After losing match, five Cuban footballers defect to Canada

[TomSea]

After losing match, five Cuban footballers defect to Canada
By AFP


HAVANA: Five Cuban footballers defected following the team’s 6-0 thrashing by Canada in the CONCACAF Nations League in Toronto, Cuban television reported on Monday.

Yordan Santa Cruz, Andy Baquero, David Urgelles, Orlendiz Benitez and Alejandro Portal all left the squad in the wake of Saturday’s game, a report said, describing the defections as “regrettable.”

Santa Cruz is regarded as one of the best players in Cuban soccer and with Baquero had been part of the Cuban team that qualified for the Under-20 World Cup in 2013.

Read more at: https://www.nst.com.my/world/2019/09/520173/after-losing-match-five-cuban-footballers-defect-canada

Big news to get so little coverage actually.  The team was throttled, we'll see if more comes up.

Wasn't at the CBC, it's in few places as of now.

Cuban television actually reported it? I'm surprised.  And this on a day that it was reported, Cuba is in the top 10 nations with the least press freedom. I'd think this would be a hush-hush story.

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/09/09/report-three-cuba-national-team-players-defect-after-canada-loss

[PeteS in CA]

They need Michael Moore to tell them what a Paradise Cuba is.