Two members of the Cuban women's national soccer team have defected to the United States and are asking for political asylum. The players, Yisel Rodriguez and Yezenia Gallardo, disappeared Monday while the team was participating in Vancouver in the CONCACAF women's soccer Olympic qualifying tournament. Rodriguez, 22, is now with relatives in Miami, while Gallardo, 20, has been reunited with family in Houston. Gallardo is one of Cuba's top players, playing in every minute of the team's first two games at the tournament. Rodriquez also started both games. Cuba lost all three games at the tournament and failed to qualify for the London Olympics. Read more: http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_...uez-yezenia-gallardo-defect-request-asylum-us
