The soccer players from which country use international tournaments to escape the secretive state?
Correct answer: Eritrea
baymax
RSVP78, that's right, I applaud them.. what a horrible way to live, and I bet they don't even allow people from the red cross into treat anyone who may have been injured, during an earthquake
Phoenix
I wonder if they still have football teams with all the defections.
Anya
How horrible that their country does this to its citizens. I’d want to leave too, as would anyone. They deserve the right to live free and on their own terms.
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The last line of the last paragraph: "Six players escaped in Angola in 2008....."
Supposed to be "escaped to" and not "escaped in" (different meaning)
toothless beachrat
Tee, earthquakes happen all over the world, not just America!
Robert
Rey, worth a visit.. most people obey
Player #31753367
Had forgotten about this Heroic incident. Would be so interesting to know how they , and Families left behind are now . Any film made ??
CondescendingMeter3
I guess their main goal in football was to flee their country.