Cuban footy pair defect.TWO Cuban football players have defected from their national team before the World Cup qualifying game last night against the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Cuba's state television, blaming its "imperial" foe, the USA, said midfielder Pedro Faife, 24, and forward Reynier Alcantara, 26, had "betrayed the unity of their team and given in to the temptation of the empire's money." The two players disappeared from their hotel outside Washington before a practice on Friday, said Cuban team's coach, Reinhold Fanz Reinhold Fanz (born January 16, 1954 in Mannheim) is a German former professional footballer and, later, manager. Playing career Fanz began his playing career at Amicitia Viernheim, before moving onto SV Sandhausen, playing in the third tier. . "It is always a problem for the Cuba team. We have security, but you can't handcuff them to their rooms." |
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