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Good morning, America. It's July 13, 2016. Welcome to the VICE Sports World News Roundup. Be sure to stop by every morning for more headlines from around the world.Yesterday, in a Champions League qualifier, Celtic lost to a club from Gibraltar called Lincoln Red Imps, which is very embarrassing for a club like Celtic. (Lincoln Red Imps, by the way, is an excellent name for a soccer team.) During the match, someone going by @WeahsCousin engaged in some good Twitter, sending the following bogus facts into the ether:Terry Crews, the Old Spice guy, played in the Celebrity All-Star Game last night, shirtless. I didn't watch, but I imagine the shirt just vanished from his body, like in the commercials.--Have something you'd like to see here? Email me Brian@vicesports.com or get at me on Twitter @BKBlick
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Amazingly, Sky Sports used those "facts" on its broadcast. What a world.Fucking Hell Celtic — GeorgeWeahsCousin (@WeahsCousin)July 12, 2016
In other news, "Big" Sam Allardyce is in the running for England manager.Jurgen Klopp says he wants Mario Balotelli to look for a fresh start at a new club. I was hoping Klopp might find a way to revitalize Mario. Instead, Klopp apparently thinks Mario is a problem bear.Chris Froome has a 16-second overall lead in the Tour de France as of this writing. Stage 11 is going on right now.— Chris. (@cfccod)July 13, 2016