Jamaica’s Mount Pleasant scramble to get US visas for LA Galaxy Champions Cup clash
March 8 – The politics of the United States is being felt worldwide, and the CONCACAF Champions Cup is getting caught in the slipstream.
The regional governing body is scrambling to resolve a visa crisis involving Jamaican club Mount Pleasant FA ahead of its round-of-16 clash with LA Galaxy in California on Wednesday.
Ten players from the Jamaican Premier League side have so far been unable to secure U.S. visas. The most complicated cases involve six Haitian players on Mount Pleasant’s roster.