Messican Soccer Federation admits 9 players not 5 tested positive

supposedly the other 4 only had "trace" levels of the chicken dope.

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Jiri Dvorak, FIFA's chief medical officer, agreed Friday that in total there were 9 players who tested positive doped of clenbuterol in a doping control which the Mexican Football Federation held prior to the Gold Cup

The doctor said during an interview with Televisa that 5 were detected a high concentration of the substance and another 4 more tested positive.

"I can not say anything at this point, but what is known is that 5 players tested positive for a high concentration of clenbuterol and other 4 with traces of this substance, we are talking about 9 of 14 players who had contact with this substance, is difficult for me than a full team of a country like Mexico fall into this need, "said Dovak during the television interview.

Although no details of the investigation were given , the doctor said that soon will the results be announced.

"The investigation is ongoing, it is important to know that this research is done jointly with the government of Mexico and the antidoping agency. It separated the players from all sporting activity."

On May 21 the FMF conducted tests on the Mexican delegation that would participate in the Gold Cup, then on June 6 of May it released the players who tested positive for clenbuterol.

Players disabled and awaiting resolution are Guillermo Ochoa, Edgar Dueñas, Antonio Naelson, Christian Bermudez, Francisco Rodriguez.

Meanwhile, the president of the FMF, Justino Compean, said in the same interview that the other 4 players recorded such low levels that no one can say that doping is said it is not necessary to disclose the names not to alarm someone who is doping and stated that neither the players know who tested positive.

"We do not want to name names because it is people who are not doped, we must be crystal clear that we need not give them because any of us could test positive at these trace levels, which means we cannot say they were doping," Compean said during the broadcast of the interview in a non-sports program.

The president said that this serves to build a better case and resolve this issue. It is expected that next week with the decision of the Disciplinary Committee and relevant international bodies.