33·Legends

Ricardo Fuller vs Theodore Whitmore

Jamaica against Jamaica. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.

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Ricardo Fuller

Jamaica · 1999–2012 · ST

Almanac rating
80
Rank in Jamaica
#8 of 33
Caps
73 · 9 goals
Clubs
Preston North End, Stoke City, Millwall

Beating three West Ham defenders before rolling the ball past Rob Green in 2009-10 won him Stoke's goal of the season for a third year running. He scored Stoke's first Premier League goal, a consolation in a 3-1 defeat at Bolton on the opening day of 2008-09, made the PFA Championship Team of the Year in 2007-08 as Stoke went up, and won more than 70 caps for Jamaica between 1999 and 2012. Career record: 73 caps and 9 goals for Jamaica; club career at Preston North End, Stoke City, Millwall.

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Theodore Whitmore

Jamaica · 1993–2005 · CM

Almanac rating
81
Rank in Jamaica
#6 of 33
Caps
105 · 24 goals
Clubs
Montego Bay United, Hull City A.F.C., Tranmere Rovers

Lyon, 26 June 1998: Tappa Whitmore scored in the 39th minute and again in the 54th, and Jamaica beat Japan 2-1 for the only World Cup win in their history. Two Caribbean Cups, in 1998 and 2005, and Caribbean Footballer of the Year in 1998; 120 caps and 23 goals between 1993 and 2004, then 77 games for Hull City. Career record: 105 caps and 24 goals for Jamaica; club career at Montego Bay United, Hull City A.F.C., Tranmere Rovers.

The verdict

The almanac puts Theodore Whitmore ahead by 1 rating point, 81 against 80.

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