The Trinidad & Tobago striker Scott Sealy has notched his second Major League Soccer award in six weeks.

The 26-year-old Sealy was named MLS Player-of-the-Week last week, the third time in his career he was earning the award.

He scored two goals as Kansas City clinched a playoff berth Saturday with a 2-0 win over FC Dallas.

This is the sixth time a Caribbean player was winning the award this season, adding to earlier honors secured by Jamaicans Nicholas Addlery and Jeff Cunningham, the Cuban Maykel Galindo (twice), and Sealy's other award last month.

FC Internaxionale on the heels of their participation in the Miramar Premier Soccer League will be one of the teams representing the Jamaican contingent in the 2007 Copa Latina Tournament scheduled to get underway on Saturday, November 3 at Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah.

F C Internaxionale will go up against Municipal de Guatemala representing Guatemala on Saturday at 12 noon in the tournament which features teams from over 20 different nations predominantly local players from Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Copa Latina tournament is regarded as the top amateur tournament in South Florida will host their first knockout fixture starting on Saturday and will feature other local teams such as Haiti International, Thunder Bolts, and Strike Force representing Caribbean countries.

Jamaica, behind an important all-round performance from Jerome Taylor and superb fielding by Shawn Findlay, captured the 2007 KFC Cup with a hard-fought victory by 28 runs over Trinidad and Tobago in a competitive final at the 3Ws Oval last Sunday.

After Brenton Parchment’s half-century and crucial runs from the lower order rallied Jamaica to 230 in 50 overs, pacer Taylor grabbed three wickets and Findlay took two sensational catches and also effected a run out to help restrict Trinidad and Tobago to 202 in 49.3 overs.

In a match of fluctuating fortunes, Jamaica recovered from 36 for three and later 167 for seven, thanks mainly to Parchment’s 52 and the support from the lower half which included 18 from Taylor.

The West Indies fast bowler then made impact with the new ball by collecting the wickets of Daren Ganga and Mario Belcon, but the large turnout of spectators was more impressed with Findlay’s outstanding fielding.

He took a fantastic one-handed catch at long-off to account for Kieron Pollard for 27 and then completed a run out with a direct throw from cover that got rid of top-scorer Lendl Simmons for 64. He later held another fine, diving catch at cover to help dismiss Rayad Emrit.

Taylor, who finished with three for 37 from ten overs to win the Man-of-the-Match award, removed Belcon via the lbw route and had Ganga caught by the keeper attempting to hook.

Captain Chris Gayle also bagged three wickets at a cost of 32 runs and one of his victims was Denesh Ramdin who made 48 before falling in the 42nd over when he was the last hope for Trinidad and Tobago.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – There has been mixed reaction to the West Indies Cricket Board’s appointment of Australian John Dyson as head coach of the West Indies team.

Omar Khan, the T&T team manager, said he found it surprising that Dyson was given the job ahead of a number of regional applicants.

“I just cannot understand the thinking of the West Indies Cricket Board in making this decision. Going to another Australian after Bennett King and David Moore is not the right move. I thought that they would have gone for one of the regional guys,” Khan said.

“The coach of the West Indies team needs to understand our culture and background in the sport to be successful. I was particularly disappointed that David Williams was overlooked because I think he is an excellent coach, who has the ability to get his players to respond.”

Williams who is coach of the successful T&T cricket team said he wished Dyson all the best.

“Any coach taking up the position I would wish them all the best. Let’s hope it works out this time,” said the former West Indies wicketkeeper.

Former West Indies batsman and selector, Joey Carew said he was not against a foreign coach once he has got the job done.

“I know little of the man but what I can say is that I am going to be very happy if he can get results,” said Carew, who played 19 Tests between 1963 and 1972.