June 23, 2007
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Reggae Boy Luton
Shelton. - File |
National striker Luton Shelton
has been selected by football's world governing body, FIFA, to
play in a World XI All-Star game against China's national team on
July 1 at Hong Kong's National Stadium.
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF)
press officer, Garth Williams, disclosed that technical director
Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic was "quite instrumental" in getting
Shelton selected to the All-Star team.
When contacted yesterday, Shelton
said he was delighted at the opportunity to parade his skills
against some of the best players in world.
"I am very delighted because this
is a big opportunity for me to be getting to play alongside some
of best players in the world, and if I do well in this game it
will attract a lot a big teams," said Shelton, a former Harbour
View FC player who is now contracted to Sheffield United, which
played in the English Premiership last season.
Big honour
Shelton made a $2 million
transfer from Swedish club Helsinborg to Sheffield United in
January after a prolific six months in the Scandinavian country,
where he played alongside the Swedish legend Henrik Larsson.
"It's a big honour for me to get
this opportunity to go out and play for my country, for myself and
for my family," added the former Wolmer's Manning Cup star. "I now
have to just go out there and enjoy myself and see what happens
from there because I can get another opportunity to play for a big
team, you never know, so it's really a big honour for me."
Shelton added that his ultimate
goal for next season was to help Sheffield win back promotion to
the Premiership.
"I am not going to promise anyone
anything, but as long as I get playing time, I know I will do
well, because I want to help the club to get back to where they
were last season," he said.
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