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Atletico Madrid in talks with Cuba over academies
by Ben Cowles
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EXECUTIVES from the Spanish club Atletico Madrid have been in discussions with Cuban Football Association (AFC) officials over a possible collaboration between the club and the Caribbean island.

Meeting at the AFC headquarters in Havana, Atletico CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin and AFC president Luis Hernandez met to discuss the possibility of setting up an Atletico football academy in Cuba. 

“We want to see how we can help the development of football in Cuba,” Gil Marin said.

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