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VICE Sports World News Roundup: April 6, 2016

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Good morning, America. It's April 6, 2016. Welcome to the VICE Sports World News Roundup. Be sure to stop by every morning for more headlines from around the world.

Abby Wambach pled not guilty to her drunk driving charges. However, for some reason the court documents pertaining to her DUI arrest include this nugget, per the BBC: "The defendant tried cocaine at age 25." This is unfortunate for Wambach, as sponsors are beginning to drop the retired star.

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New info from the Panama Papers links new FIFA president Gianni Infantino to some shady business that he signed off on while he worked for UEFA.

Last night in the Champions League, Barcelona came back from 1-0 down to beat Atletico Madrid 2-1. Fernando Torres opened the scoring before being sent off. (He has since apologized.) Luis Suarez, meanwhile, should have been sent off but was not. Suarez scored, too, of course. Controversy! Reddit users have been collecting Suarez's various misdeeds.

How the fck didn't Suarez get a straight red for this blatant kick???
Not even a caution?— Formerly Gza (@GoonerManN5)April 5, 2016

Puñetazo de Suárez a Filipe — ⒶⓃⓉⒾ≈ⒻⒸⒷ™ (@Cleomenes_1)April 5, 2016

Elsewhere in the Champions League, Bayern Munich beat Benfica 1-0.

Legendary AC Milan hard man Gennaro Gattuso is now coach of Pisa, but some things never change. Here he is slapping his assistant during a recent match. (H/T Reddit)

England rugby's Joe Marler has been suspended for two games and fined £20,000 for calling Wales forward Samson Lee a "Gypsy boy" during the Six Nations tournament.

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The UConn Huskies won their fourth Women's Basketball National Championship in a row. Overall, not bad.

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