Mexico City - PSV Eindhoven Defender Francisco Rodriguez Thursday after testing positive had sunk under five players from Mexico's Gold Cup squad for a banned Susbstance is, that the contaminated Mexican Football Association about food's fault.

Decio de Maria, Secretary General of the Mexican Federation, said he believed that the players of positive tests by taking tainted chicken or meat returned.

Rodriguez (2) plays its Soccer Club in the Netherlands. (Getty Images) Mexican officials said the substance in the May 21 doping controls of the banned clenbuterol was detected anabolic agents. De Maria said tour de France cycling champion Alberto Contador of Spain, the positive in July of last year for Clenbuterol tested and said that he consumed the drug in contaminated beef.

The Mexican Federation identifies the stakeholders as Rodriguez and four Mexico-based footballer; Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, Defender Edgar Dueñas and midfielder Christian Bermudez and Antonio Naelson.

Rodíguez joined PSV in 2008 and from 60 matches with the powerful Dutch club he has four goals scored.

"" What is believed, that you kontaminiertem material-meat or chicken, include had to... ", said de Maria."Now comes the difficult part, take the player from the team and an examination. "Meanwhile, it is an uncomfortable moment to this nature of the decision, but we must take the responsibility."

"Everything to an accident, a pity that it shows", said de Maria. All five players are prohibited matches, was completed by the investigation.

The doping incident has the potential, dramatically affect the Gold Cup, the Championship of North and Central America, as well as the Caribbean, which was won by Mexico four years ago. Mexico is again the favorite along with the United States.

Mexico is opposed to Cuba on Thursday and Costa Rica on Sunday.

CONCACAF, the governing body of football in the region, said that its officials Friday to decide whether the suspended player may replace Mexico would make.

The potential scandal is Mexico's 5-0 victory over El Salvador also in doubt in an opening match of Group A Sunday.

"El Salvador can protest." We have not received "Ben Spencer said CONCACAF spokesman." "Any kind of protest decision is handled internally." "We have a competition Committee which is in something like the look."

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