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Alexis Monteith. Jamaican-Italian. This account is focused on Jamaican Women's Football while following the women's game in the wider world. You can also interact with me at alexismonteith.bsky.social if you can tolerate my Manchester City agenda.
The Jamaica Women's Premier League promo for the upcoming season opens with scenes of Jamaica still grappling with the ravages of Hurricane Melissa. But as the island slowly recovers, young women and girls get the word and rush to pass it along that the league is back and ready to start.
Following on the achievements of last yearβs inaugural Jamaica Womenβs Premier League season, PWJFL chairperson Christina Hudson said visibility, capacity building, fan and community engagement will all be further increased this season.
Biweekly live streaming of the Jamaica Womenβs Premier Leagueβs inaugural season under the management of Professional Women's Jamaica Football Limited (PWJFL) led to 12 university scholarships and two overseas pro contracts for players, according to PWJFL chair Christina Hudson. Visibility matters.
Jamaica wins it 3-2 against Nicaragua but it was a little bit too close for comfort, and it wasn't supposed to be.
Nicaragua pulls one back in the 82nd minute. Jamaica's lead is cut to 3-2.
Shania Hayles makes it 3-1 for Jamaica against Nicaragua, and is replaced by Kiki Van Zanten right after the goal.
Bunny Shaw gives Jamaica the go-ahead goal in the 58th minute. They lead Nicaragua 2-1.
Reggae Girlz are tied 1-1 with Nicaragua at half-time. Jade Bailey and Atlanta Primus are not giving the Girlz the control we need in midfield. Bring on Kiki Van Zanten for Shania Hayles on the left for some more energy in attack on that side. No more surprises from Nicaragua, please.
Filling the space vacated by a leader who is supposed to know better and do better. Giving respect to those who deserve it, but didn't get it. Valuing people equally. Being an ally to those who need one. And doing it in his own inimitable style.
Love this! π―π²
New Utah Royals signing Kameron Simmonds represents the third generation of her family to play for Jamaica. She follows in the footsteps of her father and grandfather who both represented the country on the field. Nice to see the club featuring her for Black History Month.
An article about Beverly Ranger from ESPN also references the misogyny and racism of that time. Ranger's Bonner SC captain and teammate, Monika Lahrmann, said: "We accepted nicknames such as 'The Black Pearl' for Beverly, the same way we accepted headlines like 'Legs and boobs won for Bonn.'"
In 1975, the TV programme honouring Beverly Ranger's football achievement opened "with pre-recorded scenes of dark-skinned girls dancing in skimpy dresses to drumbeats." The screenshot below from a Tagesspiegel article details the misogyny and racism
Full story: www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/schau-...
Youβre looking at the βOGβ Jamaican womenβs footballer, Beverly Ranger, who played in Germany in the 1970s. She made history in April 1975, scoring this goal for Bonner SC and becoming the first Black woman, and only the second woman, to win ARD Sportchauβs Goal of the Month.
Itβs not every day you come across an interview with a player that provides so much depth and insight into who she is as a person and a professional, along with background on the Italian womenβs national team through her perspective and experience. I really enjoyed this.
Welcome to the internet.
Itβs always good to see Lachante Paul getting on the scoresheet. Since joining Watford in 2024, things have been going well for her after struggling with injury from 2021 to 2023. Her goal today sealed the league leadersβ 3β0 win against Cheltenham Town in the FA Womenβs National League South.
Trudi Carter runs in celebration after scoring a goal against Club Tijuana
Trudi Carter scored her second goal in consecutive games, registering LeΓ³n's only goal in a 2-1 loss to Club Tijuana. Earlier in the week the Jamaican forward scored in a 6-0 win over Puebla.
Photo Credit: Club LeΓ³n Femenil on Facebook
Take a bow, Davia Richards. The 22-year-old Reggae Girl scored on her league debut for Ε½FK MaΕ‘inac in the Serbian Women's Super League, firing home the go-ahead goal in a 4-1 come-from-behind win against Milutinac. She also provided an assist for the team's first goal of the game.
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany spent 12 minutes in his press conference speaking from the heart about the alleged racist abuse of Vinicius Jr., Jose Mourinho's statements on the incident, and racism in football. I thought it was well worth watching.
I think I will watch a few Werder Bremen games as a result of their stance.
A Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw Manchester City jersey on display at the National Football Museum in Manchester, England.
Khadija 'Bunny' Shawβs Manchester City jersey is on display at the βBlack in the Gameβ exhibition at the National Football Museum in Manchester. The exhibition celebrates the impact of Black footballersβ on the English game and runs until March 8, 2026.
Photo from National Football Museum website.
From the Dr. Eva Carneiro incident in 2015 that involved him, to the latest incident concerning VinΓcius Jr. in 2026 that took place in front of him, JosΓ© Mourinho still has much to learn about discrimination.
Let's not forget FIFA president Gianni Infantino who equated racism with being bullied for his red hair and freckles when he was in school. That plus the fact that he was...Italian π€·ββοΈ. That's how the president of FIFA sees it, and we wonder why we can't solve the problem of racism in football.
Absolutely. I remember having a discussion with someone about racism in football. He thought it was no different from when he was playing football and his mates would use the fact that he was bald to taunt him on the field.
Why is it that if we talk about the misogynistic and racist abuse of Eni Aluko we have to talk about her so-called "bad punditry" and "entitlement", and if we talk about racist abuse against Vinicius Jr., we need to discuss his "overt" goal celebrations. Racism, but with an asterisk beside it.
This Manchester City attacking trident.
Jamaica's Trudi Carter (right) scored the opening goal of Leon Femenil's 6-0 demolition of Puebla in the Liga MX Femenil. Leon currently sit in 9th place in the middle of the 18-team table.
Here is the Reggae Girlz squad announced by the Jamaica Football Federation, which will face Nicaragua in the next round of World Cup qualifiers. Head coach Hubert Busby Jr. revealed that Drew Spence, Vyan Sampson, Jody Brown, and Mimi Van Zanten are missing due to injury.
The song most widely recognised as the first truly international hit by a Jamaican artist is 'My Boy Lollipop' by Millie Small, released in 1964. The ska song peaked at No. 2 in the UK, No. 2 in the USA and No. 1 in Ireland, propelling Small to stardom at the age of 17.
