Cuban officials said the friendly match against Cuba's national team was a sign of soccer's growing popularity on the island, and an important step in the normalization of the relationship between the U.S. and Cuba. A group of retired NBA stars held a training camp for Cuban players in April and Cuban officials have said a Major League exhibition game is planned for the near future, although Major League officials have said no plans have been made. The Cosmos, who are leading the standings in the second-tier North American Soccer League, arrived Sunday night, and were training ahead of Tuesday afternoon's match at 30,000-seat Pedro Marrera stadium, which is to be televised nationally in Cuba. The last professional U.S.