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Jamaica

Jamaica’s most famous footballer never played a game for the “Reggae Boyz”. Instead, John Barnes won 79 caps for England and scored 11 goals between 1983 and 1995, in an international career that included two World Cups and ended with induction into the English Football Hall of Fame.

In modern times, the Caribbean island’s most recognisable player is Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling. The Kingston-born attacker is just 26 years old and already has over 50 caps. However, he also spends his international match

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