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by LeVaughn Flynn, Staff Reporter
Reggae Boy Sean Fraser in his Miami FC <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">uniform</SPAN>.
A more mature Sean Fraser will represent <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: blue! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: blue 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Jamaica</SPAN> when the Digicel Caribbean Cup kicks off tomorrow at the National Stadium and the midfielder said the past season with United States League First Division club, Miami F.C., played a big part in his transition.
"Before (playing with Miami) I was immature but Sean Fraser now is very mature and he's a professional," Fraser said yesterday at the launch of the tournament at the Jamaica Football Federation office in New Kingston.
Brazilian legends
Fraser, 23, last wore a Reggae Boyz jersey when he represented the under-20 side in 2002. Since that time he played with Portmore United and Harbour View in the National Premier League before joining Miami F.C. where he played alongside Brazilian legends Romario and Zinho.
"I've been around Romario and Zinho and I admire them a lot and see how they play and carry themselves. Playing with them taught me a lot and I just want to continue along that path of professionalism and make a name for myself." said Fraser who scored four goals for Miami this season.
Fraser recalled a light-hearted moment when he was 'mistaken' for a Brazilian.
One of us
"One of the times in training Romario was even calling me Robinho and he asked me if I was Brazilian or Jamaican because he said I play just like them," he said.
"He even asked me how come we didn't qualify for the World Cup because of our skill level," he added.
Fraser, who returned to the island last Wednesday after Miami F.C. were knocked out of the play-offs, had his first training session with the national side yesterday.
Fraser said now that he's back in the national colours, he wants to ensure he can claim a jersey when <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink2 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,2); style="POSITION: relative; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,2); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,2); href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20060926/sports/sports4.html#" target=_top><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important;
by LeVaughn Flynn, Staff Reporter
Reggae Boy Sean Fraser in his Miami FC <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">uniform</SPAN>.
A more mature Sean Fraser will represent <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: blue! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: blue 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Jamaica</SPAN> when the Digicel Caribbean Cup kicks off tomorrow at the National Stadium and the midfielder said the past season with United States League First Division club, Miami F.C., played a big part in his transition.
"Before (playing with Miami) I was immature but Sean Fraser now is very mature and he's a professional," Fraser said yesterday at the launch of the tournament at the Jamaica Football Federation office in New Kingston.
Brazilian legends
Fraser, 23, last wore a Reggae Boyz jersey when he represented the under-20 side in 2002. Since that time he played with Portmore United and Harbour View in the National Premier League before joining Miami F.C. where he played alongside Brazilian legends Romario and Zinho.
"I've been around Romario and Zinho and I admire them a lot and see how they play and carry themselves. Playing with them taught me a lot and I just want to continue along that path of professionalism and make a name for myself." said Fraser who scored four goals for Miami this season.
Fraser recalled a light-hearted moment when he was 'mistaken' for a Brazilian.
One of us
"One of the times in training Romario was even calling me Robinho and he asked me if I was Brazilian or Jamaican because he said I play just like them," he said.
"He even asked me how come we didn't qualify for the World Cup because of our skill level," he added.
Fraser, who returned to the island last Wednesday after Miami F.C. were knocked out of the play-offs, had his first training session with the national side yesterday.
Fraser said now that he's back in the national colours, he wants to ensure he can claim a jersey when <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink2 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,2); style="POSITION: relative; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,2); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,2); href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20060926/sports/sports4.html#" target=_top><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important;
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