Jamaica
Soccer Team's World Cup
Dreams Need Huge Crowdfunding Save
If the
Jamaica women's national
soccer team can finish in the top three of its group in a qualifying campaign beginning this year, it books itself a trip to the 2015 Women's
World Cup in Canada.
If the money doesn't dry up first.
Their qualifying campaign is currently threatened by something more fearsome than any opposing goalie, defense or striker: A lack of funding that might nullify the squad's
World Cup chances, ** matter how well the players perform.
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Without a serious fund-raising drive, the Jamaican women's team will struggle to have the facilities, transportation and accommodations needed to continue its qualification campaign, according to Garth-Anthony Savoury, the
Jamaica Football Federation's director of marketing.
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