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VICE Sports World News Roundup: June 2, 2016

Start your day with VICE Sports. Here's our morning roundup of the sports news from around the world.
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Good morning, America. It's June 2, 2016. Welcome to the VICE Sports World News Roundup. Be sure to stop by every morning for more headlines from around the world.

FIFA released its June rankings, just in time for the summer's tournaments. The top three are Argentina, Belgium, and Colombia, in that order. Mexico remains 16th in the world, while the U.S. dropped two positions to 31st.

The off-season is only a couple weeks old, but Borussia Dortmund has already sold its best defender (Mats Hummels, Bayern) and its best midfielder (Ilkay Gundogan, City). What say you, Marco Reus?

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Ryan Giggs is set to leave Manchester United. Following his retirement as a player, the United legend has now served as assistant to two managers. He's due for a team of his own.

I would like to personally apologize to Chicharito for missing his birthday yesterday. The little pea is 28. As a present to himself, he scored against Chile in a friendly. (h/t Reddit)

Deutsche Bahn, the German rail service, is making waves over in Germany with a new ad, just in time for the Euro Cup, that features a homosexual footballer. The terrible music is unfortunate.

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The Penguins took a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals thanks to this second-period Phil Kessel goal.

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