Soccer defectors chasing their goal

Yordani Álvarez, Yenier Bermúdez and José Manuel Miranda are looking for work, The New York Times reported Friday in an article titled "Cuban defectors adjust to a new life." The work they're looking for is in professional soccer. They are three of seven Cuban players who defected from the national team in mid-March, while it played qualifying games in Tampa for the Beijing Olympics. The three men recently tried out for the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Chivas USA soccer teams. Neither team accepted them, but they remain hopeful. "For now, they are relying on the largess of [Cubans] in Miami, New York and Los Angeles," The Times reported. "They have received food, clothing, transportation, a cellphone and lodging. They [...] stay in shape by playing several semiprofessional games each week. They earn $40 to $50 each per game." To read the entire story, click here.
---Renato Pérez Pizarro.