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The Portmore United – Metro Lions game was called the Arnold Milan International, named after the owner

of Metro Lions who sponsored the event. There game was on schedule for September 12 at Birchmount

Stadium until Hurricane Ivan hit the Caribbean islands and delayed the event by one week. The only good to

come out of that was that the hurricane created more media attention which resulted in the event being sold

out and Arnold Milan donating the proceeds of the event to the Jamaican Ivan Relief Fund.

Arnold Milan International

Metro Lions Soccer Club idea of having an International Game is one of the highlight of my soccer/football

event coordination. I had left the club in July the previous season and although the club may have been

disappointed they did respect my decision under the conditions. Therefore it was an honoured that the or-

ganization determined that I would be the one to make yet another decision of whether the idea to bring up

Portmore United from Jamaica to play their club would be profitable.

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Owner Arnold Milan addresses the crowd at the opening ceremony of the International game between

Portmore United and his club Metro Lions at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough. Part of dignitary list

were, Jamaica Consulate Gen., Air Jamaica Rep., Winston Paddy, Isiah Swabby, and Dick Howard.