Brown is on Top of the World

Deshorn Brown, the Colorado Rapids forward is on top of the world this week. The Jamaican National Team started Brown on their roster last week. He played the game against Serbia on May 26th and he will be playing against Switzerland on May 30th, and Egypt on June 4th. Although Jamaica lost to Serbia 2-1, they still have the chance to comeback with the next game against Switzerland. When it came to qualifications for the World Cup for the 2014 year, only Switzerland and Serbia were qualifiers and both teams have been set to play Jamaica.



Deshorn has scored two times out of four in playing with Jamaica and although Jamaica did not qualify for the World Cup this year, it will be an outstanding opportunity for Deshorn to show his stuff on the field this year in his second time playing with the Jamaican team. The Vice President of Soccer Operations, Paul Bravo, seems very pleased that Deshorn has been given the opportunity to play and had stated that Deshorn has the ability to now show his country as well as his club just how high his abilities are in the game.

Cedella Marley Help Sending the Jamaican Soccer Team to 2015 Women's World Cup

The Reggae Girlz is a Jamaican Soccer women's club that has been rising to the top of the ranks and may even perform well enough to join in the Women’s World Cup in 2015. Unfortunately, they may be held back from being part due to a lack of funding from the Jamaican Football Federation that leaves them without the means for activities such as traveling for scrimmages.

The good news is that Bob Marley’s oldest daughter Cedella wants to make a difference by becoming the club’s ambassador and giving them a chance to overcome this obstacle by spreading the news and starting to fundraise, so the Girlz can afford to train and travel to prime them for the possibility of making it to the Women’s Cup.

The Reggae Girlz have attained the regional ranking of number 4, and this is without the support of the Jamaican Football Federation. Imagine what could happen with it. Cedella wants the Reggae Girlz to gain recognition like their male counterparts, the Reggae Boyz. She believes that the Girlz will have a greater opportunity if they can raise the funds to have to access to things like good nutrition, living quarters, and training like other clubs who strive to enter the Cup. Without those things, the Reggae Girlz are at an unfair disadvantage.

Marley has a son whose coach’s daughter is on the team of under seventeen, and the coach sent a flyer over to Marley, reaching out to her with the hope that Cedella could become a help for the team by assisting with fundraising and helping out. Cedella decided to look into the ways that she could help the rising Jamaican Soccer women’s club to achieve their dreams.

For anybody who would like to join in this great cause, there is a campaign called the “GoFundMe” campaign, where those who would like to support the Jamaican women’s team and see them move ahead can donate to their group. Any of the support received through donations to GoFundMe will give the girls the necessary funds to start doing things like playing against other teams for practice. The money will cover the cost of travel, as well as sleeping arrangements on the road at hotels.

By having this kind of access to improved training opportunities, the Reggae Girlz will have a fighting chance to boost their skills and increase their chance of getting into the Women’s World Cup. Most of the funding from the Federation backs the men’s team, so with this kind of funding the women could really rise to the top, judging by how well they’ve done without it.

Voice readers split over Usain Bolt’s football dream

So the fastest man in the world wants to, excuse the pun, bolt from his sport to play in the world's pre-eminent football tournament, the World Cup.

Sounds insane? Don't blink an eye and hold the phone.

Usain Bolt said he wanted to play for Manchester United after taking the podium in 2012 with gold medals dangling around his neck. And now, a Jamaican newspaper reports, Jamaican Football Federation team coach Winfried Schafer is clamoring for Bolt to be part of the Jamaican soccer men's 2018 World Cup team.
The Voice asked its readers if they think the 27-year-old Jamaican should trade his track shoes for football cleats.

Well my motto is "Anything is possible I don't think limits: http://t.co/NUfsqmZIyq
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) March 2, 2014

More than 60 percent of respondents said Bolt should keep working at being faster than the speed of light and stay in track and field. Of those who answered the poll, 41 percent said Bolt should not attempt to switch sports. Another 20 percent were adamant and said Bolt should not play football for Jamaica.
When asked what Bolt should do, 39 percent said the Olympic gold-medal winner should play for the Reggae Boyz.

The 2018 World Cup is far off, and the 2014 World Cup champion still needs to be crowned later this year. What Bolt does is anyone's guess but if a recent picture is any indication, expect to see him racing up the pitch in 2018.
Bolt sent the Jamaican Star a Photoshopped image of himself wearing a Jamaican Football Federation uniform with the caption: "Anything's Possible."
The question that needs to be answered is if the sprinter is actually good enough to compete at the level that World Cup footballers compete at? As an athlete who strives to be the best in his field, and Bolt certainly is that, will he be happy if his football skills are less than his opponents?

Bolt has said that he is an accomplished player and at 6-foot, 5-inches he has the build to be a threat on the pitch. And Schafer cannot wait to get Bolt into training camp.
"We can make him better," Schafer told the Jamaican newspaper, The Gleaner. "When he has good training with our team here in Jamaica, we can make him a very good player. He's very fast, that's clear, but when he learns with the ball then he'll be one of the best players."
But even before thinking about playing with the Jamaican soccer men at the 2018 World Cup, Bolt has the 2016 Olympics to consider.

"Maybe after the Olympics in Brazil (2016), I want to see him in our team," Schafer said. "That is what I want to tell him. I hope he wants to play for his country."