VICE Sports World News Roundup: June 28, 2016

Good morning, America. It's June 28th, 2016. Welcome to the VICE Sports World News Roundup. Be sure to stop every morning for more headlines from around the world.

Ho boy! Last night, Iceland beat England, 2-1. I watched with a close English friend, and, for a second there toward the end, I thought he might actually die right there on my couch. Iceland played their typically organized game, while England put in one of the most toothless displays I can remember.

Arrogance certainly played its part:

England's coaches/scouts at the Iceland-Austria match actually celebrated that last-minute winner. They were delighted to avoid Portugal . .

— Daniel Taylor (@DTguardian)June 27, 2016

TIL it might actually be impossible to humble the English.

Here's The Sun giving England an average score of 6.42 and Iceland an average mark of 6.38. — Jonathan Fisher (@fishplums)June 28, 2016

Anyway, this is true. RIP England:

Iceland is undefeated at — Total Football (@totalfl)June 28, 2016

Twitter was just fantastic last night:

The Steve McLaren video just tops the whole thing off perfectly. — Back Page Football (@bpfootball)June 27, 2016

Oh, Italy also beat Spain, 2-1.

China's thirst for overrated, sellout-ass footballers continues.

Shanghai SIPG have signed Hulk from Zenit St Petersburg for an Asian record 55 Million euros. Will arrive in Shanghai tomorrow morning.

— Wild East Football (@wildeastfootbal)June 28, 2016

Legendary women's basketball coach Pat Summitt died. She was 64 and had suffered from Alzheimer's for the past five years.

The Guardian has a nice little video about the rigorous standards to which the ball boys and ball girls at Wimbledon are held. Discipline is paramount.

The New York Times has a feature on sex testing female athletes.

Olympic quals = dope pictures. Here's Olivia Smoliga performing the back stroke in the 100m semifinals.

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