Pretty cool thing happened last night at our Hollywood United training session in Manhattan Beach when Cuban defector Reynier Alcantara showed up to train and stay fit ahead of his confirmed upcoming trials with the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes.

I got a chance to speak against him afterwards for a few minutes about everything he’s been going through (a 7 day bus trip from the East Coast) and his excitement at the opportunity of just a chance to take the next step in his life, becoming a professional soccer player.

Very good guy.

Great interview about how things went down and his outlook on the situation of his fellow Cubans.

Here’s a look at his goal against Panama in the Gold Cup.

And his opening goal against Mexico.

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