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• Local clubs chide MLS for not granting training compensation fees • Call for JFF, CONCACAF intervention
BY HOWARD WALKER Observer senior reporter walkerh@jamaicaobserver.com
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 2 Comments
(L)JUREIDINI… MLS doesn’t want to pay any compensation to anybody & (R)SPEID… we have a president of CONCACAF and a president of the JFF and they must get involved and get us our money
LOCAL clubs are up in arms over what they deem to be exploitation of their players by the United States Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs regarding the FIFAstipulated training compensation fees.
They plan to seek the intervention of the local body, Jamaica Football Federation, as well as the regional body, CONCACAF. Last Thursday, the MLS drafted three Jamaican players — Romario Williams (Montreal Impact), Sergio Campbell (Columbus Crew) and Oneil Fisher (Seattle Sounders), but Campbell’s dream of playing professional football is hanging in the balance as the MLS and his local club, Portmore United, are in a stand-off.
Campbell, 23, who represented Portmore United in his formative years, was drafted from the University of Connecticut.
But he has been unable to put pen to paper on the contract because of what Portmore United claim to be “bullying” tactics by the MLS.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...urney_18302217
• Local clubs chide MLS for not granting training compensation fees • Call for JFF, CONCACAF intervention
BY HOWARD WALKER Observer senior reporter walkerh@jamaicaobserver.com
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 2 Comments
(L)JUREIDINI… MLS doesn’t want to pay any compensation to anybody & (R)SPEID… we have a president of CONCACAF and a president of the JFF and they must get involved and get us our money
LOCAL clubs are up in arms over what they deem to be exploitation of their players by the United States Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs regarding the FIFAstipulated training compensation fees.
They plan to seek the intervention of the local body, Jamaica Football Federation, as well as the regional body, CONCACAF. Last Thursday, the MLS drafted three Jamaican players — Romario Williams (Montreal Impact), Sergio Campbell (Columbus Crew) and Oneil Fisher (Seattle Sounders), but Campbell’s dream of playing professional football is hanging in the balance as the MLS and his local club, Portmore United, are in a stand-off.
Campbell, 23, who represented Portmore United in his formative years, was drafted from the University of Connecticut.
But he has been unable to put pen to paper on the contract because of what Portmore United claim to be “bullying” tactics by the MLS.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...urney_18302217