Anchor Marco Werman talks to Tim Johnson, Mexico Bureau Chief for McClatchy Newspapers about the case of five Mexican soccer players who tested positive for a banned substance called Clenbuterol. Clenbuterol is used illegally by some cattle ranchers in Mexico to boost their animals’ growth.
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