamaica. That's an interesting wrinkle if true,...
I think changed circumstances in global football matter here, particularly World Cup expansion. Put simply, with 48 teams, nations like Jamaica...
There will be close to zero overlap, that was an almost entirely locally based (Jamaica domestic league) squad and those friendlies were part of a...
Rowe is a no-go unless we're offering him a seat on the plane to a World Cup in 2026, and even then he might just wait. He seems to be doing well...
Jamaica will be missing 4 starters for this match: - CB Ethan Pinnock (injured) - Forward Demarai Gray (card suspension) - LB Amari'i Bell...