Suspended Mexicans pass second doping test
Posted June 14, 2011 11:45 pm.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEXICO CITY — Mexican football authorities say the five players dropped from its Gold Cup squad after testing positive for clenbuterol have now tested negative for the banned substance.
The Mexican football federation said Tuesday that results from a University of Los Angeles, California laboratory test performed on June 10 are negative for all five, including goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and PSV Eindhoven defender Francisco Rodiguez.
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The federation said in a statement the five — which also includes defender Edgar Duenas, and midfielders Christian Bermudez and Antonio Naelson — have now requested a backup “B” test of the initial samples taken May 21 that tested positive.
The players and some officials blamed the positive results on contaminated meat.
