Good morning, America. Welcome to the VICE Sports World News Roundup. Be sure to stop by daily for your morning headlines.It's the 10th of August, 2015, and Sepp Blatter is still president of FIFA.The Hertha Berlin team bus was shot by a passing motorist. The team was on its way to a cup match. Nobody was hurt.
Unfassbar! Auf dem Weg zum Pokalspiel wurde unser Mannschaftsbus beschossen. Zum Glück ist keiner verletzt! #hahohe pic.twitter.com/dQCNUJ0EPO
— Hertha BSC (@HerthaBSC) August 9, 2015
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A woman in Hamburg found a bag full of payroll information (Link in German) from the Bundesliga's Hamburg SV in a city park. The bag also contained credit cards, a Swiss driver's license, and a ring full of keys, all belonging to Sports Director Peter Knäbel.After being left off the US team at the World Championships due to his drunk driving problems, Michael Phelps responded by putting up the fastest 200m medley score recorded this year. Which is to say, I think Michael Phelps is back.The Premier League got underway. None of the presumed title contenders played particularly well. Chelsea was lucky to tie Swansea, Arsenal were beaten by West Ham, and Man United limped past Tottenham thanks to an own goal. Manchester City play tonight.There was some fan violence prior to the MLS New York derby. And who says MLS isn't a real league?Michael Phelps doing his thing.
Mexican international Giovani Dos Santos scored on his league debut for the LA Galaxy. He's played two competitive games and scored twice. Not bad.Israeli Badminton player Misha Zilberman has been denied a visa to participate in the World Championships in Indonesia because he's Israeli. Indonesia's population is almost 90 percent Muslim.In New Jersey and immediately encounter crowd trouble ahead of the New York derby (Red Bulls-City). Video: pic.twitter.com/slY3hYn5aM
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) August 9, 2015