Two Cuban Soccer Players Vanish While in D.C.

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Two Cuban Players Disappear
Midfielder Pedro Faife and forward Reynier Alcantara disappeared from the team's hotel in Crystal City in the past two days and cannot be located, Cuba Coach Reinhold Fanz said today while the depleted team practiced at RFK Stadium.

"It is always a problem for the Cuba team," said Fanz, a German. "We have security, but you can't handcuff them to their rooms."

Faife is 24 years old, Alcantara is 26. Like all Cubans, they play for clubs in the domestic league.

Twelve Cuban players on four separate occasions since 2002 have defected while in the United States for competition. The most recent incident was in the spring, when seven players from the under-23 team defected while in Tampa for the Olympic qualifying tournament.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2008/10/two_cuban_players_disappear.html


I'm beginning to wonder why Cuban Athletic teams get invited anywhere anymore...There is a lot of funny back-and-forth in the comments section below...

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