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Honduras coach Gilberto Yearwood selected the country’s 20-man roster for the Beijing Olympics on Sunday.

The roster includes three players over 23 years old: Carlos Pavon, from Real Espana in the local league, defender Samuel Caballero and midfielder Emil Martinez, from Chinese clubs Changchun Yatai and Gouan Being, respectively.

Honduras will play friendlies against Guatemala, El Salvador and the San Jose Earthquakes to prepare for the Summer Games.

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Ivan Guerrero has been described by his coaches as a consummate professional. Perhaps that’s because the Earthquakes left winger doesn’t take the concept for granted.

“It is difficult to be a professional in Honduras,” he said.

Guerrero joined the country’s renowned Club Deportivo Motagua in the capital Tegucigalpa when he was 19. But he also had to find construction jobs during the offseason to help supplement his income.

Yet, he did whatever he could to fulfill his childhood dream of being a soccer pro.

“Once you get a chance you must take advantage right at that moment because you might not get another chance,” Guerrero said.

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This Wednesday the North, Central American and Caribbean Zone will play host to a genuine David v Goliath clash, when Honduras welcomes Puerto Rico in San Pedro Sula. Though Los Catrachos are heavy favorites to win the tie, Los Boricuas are well capable of springing a surprise.

With their national team a perennial force on the CONCACAF scene, many Honduran fans rate the current squad as the most talented in their country’s history. Boasting the likes of Inter Milan striker David Suazo and Genoa midfielder Julio Cesar de Leon, the Albiazules’ faithful will be confident their side can build a comfortable advantage ahead of the return leg in Puerto Rico.

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In late March, George Wilson Welcome flashed onto the scene with a dramatic deciding goal as Honduras won the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in Nashville, Tenn.

Welcome’s score in the 108th minute gave the Catrachos a 1-0 victory over the U.S. in the title game. But though the goal was impressive and Welcome himself physically striking, little was known about him before then and not much information has emerged since.

Welcome, a 6-foot-3 former basketball player, went to CD Motagua in Tegucigalpa soon after the qualifying tournament. But after training with Motagua for less than a month, Welcome remains contracted to his hometown club, Arsenal, and is now on trial with the New England Revolution.

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