| Cayman Footballers in Brazil |
| Sports - Football |
| By Beverly Melbourne - Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 July 2009 16:34 |
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During the eight weeks these players will be undergoing extensive training at the Vasco Da Gama Football Club and the Zico Football Centre before their return to the island on August 29.
This stint in Brazil will be a means of exposing these talented young players while sharpening their skills with training at a professional level and in a more advanced football environment. Scouts will also be on hand to assess these players for possible recommendations for introduction to other overseas clubs.
This venture was organized and part sponsored by the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) the governing body of football on the island in its continuing efforts to develop the players to another level in this global sports.
The three players sponsored by Minister Scotland are Luiji Hernandez, Jamal Clarke and Wesley Robinson all Bodden Town players.
The other two players are David Ramsaram from the Academy Sports Club and Roderick Pearson of East End Football. Ramsaram was sponsored by a family member while East End Football Club took care of Pearson.
Hon Minister Mark Scotland in a brief interview said that as Minister of Sports he had a vision and he will not be detoured in his efforts to take the Cayman Islands to the point where the islands boasts several professional sports personalities and football players internationally.
“The Cayman Islands may be just a dot in comparison to other Caribbean islands but over the years I have seen tremendous talents here. The game has developed and at this time all we need is unity and determination to be recognized globally as having outstanding representation on the football pitch. I sincerely hope that these players use this exposure as a ladder to climb higher into the international level and become ambassadors of the Cayman Islands as they lead the way for others to follow. We can do it we have the talents here we just need to develop it so that it can materialize and come to the real fruition at the international level,”
The Zico Football Club is a Brazilian football club in Rio de Janeiro which was founded by Zico in 1996. ZICO otherwise known as Arthur Antunes Coimbra was born in Rio de Janeiro. He is a former Brazilian football player and coach. Zico dubbed the White Pelé, he is commonly considered to be one of the most skilled dribblers and finishers ever and possibly the world's best player of the early 80's.
He was also known as one of history's greatest free kick specialists, able to bend the ball with pace and accuracy as well as having an extremely powerful shot. This gifted midfielder was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, or Vasco is a Brazilian sports club situated in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. It was founded on August 21, 1898 and is one of Brazil most popular football clubs with more than 15 million supporters. For further information on CIFA and football games,
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New Minister of Sports and President of the Bodden Town Football Club the Hon Mark Scotland sponsored three of the five players who left the island on June 30 for eight weeks of intensive training at two top Brazilian Clubs.
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