GARDNER

KINGSTON (CMC):

BOLTON WANDERERS' defender Ricardo Gardner heads a list of 24-players called up by Jamaica's technical director Bora Milutinovic for the June 5 friendly international against Chile.

The 28-year-old Gardner, who missed most of the recent season through injury, is one of five overseas-based professionals included in the training squad.

Gardner, Jamaica's most accom-plished player, will be joined by Luton Shelton of English Premiership team Sheffield United, Sean Fraser of Miami FC, Ricardo Fuller of English Championship side Stoke City and Khari Stephenson of AIK Stockholm.

Fuller and Shelton are already in the island, while Gardner, Fraser and Stephen-son are expected to arrive soon.

Excluded

Excluded is Watford's prolific striker Marlon King who was slapped with a two-year ban from the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) earlier this year.

Local-based players, however, dominate the squad with six players included from champions Harbour View.

SQUAD: Ricardo Gardner (Bolton Wanderers), Luton Shelton (Sheffield United), Ricardo Fuller (Stoke City), Sean Fraser (Miami FC), Khari Stephenson (AIK Stockholm), Andre Redwood, Allien Whittaker (JDF), Jermaine Taylor, Donald Stewart, Fabian Taylor, Lovel Palmer, Christopher Harvey, Richard Edwards (Harbour View); Mario Harrison, Nicholy Finlayson (Reno); Demar Phillips, Richard McCallum (Waterhouse); Wolry Wolfe, Mario Swaby, Adrian Reid (Portmore United); Keneil Moodie (Seba); Donovan Davis (St. George's); Fabian Davis (Tivoli), Xavian Virgo (Boys' Town).