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HAVANA: NY Cosmos’ Mads Stokkelien (left) and Cuba’s Jorge Luis Clavelo battle for the ball during their friendly football match on Wednesday at Pedro Marrero stadium in Havana. AFP PHOTO
HAVANA: NY Cosmos’ Mads Stokkelien (left) and Cuba’s Jorge Luis Clavelo battle for the ball during their friendly football match on Wednesday at Pedro Marrero stadium in Havana. AFP PHOTO
HAVANA: A game of political football became a friendly in every sense of the word on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) as the New York Cosmos defeated Cuba in an exhibition match that underscored thawing ties between the United States and its bitter Cold War foe.