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VICE Sports World News Roundup: July 8, 2016

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Good morning, America. It's July 8, 2016. Welcome to the VICE Sports World News Roundup. Be sure to stop by every morning for more headlines from around the world.

Welp, last night France beat Germany 2-0 in Euro 2016. The finals are now set: France versus Portugal. The Germans were missing several starters but nevertheless dominated the match for long periods. You have to score to win, however—unless you're Portugal.

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Germany's coach had a really bad night.

Oh Joachim, we knew we had seen that face somewhere before — The Offside Rule (@OffsideRulePod)July 7, 2016

Jurgen Klopp signed a six-year contract extension with Liverpool.

Petr Cech is retiring with the Czech Republic.

We lived some amazing moments together - Wishing the team all the best for the future — Petr Cech (@PetrCech)July 8, 2016

Newly appointed Lazio coach Marcelo Bielsa has resigned. He was with the club for two days.

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The U.S. Olympic Gymnastics trials are getting under way in California. Here's Madison Kocian doing her thing on the beam. Somehow the still images of gymnasts doing their thing are even more impressive than video. Even if I could do some sort of tumble like that, and I very much cannot, I would be too scared to even try.

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