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Stewart: J'can pioneer in Chinese Super League
Ian Burnett, Sport Editor
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Jamaica's Demar Stewart (right) battles with a Chelsea player during a pre-season visit of the Luiz Felipe Scolari-coached English Premiership powerhouse club in August. Chelsea won the game, 7-0. (Photo: AP)
For most young Jamaican footballers trying to break into the big leagues in Europe, a sudden shift to the far east - China, to be exact - could prove detrimental.
But not for 23-year-old Demar Stewart, who has quickly got over the 'shock and awe' of the Chinese culture and is now making the best of what the huge nation of 1.3 billion people has to offer.
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Ian Burnett, Sport Editor
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Jamaica's Demar Stewart (right) battles with a Chelsea player during a pre-season visit of the Luiz Felipe Scolari-coached English Premiership powerhouse club in August. Chelsea won the game, 7-0. (Photo: AP)
For most young Jamaican footballers trying to break into the big leagues in Europe, a sudden shift to the far east - China, to be exact - could prove detrimental.
But not for 23-year-old Demar Stewart, who has quickly got over the 'shock and awe' of the Chinese culture and is now making the best of what the huge nation of 1.3 billion people has to offer.
Complete Story ...