Good morning, America. Welcome to the VICE Sports World News Roundup. Be sure to stop by daily for your morning headlines.It's the 11th of August, 2015, and Sepp Blatter is still president of FIFA.The fallout over the leaked doping tests from the International Association of Athletics Federations continues with this YouTube message from some disgruntled German athletes. As the Guardian writes, Robert Harting, who won gold in discus in 2012, "refused to be considered for its 2014 athlete of the year award because the convicted doper Justin Gatlin was also in contention…"
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Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro has thanked the public for its support after manager Jose Mourinho's criticism. Mourinho, who has since come under a great deal of criticism himself, suggested Carneiro didn't understand the game after she ran onto the field help Eden Hazard, who had fallen to the ground. Because the medic had entered the field, Hazard had to come off. Mourinho said he was obviously tired, not hurt, and by entering the field, and forcing Hazard off, Carneiro had cost Chelsea a chance at winning the match.Meanwhile, a small Scottish team has reprimanded its own fans after they abused an opposing team's female physio with sexist chants.The cup match between RB Leipzig and VfL Osnabrück was called off after the ref got hit in the head with a lighter (Link in German). Leipzig has offered to replay it.Neymar is set to miss tonight's European Super Cup because he has the mumps.As I mentioned yesterday, the Premier League is back. More proof:Here's a photo from April that shows workers cleaning 37 tons of dead fish out of Rio's Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, where the athletes got sick.
13 members of the U.S. rowing team are sick with stomach bugs after competing in Rio's polluted waters. The Olympics will take place in the same location.West Ham fan keeps his word, gets scoreline tattoo after win over Arsenal. http://t.co/zO2zCPenjE (Pic: @waller_whu) pic.twitter.com/7J39pnlqOt
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