Ecuador's soccer players Edison Mendez, left, and Luis Bolanos train in Quito, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. Ecuador will face Bolivia on Sept. 6 in a World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer game in Quito. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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Ecuador's national soccer team poses for a team picture in Quito, Wednesday, June 11, 2008. From left to right are, front row, Felipe Caicedo, Luis Bolanos,Edison Mendez, Fernando Saritama, Omar de Jesus, Walter Ayovi, David Quiroz, Cristian Benitez, Joffre Guerron, Jairo Campos, Ulises de la Cruz. Back row, Isaac Mina, Geovanni Espinoza, Paul Ambrossi, Antonio Valencia, Carlos Castro, Francisco Cevallos, Marcelo Elizaga, Maximo Banguera, Patricio Urrutia, Segundo Castillo, Ivan Hurtado, Carlos Tenorio. Ecuador will face Argentina in an upcoming World Cup 2010 qualifying match in Buenos Aires. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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Edison Mendez, of Ecuador, left, stops the ball in front of Aquivaldo Mosquera, of Colombia, during a World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer game in Quito, Wednesday, June 18, 2008.(AP Photo/Eduardo Valenzuela)
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Athletico Madrid's Raul Garcia (L) fights for the ball with PSV Eindhoven's Edison Mendez during their Champions league football match at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, on November 26, 2008. UEFA ordered Atletico to play their European match fan ban as punishment for crowd disturbances and racist insults against Marseille players during their October 1 match. AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images)
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PSV Eindhoven player Edison Mendez (L) fights for the ball with Boldiszar Bodor during the Dutch competition match PSV-Roda JC Kerkrade in Eindhoven on October 25, 2008. AFP PHOTO / ANP PHOTO / ED OUDENAARDEN netherlands out - belgium out (Photo credit should read ED OUDENAARDEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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French club Olympique de Marseille's Benoit Cheyrou (R) vies with Netherlands club PSV Eindhoven's Edison Mendez (L) on October 22, 2008 during their Champions League match PSV vs Olympique Marseille in Eindhoven. The Dutch beat the French club 2-0 to keep their slim Champions League hopes alive. AFP PHOTO / TOUSSAINT KLUITERS ANP PHOTO / UNITED PHOTOS (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
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PSV Eindhoven's Ecuadorian midfielder Edison Mendez (C) runs during a training session at Anfield, in Liverpool, north-west England on September 30, 2008 on the eve of the UEFA Champions League football match against Liverpool. AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Edison Mendez getures during the training of PSV Eindhoven, on April 9, 2008 in Eindhoven. PSV will play on April 10, their Uefa Cup quaterfinal return match against ACF Fiorentina in the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven. AFP PHOTO/ ANP /PHOTO VINCENT JANNINK netherlands out - belgium out (Photo credit should read VINCENT JANNINK/AFP/Getty Images)
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PSV Eindhoven's Equadorian midfielder Edison Mendez is evaquated during UEFA Cup quarter-final first-leg football match against Fiorentina at Florence's Artemio Franchi Stadium on April 03, 2008. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Fiorentina's Argentine midfielder Mario Alberto Santana (L) challenges for the ball with PSV Eindhoven's Equadorian midfielder Edison Mendez during UEFA Cup quarter-final first-leg football match at Florence's Artemio Franchi Stadium on April 03, 2008. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)
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