Obstacles stand in way for Cubans to fulfill dreams

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Lunchtime Cryogenics Lecture Series News
Published 3/18/2008 by brucio at du Nord
... Semifinals. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Semifinal Matches & Scores (both games at LP Field in Nashville TN): -Thu Mar 20 Guatemala v Honduras USA v Canada ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Final Matches & Scores (all games at LP Field in Nashville TN): -Sun Mar 23 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Ives Galarcep at the Herald News says the USA's job is very straight forward. Beat Canada. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Beau Dure of USA Today checks in on the defecting Cubans. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The ...

Three Cuban Defectors Training with the LA Galaxy
Published 4/10/2008 by Laurie at The Offside
... was the one that held the US to a draw — its only non-win of the tournament aside from the final. The goalkeeper, Miranda, was especially impressive, and Bermundez was the team captain. The Galaxy could do a lot worse, assuming the players can leap the bureaucratic hurdles. As we said before, these players wouldn’t be the first Cuban defectors to play in MLS. In fact, they admitted in a post-tournament interview that 2005 defector and current Chivas player Maykel Galindo was the role model for their plan .“He not only influenced me but influenced all of us who made the ...