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Steve McClaren and the Reggae Boyz! 18 years after Euros heartbreak, ex-England boss has stacked his squad with UK stars and taken Jamaica to the brink of the World Cup (but they'll have to get past Dwight Yorke first!)

For Isaac Hayden, the third coming of Jamaica's Reggae Boyz was a Godsend. They had knocked on his door twice before asking if he might fancy changing allegiance from England for whom he won caps at every level from Under 16 to Under 21.

The timing had never been quite right. The third time though was like perfection. Hayden had been cast aside at Newcastle, closing in on 30 with a history of serious injuries, training for four months with the Under 23s, rarely playing competitive football, casting for a chance to get his career moving again.