By Paul-Andre Walker, Staff Reporter 
Burrell
CAPTAIN HORACE Burrell, while showering congratulations on the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and the Reggae Boyz for walking away with the Digicel Caribbean Football Union Championship title, maintained that Jamaica will have to pay a US$5,000 fine for not having a national anthem available.
The Caribbean Football Union Disciplinary Committee chairman was adamant that professionalism had to be maintained.
"It is a great feeling for all of us for Jamaica to have won that Digicel Cup. It will indeed give the programme a lift and I'm very, very happy for that," said Burrell.
However, the former JFF president stood firm regarding his decision to fine the federation that he once ran.
"What you have to understand is that professionalism in football is real," he said.
FAILED TO PROVIDE ANTHEM
"Jamaica failed to provide the national anthem and the first game actually started without the national anthem and that was very embarrassing indeed for the organisation, for Jamaica and everyone," explained Burrell, who went on to explain that his obvious links to the country could not be allowed to cloud his decision.
"Steps have to be taken. We have regulations that govern the tournament. Jamaica wasn't the only team.
"Cuba never had a copy of their national anthem and they too were fined US$5,000. Not because I'm a Jamaican, I have to be very professional in the execution of my task," emphasised Burrell. Burrell went on to talk about the Goal Project that the JFF had embarked on, calling it 'unfortunate'.
"That project should have been up and going. In fact in my time of office my projections called for that to be finished long ago. It is unfortunate but it is for the present administration to deal with so I can't say more than that,"
he said.
