Football/Cavalier FC

Rudolph Speid stood on the touchline Friday night, arms raised, eyes lifted to the sky. It was a celebration that did not just reflect relief but also vindication.

The script felt all too familiar. A grand Jamaica Premier League (JPL) final under the lights, a tightly contested duel with Cavalier, and in the end, heartbreak from the penalty spot. For Mount Pleasant head coach Theodore “Tappa” Whitmore, it was another chapter of what could have been.

Rudolph Speid of Cavalier and his Portmore United counterpart Rudolph Austin are hoping to conjure up the winning formula for Monday's decisive leg of their Wray & Nephew Jamaica Premier League quarterfinal showdown, as theyare locked in a tense dead heat after a 1-1 scoreline in the first leg action at Stadium East on Friday.

Defending champions Cavalier will be hoping to overcome fatigue to get past Arnett Gardens, while Mount Pleasant will be aiming to consolidate their advantage over Montego Bay United as they lock horns intheir decisive second-leg Wray and Nephew Jamaica Premier Leaguesemi-final clashes at Sabina Park on Sunday.

It was a mixed bag of emotions for both Arnett Gardens and Cavalier FC as they battled to a 2-2 stalemate in an entertaining Wray and Nephew Jamaica Premier League encounter at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex on Monday night.

Cavalier continue to prove that timing is everything. With the playoffs looming, the reigning champions are finding their rhythm when it matters most, as they extended their unbeaten run to seven matches with a 2-0 win over Chapelton Maroons in a tepid but calculated Jamaica Premier League (JPL) fixture at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex on Monday.

Cavalier head coach Rudolph Speid is clear on his team's mission to erase a two-goal deficit and fight for a spot in the Concacaf Champions Cupquarterfinals. WhetherLionel Messi plays for Inter Miami or not in next Thursday’s second leg at Jamaica’s National Stadium is of no concern to him.

Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) has announced a $5 million sponsorship of Cavalier FC as they prepare to face Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in the highly anticipated Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16 match.

Defending champions Cavalier had to dig deep to salvage a 1-1 draw against Racing United in a tepid Wray and Nephew Jamaica Premier League (JPL) clash at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex on Monday.

A rematch of last year’s dramatic final will headline Group B of the 2025 Concacaf Caribbean Cup, as reigning champions Cavalier FC of Jamaica have been drawn alongside Cibao FC of the Dominican Republic, the team they defeated to lift their maiden regional title in 2024.

Cavalier head coach Rudolph Speid is hoping that Shaquille Stein’s goal in a 2-1 victory over Vere United will be the first of many for the remainder of the Wray & Nephew Jamaica Premier League (JPL) season after the forward endured a frustrating goal drought.

Cavalier midfielder Kaile Auvray says that while it will be an incredible experience to share the field with Lionel Messi and his star-studded Inter Miami side in their Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16 clash, his main focus is on giving a strong performance to help his team progress in the tournament.

They may be faced with injury concerns, but the first leg of the Wray & Nephew Jamaica Premier League semi-final clash betweenArnett Gardens andCavalier FC is by no means expected to be short of its usual excitement as they are set to reignite theirfierce rivalry at theMontego Bay Sports Complex in Catherine Hall on Thursday.

It took 120 minutes of grit, a nerve-wracking sudden-death shootout, and one decisive miss under the lights of the National Stadium, but Cavalier are once again kings of the Wray and Nephew Jamaica Premier League.

Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano has confirmed that Lionel Messi will make the trip to Jamaica for Thursday’s Concacaf Champions Cup return leg against Cavalier FC. However, whether the Argentine superstar will take the field remains uncertain.

Reigning champions Cavalier FC kept their title defence alive with nerves of steel and a timely flash of brilliance, as they edged Portmore United 1-0 in extra time in a dramatic second-leg quarterfinal showdown at Sabina Park on Monday night.

Even though both coaching staffs would have preferred to walk away with an edge, they found consolation in the fact that everything is still to play for after Arnett Gardens and Cavalier battled to a 1-1 draw in a fiercely competitive first-leg semi-final of the Wray and Nephew Jamaica Premier League at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in Catherine Hall on Thursday.