The Official Site of The Seattle Mariners: News: For Cuban friends, improbable reunion

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The Official Site of The Seattle Mariners: News: For Cuban friends, improbable reunion
du Nord found this 6/26/2008 on seattle.mariners.mlb.com [flag]
It was the summer of 2005, and Maykel Galindo knew virtually no one in Seattle. He had just defected from Cuba while playing with the national soccer team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup held in the United States, but now he was quite alone and far, far away from his family back home. Thanks to his talent, he quickly latched on with the Seattle Sounders of the United Soccer League's first division ... [link]

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Love To Love You News
Published 6/26/2008 by brucio (noreply@blogger.com) at du Nord
A really sad thing happened this week: There has been a story on the local news about a murder at a hotel in Brooklyn Center (a suburb of Minneapolis). The victim it turns out was a guy I had met several years ago named Mohamed Jama. He was a great guy that everyone knew around the Cedar Riverside neighborhood, and one of my biggest supporters when I helped start a soccer club there. After getting several cold shoulders from residents he stepped up and welcomed me completely, telling others to get involved. And they responded. He did this all on the quiet, out of the limelight. He was a really friendly, smiley guy, even though his eyes told you that he had "seen some things" in his short life of ...

Notes, News and not a lot of it
Published 6/27/2008 by Alex at Chivas USA
Brad Guzan may still qualify for a transfer. Chivas USA will AGAIN take on Seattle in the Lamar Hunt Open Cup. Jonny B gets back in the fold. Maykel Galindo meets up with an old buddy from the island. Good reading today. Chivas USA face New York in a couple of days and is getting healthy.

Friday Football: Galaxy, Chivas USA Previews & More
Published 6/27/2008 by Nick Green at 100 Percent Soccer
... An interesting article about Chivas USA forward Maykel Galindo rekindling a childhood friendship with a fellow defector who now plays for the Seattle Mariners is here. (Thanks to Bruce over at DuNord for unearthing that story). ...

Stapling your head with LINKS
Published 6/27/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Beautiful Game) at The Beautiful Game
The vacation wages on, so sorry again for the lack of posts. Hopefully it hasn't been as headsplittingly painful as the shot taken by Turkey's Ahyan Akman. The Russians were promised two girls for every goal scored at Euros? [The Sun] Why Cheryl? Why? [The Big Lead] A cool Seattle-based story involving Maykel Galindo. [Seattle M's] Goodbye Donadoni. Welcome back Lippi! [Goal!] They say the best-looking team is finally being rewarded. [Kickette] Is Ronaldo buying property in Madrid? [Caught Offside] Thierry has ...

Yuni’s pal Maykel Galindo
Published 7/1/2008 by Brad at Yuniform
Yuniesky Betancourt is good friends with Cuban defector soccer player Maykel Galindo. This is a story that’s been widely reported, but I was completely unaware of until the Mariners’ website posted a story on the two reconnecting in Los Angeles. Here now, is a timeline of Yuni and Maykel: January 28, 1981: Maykel Galindo is born , one year and three days ...