When questions of cheating and the Under 17 World Cup come 'round, usually it's more "Why does
Nigeria's defensive mid using a cane?" rather than "Where's the beef...for testing purposes?"
Luckily, the tournament was held in Mexico this year, which means questions of tainted food were
never going to be too far off.
Reinforcements should be on the way for Mexico's Gold Cup roster.
FIFA will allow Mexico to replace the five players who were suspended for a positive test for
clenbuterol, according to the Associated Press.
Guillermo Ochoa, Francisco Rodriguez, Edgar Duenas, Sinha and Christian Bermudez all tested
positive for the substance on May 21, blaming the test results on contaminated meat.