ociación ▁de ▁F útbol ▁de ▁Cuba . ▁The ▁association ▁admin ister s ▁the ▁national ▁football ▁team , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Campeonato ▁Nacional . ▁ ▁Football ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁popular ▁sport ▁in ▁Cuba ▁after ▁baseball . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁very ▁popular ▁among ▁young ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁gener ations ▁in ▁Cuba . ▁Most ▁Cub ans ▁either ▁support ▁Barcelona ▁or ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁from ▁La ▁Liga . ▁ ▁Professional ▁football ▁Professional ▁sports ▁have ▁been ▁forb idden ▁by ▁the ▁Cub an ▁government ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Ma ikel ▁Re yes ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Cub an ▁to ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁professional ▁contract ▁with ▁a ▁foreign ▁team ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁Mexican ▁third - t ier ▁side ▁Cruz ▁Az ul ▁Premier . ▁Until ▁then , ▁Cub an ▁football ers ▁who ▁played ▁profession ally ▁had ▁done ▁so ▁without ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁football ▁association ▁and ▁after ▁fle eing ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁League ▁system ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁ ▁References <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁House ▁Select ▁Committee ▁on ▁Energy ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁Global ▁W arm ing ▁was ▁a ▁select ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁through ▁ad option ▁of ▁a ▁resolution ▁by ▁a ▁ 2 6 9 – 1 5 0 ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁full ▁House . ▁ ▁The ▁committee ▁existed ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁not