Jamaica plays USA in friendly on April 11

Reggae Boyz will face the United States in a friendly international on April 11 in Cary, North Carolina. The game will give the USA's coach Bruce Arena a final look at his players before he names his 23-man squad for the World Cup finals. For the Reggae Boyz, it will serve as part of their continued development and will give younger players a chance to impress coach Wendell Downswell ahead their encounter with England in June.
In 16 matches against the U.S since 1998, Jamaica has never beaten their North American neighbors as the U.S. has won nine times and the other seven matches ending in draws. The U.S. open their World Cup campaign on June 12 against the Czech Republic followed by matches against Italy on June 17 and Ghana on June 22. The Boyz, who failed to qualify for the World Cup, last played a friendly international in October when they lost 5-0 to Australia in England. Read more in the forum

King and Davis Score for English Clubs

Watford's Marlon King continued his claim as The Reggae Boyz most in form striker as he was again on target in the English Championship. King who recently won Championship Player-of-the-Month for January, scored his 16th strike for Watford as they beat Coventry 4-0 at Vicarage Road yesterday. His goal was a header in the 59th minute that put his team ahead by 2-0. The other goals came from Ashley Young (32nd), Darius Henderson (78th) and Jay DeMerit (82nd).

Another Reggae Boy, defender Claude Davis, also found the nets as Preston put on a 5-1 thrashing of Luton. Davis, who came on as a substitute in the 66th minute, scored from close range late in the game.

Ricardo Gardner voted 'Player of the Round'

Bolton Wanderer’s Reggae Boy Ricardo Gardner has become the first Barclays Premiership player to be voted 'Player of the Round' and joins this season's Team of The FA Cup. Gardner was among five players nominated for the award after his sterling performance against Arsenal who lost to Bolton 1-0 in the fourth round. Of the 15,000 votes cast on website TheFA.com, Gardner won 37 percent of the votes. Other players included Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand, Stoke's Ed De Goey, Colchester United’s Neil Danns and former Brentford striker DJ Campbell. Gardner, who plays regularly at the left back position, was part of a solid Bolton defence that shut down Arsenal's attack ... More in the Forum