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King for Canada match
published: Friday | November 14, 2008


King

HULL CITY striker Marlon King, Andy Williams and Fabian Taylor are the key additions to [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]Jamaica's[/COLOR][/COLOR] Reggae Boyz squad as it prepares to take on Canada in a crucial World Cup qualification show-down on November 19.
The appearance will be the first of the semi-final round for the in-form English Premier League striker.
King was omitted from the national squad by former technical director René Simoes for away games to Canada, [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]Mexico[/COLOR][/COLOR] and Honduras, and was forced to sit out the return games against Mexico and Honduras, with a lower back [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]injury[/COLOR][/COLOR].
Welcomed addition
"Well, that's the kind of problem you love to have," said interim coach Theodore Whitmore yesterday. "We are looking for goals, Shelton, Fuller have been playing well so King will be a welcome addition to the squad."
While Williams was called to the national team for the away qualifiers to Canada, Mexico and Honduras, he did not figure in the plans of Whitmore for the past few home games.
Taylor, who has had a stellar season for Norwegian club Notodden FK, is receiving his first call-up of the campaign.
Squad
Donovan Ricketts, Shawn Sawyers, Ian Goodison, Ricardo Gardner, Damion Stewart, Claude Davis, Tyrone Marshall, Shavar Thomas, Rudolph Austin, Oneil Thompson, Demar Phillips, Jermaine Johnson, Andy Williams, Wolry Wolfe, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Jason Morrison, Ricardo Fuller, Luton Shelton, Marlon King, Omar Cummings, Dane Richards, Fabian Taylor.

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Boyz profiles
published: Friday | November 14, 2008



Skilful Fuller
THAT RICARDO Fuller is blessed with incredible ball skills is beyond debate. What makes him even more remarkable is his resilience and willingness to go the extra mile for his country.
Distinguishing himself for [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]Jamaica[/COLOR][/COLOR] at the age group level, Fuller made the progression to the senior team with ease.
To observers, a contract overseas was a matter of formality and Charlton Athletic soon came calling. After impressing in trials, scoring with regularity, his contract was nonetheless revoked as he failed a medical examination due to a back injury which required surgery.
He fought his way back to full fitness but was unable to hold down a place in the club. He moved on to Crystal Palace. He had corrective [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]surgery[/COLOR][/COLOR] and the problem now seems fixed.
Sadly, with Charlton doing fairly well in [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]England[/COLOR][/COLOR], Fuller found himself out in the cold, as after months of training with the club, he was released. He soon joined Crystal Palace, but his stay there was short-lived.
Other moves saw him becoming a cult hero at Hearts and Preston North End. He had other moves to [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]Portsmouth[/COLOR][/COLOR] and Southampton before settling at his current club, Stoke City, which he propelled to the [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]Premier [COLOR=orange! important]League[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR].
FACT FILE
DOB: October 31, 1979
POSITION: forward
CAPS: 56
GOALS: 11
DEBUT: 1999
CURRENT CLUB: Stoke City FC (EPL)
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Tivoli Gardens FC, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Heart of the Midlothian FC, Preston North End, Charlton FC.
Stunning Sawyers


SHAWN SAWYERS is one of those players who did not shine in schoolboy football.
He started his goalkeeping at Old Braeton before he was recruited by Portmore United, for which he became a star. Despite being considered the best goalkeeper in the country for a number of years, he was unable to break into the national setup with the likes of Warren Barrett, Aaron Lawrence and Donovan Ricketts ahead of him.
FACT FILE
NAME: Shawn Sawyers
DOB: 19.09.1976
POSITION: Goalkeeper
CURRENT CLUB: Portmore United
PREVIOUS CLUB: Old Braeton (St Catherine Division One)
CAPS: 22
GOALS: None
ACHIEVEMENTS: Part of 2005 winning Digicel winning team.
Hard-hitter Wolfe


THOUGH IT has taken him a while, Wolry Wolfe is one of the few players to have made the transition from the squad which created history when Jamaica qualified for the 2001 Under-20 World Cup in Argentina.
This skilful left-sided player is capable playing midfield, his best position. Despite his slender frame he handles and strikes the ball hard. He is a cousin of fellow national player Omar Cummings and brother of Rafe and Kemeel Wolfe.
FACT FILE
NAME: Wolry Wolfe
DOB: 12.08.1981
POSITION: midfielder
CURRENT CLUB: Joe Public (Trinidad and Tobago)
PREVIOUS CLUB: Portmore United (Jamaica)
CAPS: 12
GOALS: 2 ACHIEVEMENTS: Member Under-20 World Championship team which competed in Argentina, member of Jonathan Grant team which won the Walker Cup in 2009