USA vs. Cuba, Revs in Cancun

The US U-23 team played Cuba a couple days ago in Florida, tying 1-1 with a goal from Freddy Adu. Cuban national sports teams work under tough conditions - every time they travel to the U.S. play us, they always go home with fewer players:
Five Cuban soccer players went missing Tuesday night after the under-23 team played a key match against the United States, a team official said Wednesday.
Also check out this article on the New England Revolution's preseason in Cancun. Fans are welcome to travel with them, but for some reason only three did. That's amazing access for fans, perhaps next year if I save enough money and vacation days....
"My wife's kind of jealous," [Steve Ralston] says with a grin. "She's home with three kids. I call her and tell her, 'Honey, it's not that nice here. It's been really windy. The fields are bad. The food is not that great.' "

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